Best Vintage Minnesota High School Logos

Minnesota, known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, is home to over 2,000 schools, including several hundred high schools. Many of these schools have vintage logos that set them apart from others. The best vintage high school logos combine history with creativity, making them iconic in Minnesota.

Top Five

The best vintage logos in the North Star State showcase mascots unique to their state. The combination of mascot names and creative logo designs makes these logos some of the best not just in Minnesota, but across the entire country.

• Blooming Prairie High School Awesome Blossoms (Blooming Prairie, MN)
• • Description: Back in the day, Blooming Prairie High School held contests to create the school’s branding, resulting in the Awesome Blossoms logo—a plant with human-like characteristics in a fighting stance.
  • Opinion: Blooming Prairie High School has one of the most unique nicknames in the country, paired with an awesome-looking mascot—a blossom after a reporter called the town "Blossomtown".

• Dawson-Boyd High School Blackjacks (Dawson, MN)
• • Description: The Dawson-Boyd High School logo features a running blackjack rabbit, creatively representing the school's nickname, the Blackjacks, in gold.
  • Opinion: The Dawson-Boyd High School Blackjacks logo could have been based on playing cards, but the school chose a bunny as their mascot instead—a distinctive way to incorporate the animal into their branding.

• Moorhead High School Spuds (Moorhead, MN)
• • Description: Moorhead High School's Spuds mascot, an orange cartoon potato, is believed to have originated from the area's agricultural history and significance in potato farming.
  • Opinion: The Moorhead High School Spuds are a special mascot, with a potato character that has different variations depending on the school’s sports, such as basketball and hockey, making them stand out in Minnesota.

• Roosevelt High School Teddies (Minneapolis, MN)
• • Description: Roosevelt High School, nicknamed the Teddies in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, features a logo of a teddy bear wearing a maroon and gold sweater, similar to the colors of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, with an 'R' on the front.
  • Opinion: The Roosevelt logo has a clean design and a retro-style mascot: a teddy bear wearing a sweater, cleverly tying into the school's reference to Theodore Roosevelt.

• Washburn High School Millers (Minneapolis, MN)
• • Description: The Washburn High School Millers logo, in blue and orange, depicts a man symbolizing the historic Washburn-Crosby Company, a prominent flour miller operated by the Washburn family and an early foundation of General Mills, reflecting the teams' nickname as the Millers.
  • Opinion: The historical significance of the logo adds depth to Washburn High School Millers, with the design of a flour miller creating one of the most iconic emblems in Minnesota.

Honorable Mentions

Minnesota is deep with high school vintage logos; three earned honorable mentions for their old-school animal designs and unique nicknames. While they just missed the top five, these mascots capture the look of classic logo artistry.

• Grand Meadow High School Superlarks (Grand Meadow, MN)

• Lanesboro High School Burros (Lanesboro, MN)

• Thomas Edison High School Tommies (Minneapolis, MN)