Best Vintage Wisconsin High School Logos

Wisconsin is known for its sports teams, whose nicknames often pay homage to various professions, such as the Green Bay Packers and the Milwaukee Brewers. This tradition continues at the high school level, with some nicknames referencing the vehicles that workers use. This blog explores the most original nicknames of Wisconsin high school sports teams and the vintage logos that represent them.

Top Five

The best vintage high school logos in Wisconsin have a variety of nicknames, some simpler than others. What unites these top five is not just their distinctive vintage appeal, but also the meaningful stories behind each name and emblem. Here are the state’s top five vintage logos, each with its own backstory.

• Ashland High School Oredockers (Ashland, WI)
• Description: The purple and gold logo of a boat symbolizes the Oredockers who historically managed iron ore shipments in Ashland, a significant shipping center located on Lake Superior.
• Opinion: The Ashland Oredockers has one of the country's most original names and logos with its vintage portrayal of a boat that represents the area where the school is located.

• Clintonville High School Truckers (Clintonville, WI)
• Description: The Clintonville Truckers logo reflects the town's history in truck manufacturing, symbolizing the strength and enduring legacy of the community linked to the pioneering Four Wheel Drive (FWD) Corporation.
• Opinion: The Clintonville Truckers logo, featuring a black and orange fire truck-like vehicle with the school's nickname 'Truckers' labeled across it, stands out uniquely due to its name and branding that is unmatched in the state.

• Horicon High School Marshmen (Horicon, WI)
• Description: The Horicon High School Marshmen logo, inspired by the nearby Horicon Marsh, embodies the school's strong connection to one of the largest freshwater marshes in the United States. 
• Opinion: The 'Marshmen' is a unique school nickname that symbolizes the community members who live and work around the significant natural environment of the Horicon Marsh, effectively represented by the logo of a muddy man standing in a marsh.

• Oakfield High School Oaks (Oakfield, WI)
• Description: The Oakfield High School Oaks logo, a tough-looking cartoon acorn with a face, perfectly represents the school and the town, named after a grove of oak trees near the original town site.
• Opinion: Choosing 'The Oaks' as the mascot for Oakfield High School was a brilliant and natural decision, and the acorn logo captures the historical origins of the town.

• Washington High School of Information Technology Purgolders (Milwaukee, WI)
  
• Description: The Purgolders, named after the combination of Washington High School of Information Technology's school colors—purple and gold—feature a mascot that is a feline-type animal with its arms crossed and wearing a graduation cap.
• Opinion: In comparing the logos of Washington High School of Information Technology in Milwaukee and Madison East High School, nicknamed the Purgolders, Milwaukee's feline character outshines Madison's more traditional approach, adding a memorable touch as the school's brand.



Honorable Mentions


Many Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association schools feature vintage logos, including those mentioned in the above top five. Among the honorable mentions, the first narrowly missed the cut, while the next two share similar names: Lumberjacks and Lumberjacks and Lumberjills.

• Elk Mound High School Mounders (Elk Mound, WI)
  



• Drummond High School Lumberjacks and Lumberjills (Drummond, WI)



• Wausau East High School Lumberjacks (Wausau, WI)