'Lucky Lindy' Flies Into Lindbergh

The Lindbergh School District now truly is flying high. The district's new mascot, Lucky Lindy, made his debut earlier this month at an all-staff Opening Day celebration. He later flew over to , where he celebrated the first day of school Aug. 19. 

Last year, the Lindbergh High School Student Council was charged with developing a concept for a new mascot, sketching out a rough design and working with an outside vendor to bring the new character to life. The students’ goal was to increase school spirit by strengthening the Lindbergh identity.

“We wanted to come up with something totally new, so we asked ourselves, ‘What is a Flyer?’,” said senior Jordan Ganter, Student Council president, in a statement. “We thought about Charles Lindbergh, but we wanted to put him inside of an airplane so people would be able to identify him immediately. I think Lucky Lindy helps people visualize what a Flyer really is.”

One of Lucky Lindy’s closest friends is LHS senior Jack Manley. Manley is with Lindy all the time.  

“I had a lot of fun doing the assembly at Kennerly and seeing how excited the little kids got when they saw the mascot. It was cool to see them so amazed by the huge Charles Lindbergh head and the plane that was flying around the gym. Everyone is impressed by how good it looks,” Manley said.

In June 2010, Superintendent Dr. Jim Simpson donated back his 5 percent raise following $4.7 million in budget reductions. Lucky Lindy was funded by a portion of that donation, which went toward student programs that were affected by the cuts.