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A kraken, a legendary sea monster, is one of three potential mascots at Florida State College at Jacksonville. | PBSA kraken, a legendary sea monster, is one of three potential mascots at Florida State College at Jacksonville. | PBS
A kraken, a legendary sea monster, is one of three potential mascots at Florida State College at Jacksonville. | PBS

FSCJ narrows possible mascots to three. Vote for your choice.

By Dan Scanlan
Published on January 17, 2024 at 1:06 pm
Find everything you need to make informed decisions this election season, plus so much more.

The people have spoken, and the top three proposals for the new mascot of Florida State College at Jacksonville are: kraken, manta ray or sea dragon.

Almost 9,000 votes were cast for potential mascot names over the course of four weeks from October to November. 

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Now the community is being asked to cast one more vote and choose among these three as their favorite mascot to represent the college.

Lead image: A kraken is a legendary sea monster. | PBS

Voting is open now through Feb. 23 at fscj.edu/mascot.

author image Reporter email Dan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with almost 40 years of experience in radio, television and print reporting. He has worked at various stations in the Northeast and Jacksonville. Dan also spent 34 years at The Florida Times-Union as a police and current affairs reporter.

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