New Mascots: Questions And Answers

Decent Essays
November 29th,2016

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Lake village,In 46349

Dear selection committee:
I think are new mascot should be it for several reasons.Reason number one is she is the helper that could help u learn new things. Another reason is that she'll be your number one fan if no one is there to watch you.Reason number three is she can make new stuff like coats and pants and uniforms for you.

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