December 30, 2008
The Granite Falls High School Kilowatts
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Did you know that Reddy Kilowatt was also a high school mascot? Minnesota’s Granite Falls High School had Reddy as their mascot for nearly 60 years until school consolidation led to his retirement. NSP had a power plant in Granite Falls for many years.
Big, big thanks to GFHS alum Kari H. for the bit of trivia and for sending in these photos!
A school folder.
A graduating class.
A homecoming pin.
A GFHS sign.
A vintage drawing of Reddy.
Memorabilia from 1978.
This is an unofficial web site dedicated to Reddy Kilowatt, the cartoon character that was used as a corporate "spokesthing" for electricity in the U.S. The site features history, news, memorabilia, items for sale and more. Yee-haw!
we use reddy kilowatt as our mascot but our teams are called the dynamos…
I have the privilege of being a Kilowatt and playing in our Maroon/Gold uniforms. Definitely one of the best logo/mascots ever. We used to get little stickers for our helmets based on performance in games. All little Reddy logos. Good times, great memories.
GFHS Kilowatts! Someone needs to add us to the Wikipedia.org entry :)
That’s pretty neat! A grade school in southern Missouri once used electric co-op mascot Willie Wiredhand as its team mascot, and the high school had the name “Zizzers,” using an electric bolt. Here’s a link to a 1999 story about “electrifying” team mascots from Indiana (which also notes the Missouri schools). http://electricconsumer.org/WilliesWorld/tabid/162/ctl/Details/mid/1836/ItemID/421/Default.aspx
Really miss going back to GF and knowing they have changed the school and mascot.
Will always be a Kilowatt!!