Posted or edited: 11.02.06 ... PJC Information Services
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PJC’s mascot is a dragon.

It’s origin is lost to history, but lore has it that members of PJC’s early football team desired a name and mascot more ferocious than the “Wildcats” of Paris High School.

Though the name was used earlier, PCJ’s student newspaper The Bat reported on Nov. 26, 1925, that the coach and football team, after much prolonged deliberation, agreed upon “Dragons” as the official name for the team.

As for The Bat, the origin of its name is recorded in its Oct. 17, 1925, edition:

Back in the misty past when our institution was young and was being housed in a dark, out-of-the-way, backdoor part of the high school building, some smart, holier-than-thou person derisively called us the ‘Junior College Bats.’ At first that rankled, but we did some research and learned the good qualities of bats. They fly like birds, they are furred like the four-footed animals, and in structure they resemble the monkey. They are harmless and regarded with scorn by only the timid. They destroy pests and unpleasant nocturnal insects. They are social by nature and dwell together in peace, harmony, and good will. No bat harms or destroys one of its own. They are extremely versatile - they fly, walk, slide, stand on their own feet or hang by their claws. Last of all, they know how to enjoy life - stay out all night and sleep all day. And so, why shouldn’t we call our paper The Bat ?

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