Mascot

"The Wolf"

In 1999 The Grand Street Campus was in its infant years. The four schools that made up the campus were only in their third year of existence. The athletic program in the school was in disarray. Teams wore different color uniforms and had different nick names. Some teams were the Chiefs and other teams were the Seminoles. At the same time some teams wore light blue and white uniforms and other teams wore black and gold uniforms.

Gazzillo lead the charge in unifying the athletic program under one name. First was to come up with a nick name. Gazzillo, a Marketing and Advertising Major from Baruch College , knew that a unique name and logo would help promote the school and make the school stand out from the rest. After careful research, Gazzillo decided on The Wolves. The fierceness, bravery and intelligence that wolves represent were some of the factors that made the name a prime choice.

Before Gazzillo presented the name to the principals he decided to package it with a logo. Gazzillo searched and searched for a logo that was perfect for the school but all he could find were stock logos that were being used by every other Wolves team throughout the country. So Gazzillo decided to design his own. After many prototypes Gazzillo developed which is now known as “The Wolf”. He then combined the colors the teams were already using settling on Columbia Blue and Black as team colors. Gazzillo packaged his ideas, once again presented them to the four principals. After deliberating, the school now had an official nick name and official team colors.

It was not long before “The Wolf” became recognized throughout the city as The Grand Street Campus Mascot.

Today, "The Wolf" is all over the school. It is in our gyms, on our uniforms, and on the 50 yard line of our football field. Every team and club at Grand Street Campus proudly uses "The Wolf" as a symbol of Pride,Loyalty and a Commitment to excellence.