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Mascot

Traill College is unique in having two mascots.

A Traill student wearing The Happy Box costume

The official mascot is The Happy Box. It is a cardboard box that is large enough to wear, painted green, and sporting a big smile. The Happy Box has been a part of College life since the 1980s and represents how Traill embraces being different (or out of the box).

A Tucker the Squirrel plush toy

Considering that boxes are not the cuddliest of items, Tucker the Squirrel became the College’s unofficial mascot in 2016.  Anyone who has been to Traill will know that squirrels are ubiquitous. She is named Tucker because she was originally found on the sign for the Traill Tuck Shop in the College Office.

Here are Some Fun Facts About the Happy Box

Pronouns:  She/Her

Birthplace:  Springfield Box Factory

Major:  Quadrilateral Studies (with a minor in Thinking Outside of the Box)

Favourite Movie:  The Boxtrolls

Favourite Food:  Irish Boxty

Favourite Traill College Cheer: All Hail Traill, the College on the Hill

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