The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is two months away from having a new mascot. A student vote on finalists is scheduled for early December with a reveal in January.

Patrick Crater, the supervisor of athletics, gave a brief presentation on the timeline for deciding and unveiling the new mascot during the School Board’s Nov. 9 work session.

The former Indian mascot was officially retired in August and a committee was formed to come up with a replacement. Crater said submission forms were sent out to students and staff, and that 487 were returned.

“While some are duplicate, we do have a long list of some really good ideas,” he said.

The committee will now talk with principals to help narrow the list, and there are plans for a virtual assembly on Dec. 1 featuring the finalists. A vote among all students in grades eight through 12 will follow on Dec. 3 and 4.

On Dec. 9, there will be a confidential meeting to review the votes, and two subcommittees — a design team and a reveal team — will be formed.

The official reveal is planned for the Jan. 25 School Board meeting.

Prior to Crater’s presentation, Christa Fazio, the communications coordinator for the district, said Iris Creative, of Ft. Washington, will work with the staff and the mascot Selection Committee to design and brand the new mascot. The service with Iris will cost the district $12,000.

Fazio said Iris Creative has experience with school district mascots. It designed the mascot for Lower Merion.