 The mascot and colors are a combination of the rival schools colors into a unity (Baby Blue and Royal Blue into Navy Blue; Red and Gold into Orange), and the bear is a good choice due to the location of the school in the Appalachian Mountains.For the 2011 school year, studies and sporting events (with the exception of football) were held in the existing building formerly known as Powell Valley High School.The building was fixed to act as a neutral zone, being repainted in the new school's colors, given new exterior signs to represent the change, and a complete renovation to the gym including new court markings and pads with the school's colors and name on them.