wˌɛn dˈɛnvɚ pˈʌblɪk skˈuːlz nˈeɪmd ɪts fˈoːɹ kˈɑːɹdɪnəl dᵻɹˈɛkʃən hˈaɪ skˈuːlz ˈiːst, wˈɛst, nˈɔːɹθ ænd sˈaʊθ, ˈiːtʃ tˈʊk ɐ mˈæskɑːt ænd ˈɪmɪdʒɹi ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ðæt dᵻɹˈɛkʃən.
When Denver Public Schools named its four cardinal direction high schools (East, West, North and South), each took a mascot and imagery associated with that direction.