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THE HISTORY OF THE BATTLE FLAG song fit for champions,

In 1969, the Yates Brothers made a deal to buy and today, we are still
singing that fight song
some land in the state of Wyoming with another oil with pride!
company named Signal Oil and Gas. Another part
of Signal Oil and Gas was Mack Trucking Inc. who VICTORY BELL HISTORY
used the bulldog as their company logo. The late
Martin Yates III was an avid Bulldog fan and was The victory bell was
only too happy to tell Signal and Mack about Artesia’s donated by the Santa
Bulldog mania! It was then that these two companies Fe Railroad in the early
decided to donate the original Bulldog battle flag! 1950s. The bell came
This ceremony is very solemn and respectful. For from an engine that
this ceremony, we are to remain quiet until the flag is ran a route through
raised at the end and it is at this time that the crowd the surrounding
goes crazy! communities. Artesia
was awarded the
BULLDOG FIGHT SONG HISTORY bell after the varsity
football team won three
In the early 1960s, the AHS band director, Mr. Bradbury, consecutive district
decided that because Artesia High School was so unique, championships in
it needed a unique fight song for Alma Mater. If you 1956, 1957, and 1958.
notice, most high school fight songs are copies of college The victory bell is now
fight songs; however, Mr. Bradbury did not want that presented by the FFA Bell Crew and
for Artesia. He decided that he would write a fight symbolizes victory, sportsmanship, and pride.

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