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Posted Date: 02/10/26 (09:51 AM)
Everett Herald uncovers fun fact about Mukilteo Elementary's dean of students Brandon Tepley.
"MUKILTEO — Brandon Tepley lived a double life in college. One of those lives had a tail. What’s up with that? From 1997 to 1999, Tepley was Butch T. Cougar, Washington State University’s mascot. Today, at 49, he is the dean of students at Mukilteo Elementary School dressed in khakis and a button-up. The fur is long gone, but Butch is still in there.
'I think about being Butch almost every day,' Tepley said.
Tepley likely hands out more high-fives than colleagues without a mascot past. He’s also very good at keeping secrets."
Read the full story in the Everett Herald.