SOHS's mascot Pixel was created during the 2007-08 school year. The Pixel was an off-the-cuff idea from Maya Lewis ('09) and drawn by Jesse Selover ('11). The original digital drawing was a little rough, but it did have that winning smile! During a online student assembly, three mascots, the Gryphon, the Sapling, and the Pixel, were presented, with the Pixel coming out the clear winner. After the mascot was selected, it received some professional sprucing up with a color gradient and rounded features. Other than that, the original design has remained unchanged to this day, with the exception of students making their own renderings of the Pixel throughout the school year.