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New Haven: How We Get Our Name

Our society, New Haven, has a special meaning. Our society was built so that people could start anew. Our Utopia is a new society, a new adventure, a new life, a new haven; or heaven.

New Haven is represented by the phoenix. The phoenix, a mythological bird, represents resurrection. After the phoenix has died, it resurrects from its ashes. Because of this renewal, the phoenix is our town’s animal. This is because our town represents the renewal of society, for the better. New Haven is a more perfect society than our original home. It is the resurrection of society we found destroyed; or in this analogy; in ashes. Our motto "Ressurectio of Animus" stands for the renewal, or ressurection, of the mind and soul. Along the theme of renewal, not only is our society renewed but our mind and soul for the better with less stress, high education, fun, and a sense of discipline and respect.