City of Branson adds unique touch when painting water tower

The City of Branson is showing their support for the Branson Pirates in a huge way!  

The next time you drive down Branson Hills Parkway past the Branson RecPlex, look up and you will see the Branson Pirates logo proudly displayed on the city's water tower. 

The City of Branson, Branson Public Schools and the community all share in the pride of this collaboration.

Jeremy White, a Branson resident, commented on the project that was completed last week, "Finally, a more public connection between the community and school. That's one step in the right direction. The next step, in my opinion, should be as follows—I grew up in a really small town where students or store owners would paint their windows with school logos, numbers, etc. As an example, for Homecoming. As much as we advertise Branson being small and family oriented, I'd love to see this added to our traditions, as well."

Said Alex Williams, President of the Branson School Board, "This is an embodiment of what a healthy and productive relationship looks like between a school district and city government. Well done!"

"This has to be one of my proudest achievements as alderman," said Marshall Howden, member of the Branson Board of Aldermen. "One day, I was driving to see my then-girlfriend, now wife (we are both proud Branson grads) in St. Louis and noticed along I-44 the Lebanon, Missouri, water tower which proudly displays their mascot. I knew that we had a few more water towers to paint and so I got to work on coordinating everything with the school and the city. At the end of the day, there were a lot of hurdles to overcome, but I'm so proud of how it came together. Big shout-out to Clay Cooper, who championed this right alongside me.   

"Clay Cooper (Branson Alderman and headline entertainer) said it best when we were discussing this at the alderman meeting," Howden continued. "His kids were proud Branson Pirates and they would go to other communities in our athletic conference that showed an immense amount of school spirit that was evident as soon as you drove into the community. And our students here in Branson felt a bit left out. This amazing gesture in the form of a water tower that was already scheduled to get a new paint job goes a long way towards showing our kids that we respect the work they put in both on the athletic fields and in the classrooms under the banner of the Branson pirates."

Howden added, "This is far from the last thing I want to paint the Pirates logo on. And, one of the most fun parts about this project is you can see it from the Pirates Football Stadium."