By Richard Bammer

Jaguars, Panthera onca, make a variety of sounds, including roaring, mewing, hissing, spitting and grunting.

But at Willis Jepson Middle School Wednesday afternoon, the Vacaville campus’ mascot assumed its two-legged, human form, mostly 12- and 13-year-olds.

Exuberant and excitable, perhaps merely happy to be out of class, they roared in their own ways, clapped their hands, laughed, and occasionally shrieked during a special recognition ceremony celebrating the Elder Street campus being selected for a hard-to-come-by honor.

Source: Jepson, a School to Watch, celebrates statewide honor