KIRO Radio 97.3 FM’s resident historian Feliks Banel explains the origin behind some unusual high school and college mascots in Washington State on Seattle’s Morning News with Dave Ross
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High school student works to upgrade mascot
A junior at Fruita Monument High School has made it his mission to upgrade his school’s mascot. Spencer Robbiano said that he took notice of the sorry state of Fruita’s mascot, Waldo the Wildcat, ...
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Two Washington High seniors to receive Academic All-State awards
13—Two Washington High School seniors were recently ... double major in theater and pre-law in college. Awardees were chosen from 75 schools in 68 districts across Oklahoma. To be eligible for ...
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Port Huron High School narrows new mascot finalists to two
Port Huron High School is getting closer to selecting a new mascot. The field of finalists — Panthers and Red Hawks — after more than 800 votes were cast by students, staff and the community in last ...
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State education department tells schools with Native American names, mascots, logos to change by end of school year
In a letter to all school districts, the New York State Education Department is requiring that schools with a Native American mascot ... Nationally, Washington’s football team is now known ...
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Abenaki tribe defends use of Swanton high school mascot
But one mascot on the list is being defended by a band of Abenaki who says it creates a sense of pride in the community. “We’ve always flown high ... school districts across the state ...
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Full list of Washington boys and girls high school basketball state regionals pairings
Tony Overman [email protected] Here are the statewide boys and girls high school basketball state regionals pairings for all six classifications in 2023, as announced by the Washington ...
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Vermont equity organizations seek to retire 8 school mascots
The Rutland Area NAACP and Gedakina filed formal complaints about school mascots across the state, including (clockwise from left) Missisquoi Valley Union Middle and High School's Thunderbirds ...
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Washington State High School Seniors Rally Hundreds of Students to Protest Mask Mandates: ‘We’re Not Backing Down’
where Governor Youngkin's administration has been battling defiant school districts over his recent executive order making masks optional. Even in reliable blue bulwarks such as Washington state ...