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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2013
NICKNAMES, MASCOTS: A PIECE OF HISTORY
MASCOTS: Eagles a very popular mascot FROM PAGE A1
Fremont Eagles Fremont’s Eagle mascot is one of the most popular in the state. Twenty-one other schools have the same nickname. Martha Hagerty with the Fremont Historical Society said a 1939 school yearbook showed that before using the Eagles, Fremont was known as the Red Terrors. She said it’s likely when the new high school was built, the Eagles nickname stuck.
Garrett Railroaders The city of Garrett was founded by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in 1875. It remains home to operations of the CSX railroad.
Hamilton Marines Hamilton added a mascot and spirit club to coincide with the Marine nickname. After some research, the school adopted Sgt. Smedley, a bulldog, as its mascot. That research showed German soldiers during World War I referred to Marines as “teufel hunden,” which translates to “devil dogs” in English. Marines were impressed and soon adopted the concept on recruitment posters with a growling English bulldog wearing a Marine battle helmet.
Teams pressured to change Native American names Some professional and college sports teams are being pressured by Native American groups to change their names because some people consider them offensive. Some colleges have responded by choosing new nicknames. The Associated Press reports: • Washington Redskins of the National Football League and team owner Dan Snyder are being pressured to change the Redskins name. President Barack Obama has called for the change. The NFL plans to meet with a Native American tribe pushing for the name change.
• Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL have a cheerleader ride a horse named “Warpaint” around the field before each home game. • Stanford University Cardinal changed from their former Indian mascot in 1971. • Marquette University Warriors became the Golden Eagles in 1994. • The College of William and Mary sports teams were the Indians until 1978, when they became the Tribe. In 2006, the school removed the two feathers in its logo. • Southeastern Oklahoma State University was known as the Savages, but in 2006, became the Savage Storm.
• Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association continue using their name, continuing a tradition from when they were the Philadelphia Warriors, but the team has removed Native American imagery. • Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, continue to use Chief Wahoo as the logo. The chief is a red-faced cartoon figure wearing a single feather in its head piece. • Atlanta Braves, MLB. Until 1986, the Chief Noc-A-Homa mascot emerged from a tee pee and danced around the baseball field.
Westview known as Warriors out of honor The Howe School Cadets / Wildcats The military school had the Wildcat as its mascot in the beginning, before it was changed to the Cadets. It was then changed back to the original Wildcat option in the last few years.
Lakeland Lakers Tim Gonderman, athletic director, said he’s not sure why or how the school athletic teams became called the Lakers, but there are a lot of lakes in LaGrange County. Its logo is a double intertwined-L.
Lakewood Park Christian School Panthers In the early 1990s, the school was known as the Faith Christian Academy Eagles. Eventually, the school’s name changed to Lakewood Park Christian. At that point, the superintendent and others decided to change the name to the Panthers, and the school colors became black and blue, replacing to the original hues of yellow and green.
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TOPEKA — The only school in the KPC Media Group coverage area that uses a Native American-related name as its identifying logo is Westview High School. Westview Superintendent Dr. Randall Zimmerly said his corporation hasn’t had any pressure to change the Warrior name, but there remains a sensitivity to its usage, which is for honor. Zimmerly said he’s not sure how the Warrior name was chosen, but it’s been Westview’s identifying factor since the late 1960s, when there was consolidation of schools in Topeka, Shipshewana, Honeyville and Scott. Zimmerly was quick to point out the Warrior “There’s been no isn’t the school’s mascot, pressure to change the but is treated more with A few years name. You want to be reverence. ago, the high school’s gym sensitive to everyone.” floor’s logo was changed to a depiction of spears with feathers, which he said help signify strength Dr. Randall Zimmerly Westview Superintendent and honor. “The only discomfort was our caricature of Native Americans,” he said in regards to the former logo. “There’s been no pressure to change the name. You want to be sensitive to everyone,” he said.
A kpcnews. com poll asked: Do you agree with President Barack Obama’s statement that the Washington Redskins should consider a name change? People’s choices were:
YES — 14.5 percent
NO — 41.1 percent OBAMA SHOULD NOT COMMENT ON THIS TOPIC — 40.3 percent
OTHER TEAMS SHOULD CONSIDER CHANGING THEIR MASCOTS, TOO — 4
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Prairie Heights Panthers Alan Middleton, Prairie Heights schools superintendent, said the Panther name was chosen around 50 years ago with the consolidation of Orland, Mongo, Stroh and Flint schools.
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West Noble Chargers Tom Schermerhorn, the school’s athletic director, said a committee voted on the mascot name and school songs in the late 1960s.
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