#Latest news with #pepRallyWashington Post02-06-2025GeneralWashington PostNew York's ban on Native American mascots in schools runs into TrumpFour months ago, a school district in central New York held a pep rally to unveil a new mascot: a hawk wearing aviator goggles. The school had replaced its controversial 'Redskins' moniker of more than six decades with the 'Skyhawks.' Less than two years earlier, a high school in Upstate New York changed its long-standing 'Indians' nickname to the 'Storm.'
Washington Post02-06-2025GeneralWashington PostNew York's ban on Native American mascots in schools runs into TrumpFour months ago, a school district in central New York held a pep rally to unveil a new mascot: a hawk wearing aviator goggles. The school had replaced its controversial 'Redskins' moniker of more than six decades with the 'Skyhawks.' Less than two years earlier, a high school in Upstate New York changed its long-standing 'Indians' nickname to the 'Storm.'