Anderson High School and Forest Hills Local School District announced the final five choices in its search for a new mascot on Wednesday.
The final choices are:
- Comets.
- Phoenix.
- Raptors.
- Ravens.
- Riverhawks.
Ten semi-finalists were voted on in December. Anderson High School has been without a logo since July 2 when the Forest Hills School District board voted the "Redskins" retire with no substitute.
The mascot debate has surfaced multiple times since at least 1999, but came to a head this summer after more than 16,500 signatures were gathered in a petition that said the "Redskins" is the "moral equivalent of the N-word." Other social media posts and in-person rallies prompted the vote, and the district has since moved to change the mascot partially through funds collected on a GoFundMe page.
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An Anderson High School Brand and Logo Steering Committee, comprised of staff, students, alumni and community members, reviewed more than 230 mascot suggestions before choosing the 10 semi-finalists. Alumni, current and future students will be able to participate in this final survey round on Jan. 28.
"I have been incredibly proud of our students throughout this entire process. I know we are all very excited to see which of these finalists is ultimately selected so we can begin to rally around our new brand and logo, which will be fully implemented next school year," Anderson High School Principal Rob Fellows said in a Wednesday release.
The release says the final choice for the new Anderson High School Mascot will be revealed in early to mid-February. Alumni can vote through a survey posted to the Anderson High School website on Jan. 28, and current and future students will take the surveys at school.
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