Am I the only one who found it humorously bizarre that a significant amount of people object to the Mahopac School District’s use of an Indian as a mascot? Isn’t it the most appropriate name one could have for a
Read MoreStudents in the Mahopac School District have chosen Wolf Pac to replace the longstanding Indians mascot. In April, the Board of Regents voted unanimously to adopt a regulation reinforcing the Education Department’s position on The Dignity for All Students Act
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Mahopac School District officials are hoping to be reimbursed for the estimated $500,000 it will cost to change the Indians mascot the district has used for decades. State Assemblyman Matt Slater (R/Yorktown) held a press conference at Mahopac High School
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The Indians mascot and logo that have been fixtures in the Mahopac School District for decades will soon be eliminated. During a Jan. 17 Board of Education work session, Superintendent of Schools Christine Tona unveiled a plan for the district
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The Mahopac Board of Education is uncertain how it will handle a directive from the State Education Department to axe its longstanding “Indians” logos. The Mahopac School District is one of about 2,000 nationwide that still use a Native American
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The Mahopac School District is one of about 2,000 nationwide that still use a Native American as a mascot, but maybe not for much longer. The New York State Education Department recently informed school districts that have mascots, team names
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli In the Mahopac Central School District, four candidates, including two incumbents, are running for three seats in next week’s Board of Education election. The candidates include the current board President Ben DiLullo, former board president Michael Mongon,
Read MoreIn the letter by Mark Jones (“Mahopac Mascot Change Would Also Require Changing Hamlet Name, January 10-16), which I read very carefully about the issue of the Mahopac High School Native American mascot, I was very happy that we have
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Read MoreMahopac’s decision to retain the “Indian” as its mascot is wrongheaded. As a 1984 alumnus, I would ask that rather than reflexively defend the past, the school district follow a more enlightened path and reconsider its position. Rather than defending the decision to
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