The effort to replace the Redmen and Redettes nickname for the Marquette Senior High School athletic teams continued Monday night.
The MAPS Board of Education discussed 34 potential nicknames provided by the MSHS Advisory classes. The Board of Education approved the following list for consideration: Cardinals, Hawks, Marauders, Reds, Redtail Hawks, Red Hawks, Red Jackets, Sentinels.
The Board of Education will continue discussing these names during their meeting on January 16th and plan to make a final decision regarding a new MSHS nickname during their meeting on January 22, 2023. The following criteria will continue to be considered during the rebranding process:
- The ideal nickname would pay tribute to the unique aspects of our school district and community
- The name cannot reference any protected class (i.e., race, gender, religion, etc.)
The school board decided last year to eliminate the longstanding Redmen and Redette nicknames out of sensitivity to some who objected to those nicknames.
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