By Katy Savage Rutland School Board members settled the mascot debate on Jan. 10 and decided Rutland High School will simply be called “Rutland.” The approval of the name came after three years of contentious debate and community divide about […]
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Rutland High School is back with controversial raiders mascot
By Katy Savage The Rutland High School’s mascot is back to the Rutland Raiders following a 6-5 school board vote on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The controversial Raiders mascot, deemed racist by some, was changed to the Ravens in October 2020, […]
Rutland schools estimate $184,000 needed to change from ‘Raiders’ to ‘Ravens’
By Tiffany Tan/VTDigger Rutland City school officials say it could cost about $184,000 to change the mascot on athletic team uniforms, sporting equipment and buildings and other structures. When that work will start, and how many years it will take, […]
Mountain Times – Vol. 50, Number 44 – Nov. 3-9, 2021
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Ravens mascot remains
Rutland school board adopts attorney’s report By Emma Cotton/VTDigger RUTLAND — After a contentious year debating the validity of the mascot for the city’s school system, it appears the new “Ravens” moniker will stick — for now. The board last […]
Rutland Ravens mascot vote was a ‘binding action,’ legal review says
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger RUTLAND — An attorney’s review, requested by the Rutland City Board of School Commissioners, says the board’s vote to change the Rutland High School mascot to the “Ravens” should stand. The board voted to retire the previous mascot, […]
Rutland school board holds back-and-forth forum on mascot
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger In the latest of a long-running back-and-forth over the Rutland High School mascot, residents addressed the Rutland city board of school commissioners at a forum Tuesday night, June 22. “We are here at this public forum to address […]
Cancel culture is unsustainable
Dear Editor, “A rose by any other name would smell the same,” wrote William Shakespeare. Not so apparently, in the Raider vs. Raven standoff here in Rutland. The cancel culture has reached Rutland in the form of challenging the racist […]