By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger The Vermont House gave final approval on Monday, May 9 to a bill intended to ban racist and offensive school mascots, overriding objections that the legislation would erode school districts’ autonomy. S.139 would direct the Vermont Agency […]
Tag: Rutland Raiders
Local News, State News
Legislature discusses mascot changes
By Katy Savage After Vermont school districts have grappled with how to deal with offensive school mascots, a new law may prevent schools from having mascots with racial or ethnic ties. The Senate Education Committee discussed a bill on Tuesday, […]
Letter, Opinion
Let’s move on from Rutland school mascot
Dear Editor, Now that the Rutland City School Board has reinstated the Raider name, it is time to move on for our community. A few people, not living in our great city of Rutland started this process, coupled with some […]
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Mountain Times — Vol. 51, No. 03 — Jan. 19-25, 2022
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Local News
Rutland Ravens event draws local leaders and celebrates mascot change
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger RUTLAND — Flanked by stacks of pizza and a paper mural with notes about community inclusion, several dozen people gathered Monday night, June 7, at “a celebration for the RHS Ravens of 2021,” which supported permanently changing the […]
Sports
Rutland Raiders wrestling finish season strong
By Kim Peters The 2014-2015 Rutland Raiders wrestling team has paved the way to a bright future. The team, though small, wrestled tough and were very close to taking the state championship. Senior Shane Warner, who battled two serious injuries […]
Sports
Rutland High celebrates football season following county championships
The Rutland Raiders only managed a 5-4 season this year, earning the school the seventh spot overall for Vermont high school football rankings, but that doesn’t mean the school didn’t play a crucial role in the state championships through to […]