A Confederate soldier has represented SAHS since 1971. "The Rebels" must go and SAHS must reject Confederate ideology and embrace a new mascot that does not alienate students based on race or ethnicity.
Why is this important?
The Rebel mascot stands as a symbol of Confederate ideology, of inequality, slavery, and institutionalized racism. No school should discriminate or alienate their students based on race, but this is exactly what the Rebel mascot does. The Rebel mascot must be changed in order to send a clear message to all that SAHS stands for diversity and acceptance and does not endorse racist ideology.
