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Boone County High School is located in Florence, Kentucky, United States. The school was opened in 1954, consolidating Burlington, Florence, New Haven and Hebron High Schools. The claim is that originally, the school did not have a mascot, but after polling the first class, the students adopts the name "Rebels", taken from the 1955 film Rebel Without A Cause. In 2017, BCHS began the process of making the origin of their mascot clearer by updating its logo and distancing itself from any presumed association with the confederacy.
Excerpts from - Boone County High School drops Mr. Rebel logo, mascot - WCPO 9ABC - Aug 24, 2017...
Second-year principal Timothy Schlotman was the impetus for the change.
Schlotman, who has worked at BCHS for 32 years, said the mascot and logo depicting a Confederate general with a sweeping handlebar mustache conflicted with the school’s diversity. Boone County students represent 37 nationalities.
“During senior exit interviews, almost every senior mentions that one of the things they really like about Boone County High School is the diversity,” Schlotman said. “That doesn’t coincide with some uses of Mr. Rebel.”
The school is keeping the Rebels nickname and school colors – Columbia blue and gray, Schlotman said. He said the nickname derived from the 1955 movie “Rebel Without A Cause,” not from the term for Confederate Army soldiers.