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"The Pentucket School Committee voted to retire the district’s Sachem mascot during a meeting Tuesday night following a presentation back in late July by Sag8tmo Paul Pouliot and Denise Pouliot, leaders of the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People."
“A lot of thought and consideration went into this decision, and ultimately the School Committee has decided this is the right path for our district to take,” schools Superintendent Justin Bartholomew said. “When the mascot first was selected it was done so out of respect for what they believed a ‘Sachem’ represented. We know today that there are myriad reasons why it is not appropriate to have a ‘Sachem’ mascot, and this is an opportunity for Pentucket to start a new chapter.”
"For now, the school district will refer to its sports teams simply as Pentucket. Current school uniforms will continue to be used until the time comes to replace them, and the high school gym floor, which has “Sachem” on it, will be changed when the new Pentucket Regional Middle High School building opens, scheduled for 2022."