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According to high school principal Brian Stack, anyone interested in having a formal discussion on changing the mascot would have to present the petition to the superintendent, who would bring it to the school board for consideration.
“Sanborn Regional High School is aware of an ongoing discussion that some in the community are having regarding the high school mascot. According to local historians and alumni of the school, Sanborn’s mascot has been the ‘Indians’ since the 1950s. In the early 2000s, the school district formed a committee to research the mascot and determine whether or not it should be changed. At that time, the committee recommended that ‘Indians’ continue to be used, provided the school practice sensitivity and use the mascot as a way to celebrate the rich culture and history of the indigenous people in the local community,” Stack said in a written statement.