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Atchison's Phoenix soars on Facebook

By Brian Hagen

08/11/2021

(KAIR)--The visible results of the process of canceling two, then instating one district wide mascot, are now in place, with the Atchison public schools moving into a new era, under the new name, “Phoenix.”

The new mascot was approved by the USD 409 Board of Education in July, using the results of a community survey which placed “Phoenix” as the top choice.

An additional community survey, offering two choices for the look of the new logo, was later released, with that top choice now displayed on the school district’s Facebook page.

The results of that survey were presented to the School Board Monday, and finalized.

Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Renee Scott, told MSC News Wednesday, “the image on Facebook is the Phoenix logo that USD 409 will use.”

That logo will be used in conjunction with an additional phoenix head logo.

Selection of the new, district wide mascot follows the Board of Education’s unanimous vote in April to retire the Atchison High School “Redmen” and Atchison Middle School “Braves,” citing insensitivity toward Native Americans.

Retirement of the mascots followed a lengthy process, including the use of community input sessions, and a mascot committee which oversaw the community surveys.

Along with the new mascot, the surveys were also used to select a red and gold district-wide color scheme.

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