School board to make final decision
The Weyauwega Fremont School District received about 240 suggestions for its new mascot name.
District Administrator Phillip Tubbs said animals was the largest suggestion category.
The subcommittee will meet soon, and an update will be given to the school board when it meets on Monday, Dec. 14, he said.
The committee includes administrators, school board members, coaches, teachers, students and community members.
The district is beginning the process of choosing a new mascot name after retiring “Indians” as the high school’s name and mascot.
A form for offering suggestions was available on the district’s website and Facebook page.
It was open for suggestions until Nov. 30.
The subcommittee’s role in the process is to review the suggestions and then narrow them down.
Another form is then going to be sent out to vote on those mascot names.
That information then goes before the school board and administration who will make the final decision.
The board voted unanimously this fall to retire “Indians” as the high school’s name and mascot.
That action officially retired a name and image the high school had not been using for its mascot.
The district phased out used the word “Indians” on both athletic and band uniforms a number of years ago.
It began using a W-F swoosh instead.
Students want a mascot.
The district hopes to have a new mascot name by the end of June.