Lily deGroot (SOH ’25) and Virginia Field (CAS ’25) have served on Georgetown’s Jack the Bulldog mascot team since their freshman spring, bringing cheer to fans and raising school spirit. (Meghan Hall ...

BELMONT, N.C. — A bill in the North Carolina House could force a Belmont high school to change its mascot. For years, efforts have been made to get South Point High School to get rid of its Red ...

A North Carolina bill aims to ban Native American mascots in public schools. Non-compliant schools could face investigations and withheld funding. A parent supporting the bill cited a "mocking dance" ...

ANNAWAN, Ill. (KWQC) - A bill advancing in Springfield aims to stop schools from using Native American mascots and logos. It passed the House last week 71-40 on a partisan vote and is now headed ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois House passed a bill Tuesday that would ban public schools from using mascots that discriminate against people with disabilities. The bill, if signed into law ...

SPRINGFIELD — Following a wave of schools and professional sports teams over the last 20 years scaling back usage of Native American-themed names, imagery, mascots and logos, the Democrat-led ...

(WGN) — The Illinois House of Representatives passed House Bill 1237 Tuesday, a piece of legislation that aims to prohibit Illinois K-12 schools from using a Native American name, logo or mascot.

The name started being used in the late 1910s or early 1920s, inspired by at least one Moorhead school’s site atop a former potato field. The school's mascot is a big smiling potato named Spuddy.

SAN ANTONIO – Editor’s Note: This story is part of KSAT Academy, a new series aimed at connecting classroom learning with real-world media experience. A school mascot is more than just a fun ...

Kosciusko isn't the only high school in the country called the Whippets, but it's the only one with a smiling physical whippet mascot named Whippy to whip the fans into a frenzy at sporting events.