MARQUETTE---The Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education has decided to retire its Native Chief logo.
While the school has used a "Block M" instead of the Chief on its unforms for many years now, the decision to officially remove the chief emblem passed, 6-1, at Monday night's school board meeting.
The board also passed another motion with intent to expand education about indigenous cultures, respectfully retire the old logo, and seek out a new identity for district moving forward. There's no word on whether the nicknames "Redmen and Redettes" will be changed, as some in the community have suggested.
While the school has used a "Block M" instead of the Chief on its unforms for many years now, the decision to officially remove the chief emblem passed, 6-1, at Monday night's school board meeting.
The board also passed another motion with intent to expand education about indigenous cultures, respectfully retire the old logo, and seek out a new identity for district moving forward. There's no word on whether the nicknames "Redmen and Redettes" will be changed, as some in the community have suggested.
