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There was a sense of pride for Yvonne Gor in learning the Wappingers Central School District would do away with the "Indians" nickname for its sports teams. But more so, the Roy C. Ketcham High ...
Less than a week after a Native American tribe called Roy C. Ketcham High School’s use of the "Indians" mascot “problematic,” a Wappinger Native American said she and her family aren’t ...
As expected, the Indians won on Monday: The Ketcham Indians took home the victory over the Mahopac ... parents and community members met privately in the high school cafeteria in the second ...
Ketcham High School (Indians) in Wappingers Falls ... displays a sign over the entrance that identifies it as "Home of the Indians.” “We have talked about it as a board,” said Superintendent ...
Teams at both Mahopac High School and Wappingers' Roy C. Ketcham High School are called the Indians. Mahopac Superintendent of Schools Christine Tona said the issue will be discussed during a Dec ...
Ketcham alumni started two petitions ... by the tribe that states their opposition to the use of Indian logos and mascots by schools and sports teams - calling them offensive and derogatory.
Ketcham High School baseball team’s starting pitcher ... play to escape the frame without allowing a run, and pitched the Indians to a 6-2 win over visiting Fox Lane. In only his second start ...