School board members — some newly elected — will decide next meeting whether to reinstate the mascot, which the previous school board decided to abandon.
Heated Rutland school board meeting puts old mascot back on the table
Author: Emma Cotton
Emma Cotton is a Report for America corps member with a special focus on issues of importance to Southern Vermont. She previously worked as a reporter for the Addison Independent, where she covered politics, business, the arts and environmental issues. She also served as an assistant editor at Vermont Sports magazine and VT Ski + Ride. Emma majored in science journalism at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she was editor-in-chief of the Current. In 2018, she received a first-place award from the New England Newspaper and Press Association in the columnist category.
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