brooksville Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Ohio school changes Confederate mascot after Charlottesville rally | WKRC Just read this. Boone County used to have the rebel flag in their mascot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchs_uk9 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Seems like recently Boone County announced they were redesigning their logo but keeping the name Rebels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatz Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Seems like recently Boone County announced they were redesigning their logo but keeping the name Rebels. Boyle re worked their mascot years ago but kept the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJAlltheWay24 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 There was a lot of scuttlebutt about changing the name when I there but it never gained much traction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Boyle re worked their mascot years ago but kept the name. Allen Central and Atherton are also schools with "Rebels" as mascots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchs_uk9 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Allen Central and Atherton are also schools with "Rebels" as mascots. Allen Central is now closed but they seemed very into the Rebels name. I saw a game there last season and a Confederate flag was hanging below the scoreboard. Atherton seems the polar opposite of Rebels. Casey County and Todd County Central are also Rebels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Allen Central is now closed but they seemed very into the Rebels name. I saw a game there last season and a Confederate flag was hanging below the scoreboard. Atherton seems the polar opposite of Rebels. Casey County and Todd County Central are also Rebels. That's right...slipped my mind. But yes, they always have struck me as being a little overboard with the Confederate thing as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgrappler Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Seems like recently Boone County announced they were redesigning their logo but keeping the name Rebels. I wish they would redesign the logo. I have a track shirt with logo that has an older gentlemen on it in a large brimmed hat and mustache. He looks like a tobacco smokin', bourbon drinkin', bird-chested, skinny-armed, not-long-for-this-world "good old boy" that wouldn't strike fear into the heart of a girls' flag football team. As for the Rebel designation... my understanding is that the high school voted on this right after James Dean's famous movie had made a splash. It has more to do with Hollywood than Richmond. At least that was what was discussed the last time one lone person raised a fuss and it made it into the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchs_uk9 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I think I've heard the same story from some of my Florence relatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKY Bandit Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) If the Redskins can be the Redskins, seems like BC could be the Rebels. Not sure how any of this makes sense. Edited August 21, 2017 by Colonels_Wear_Blue BGP is currently on Political Moratorium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Allen Central is now closed but they seemed very into the Rebels name. I saw a game there last season and a Confederate flag was hanging below the scoreboard. Atherton seems the polar opposite of Rebels. Casey County and Todd County Central are also Rebels. Atherton Boone County Boyle County Casey County Owen County Todd Central Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooksville Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 Fun Fact: Highlands nickname was "the Devils" until the 1920s, when the sports teams were renamed "the Bluebirds" due to public outrage from local churches concerning the use of "Devils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawildcat Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Fun Fact: Highlands nickname was "the Devils" until the 1920s, when the sports teams were renamed "the Bluebirds" due to public outrage from local churches concerning the use of "Devils." Fear the Bird sounds so much fiercer than Fear the Devil, don't you think?! :ylsuper: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plantmanky Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I will refrain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnottieDrippen Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 How about Lee County? Will that become a point of contention any time soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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