The warriors lost this battle.
The Amityville School District on Long Island has been strong to change its beloved Warriors nickname under a mandate of the State Board of Regents to free all New York schools in the Native American logos.
Last week, the Suffolk County District official was renowned like the Hawks, which is intended to show “a powerful symbol of strength and courage,” according to a statement in the news.
“While I understand that changing our pet brings strong emotions for some, I hope that we can advance together, united in pride in our school community,” said Amitville’s superintendent or schools, Dr. Gina Talbert.
Talbert told The Post in an email to change logos in school facilities would cost around $ 200,000.
The measure occurs when the officials of the School Board in Massaequa, only a west people, have asked President Trump to annul the prohibition of the Native American logo after a judge dismissed a lawsuit to maintain the name of long -standing bosses.
The Nassau County School District fears that a mandatory brand change will cost it up or $ 1 million.
In the legal action, two most named Native American, Wantagh and Wyandanch were included, which also use Warriors as a proud equipment name.
The Connetquot Thunderbirds, who share a name with a team of the Canadian hockey league based in Seattle, Washington, also were part of the demand.
In autumn, Amityville left the demand.
Amyville did it, only after receiving a price heating a budget limit of $ 17,000 for the legal battle, according to Talbert.
A sign outside the Amyville high school shows a non -characteristic American man.
Team uniforms and sports facilities do not contain American native representations, Talbert said.
The name of the Hawks was chosen through “a reflexive process that implied contributions from the entire school community,” according to the district statement.
He pointed out that “the Hero District several focal groups with several groups of students, including Athityville athletes.”
The students selected the name of the four main suggestions and will vote on their new visual logo will appear in the coming weeks.
