Falmouth School Board retires ‘Yachtie the Yachtsman’
Board members voted 7-0 in favor of finding a new mascot for the fall.
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Representatives of Falmouth Schools’ civil rights teams have succeeded in their effort to end the era of “Yachtie the Yachtsman.”
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The School Board voted last week to officially retire both “Yachtie” and the 73-year-old “Yachtsmen” team name. The vote came after months of discussions, surveys and a presentation by students, who said a large portion of the student body felt unaffiliated with the mascot and name, which they called “snooty” and exclusionary.
The board is hopeful that there will be a new mascot for the 2021-2022 school year, according to Chairperson Whitney Bruce.