Northborough-Southborough Votes To Retire Tomahawk Imagery From Algonquin Regional High School
American Football and Helmet on the Field at Sunset
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The Northborough-Southborough Regional School Committee voted on Wednesday night to drop the use of Native American imagery for Algonquin Regional High School s sports teams.
In a 9-0 decision, the ten-member committee agreed to follow the recommendation of a study group made up of students, the school principal and other community members to stop the using Tomahawks as their logo and nickname, which has been in place since the school s inception. One member was not present at the time of the vote.