Hook ’em: Unionville HS adopts ‘Longhorns’ as new mascot
It’s official: the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District announced Monday night that Unionville High School’s new mascot will be the Longhorn, which replaces the long-used Indians, which was deemed culturally insensitive.
The new name makes reference to the King Ranch, a local spin off of the original King Ranch properties near Corpus Christi, Tx. A local offshoot of the ranch operated between...
Residents show support for Unionville Indian
By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times
PENNSBURY — Approximately 70 people attended the Unionville Chadds-Ford School District board meeting, with many showing their support for the current Unionville Indian name and logo. Most appeared to be part of an organized group called “Save the Indian Coalition of UCFSD Residents.”
According to a letter emailed to Superintendent John Sanville and all...
Op/Ed: Let’s debate mascot without the Heckler’s Veto
By Scott D. Cousins, Special to The Times
On January 18, 2018, Mike McGann of The Times published an important editorial called “Unionville mascot discussion a worthy topic.” Mr. McGann and I agree on many things, particularly issues related to First Amendment principles and the importance of the Unionville community having a respectful debate regarding the Unionville High School mascot. I...
Students questioning mascot should learn their history
To The Editor,
The Unionville-Chadds Ford students who are advocating the removal of our Indian Mascot are showing their historic ignorance and possibly their bigotry. The Lenape Indians lived in our region long before European immigrants arrived and slowly, mainly peacefully, push their Indian neighbors to the west. The last Lenape Indian, Indian Hannah, in the region died in 1802.
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Unionville mascot discussion a worthy topic
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Let me be the first to say, good for the students of Unionville High School.
Let me also say, some of the adults need to cool it, too.
The students created and led an Identity Council to start to have discussions about the school’s Indian name and mascot. As I’ve noted to school officials over the years, it is inevitable that at some point, the name and iconography...
