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WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — Wyoming Godfrey-Lee High School’s former mascot is a relic of a bygone era as school leaders received a grant Monday from a Native American tribe that will aid in their name change.
The Rebel name has been around in one form or another since 1934. It was featured throughout Lee High School with mascots, murals, pennants and uniforms.
But with a unanimous decision in December, the Godfrey-Lee school board decided the time had come to discard a mascot that really had no connection to the urban school district outside of a random street name. The decision was not without detractors.
Regardless, the school has worked to replace the old motifs with the new theme: the Lee High School Legends.
It is a costly process, so school officials were delighted when Michigan’s Native American Heritage Fund decided to give the district $98,000 to assist with the rebranding. The cash will cover about half of the total cost, according to district officials.
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