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OUR BIG AIMS● All students successfully transition to college and work

prepared for their future.

● All students and families feel they belong in our school

community.

● All students and adults are engaged, learning and improving.

● All students, families and staff members feel we are a School

District of Choice.

KEY QUESTIONS

1. How does this positively or negatively relate to our BIG AIMS?

All students and families feel they belong in our school

community.

1. How does this relate to the purpose of a mascot which is to unify a community behind an image and rally school spirit?

TitansEast High School

1969-1984

IndiansMenomonee Falls

High School1985-2007Indians

North High School1969-1984

Menomonee Falls High School 2018

Menomonee Falls High School2007-2018

MASCOT HISTORY

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A MASCOT?

Amery Warriors (now medieval), 1996

Arcadia Raiders (wolves), mid-90s

Arrowhead Warhawks (bird, non-Native), 2008

Bruce Red Raiders (masked caped rider), 2007

Clear Lake Warriors (non-Native), mid-90s

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Red Hawks, 2010

Germantown Warhawks (bird, non-Native), mid-90s

Grafton Black Hawks (bird, non-Native), 1998

Independence Indees (non-Native), mid-90s

Kewaunee Storm, 2010

Kiel Raiders (masked caped rider), mid-90s

La Crosse Central Red Raiders (medieval), mid-90s

Marathon Red Raiders (non-Native), 1994

Medford Raiders (non-Native), 1998

Menomonie Mustangs, 2011

Milton Red Hawks (bird, non-Native), 1999

Milwaukee Career/Tech (Custer) Cougars, 1992

Neillsville Warriors (non-Native), mid-90s

Oshkosh West Wildcats, 2002

Osseo-Fairchild Thunder, 2011

Portage Warriors (medieval), 2003

Poynette Pumas, 2009

Rice Lake Warriors (non-Native), 1989

Seymour Thunder, 1992

Shawano Hawks, 1992

Sheboygan South Redwings (bird, non-Native), 1993

Tomah Timberwolves, 2006

Verona Wildcats, 1992

Viroqua Blackhawks (bird, non-Native), 2006

Waupun Warriors (medieval), mid-90s

Wauwatosa East Red Raiders (medieval), 2006

Winter Warriors (modern U.S. military), 2013

Wisconsin Rapids Red Raiders (wolves), 2008

Wonewoc-Center Wolves, 2009

SCHOOLS WHO HAVE ELIMINATED NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTS

Auburndale Apaches

Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks

Belmont Braves

Berlin Indians

Big Foot (Walworth) Chiefs

Black Hawk (South Wayne) Warriors

Cornell Chiefs

Elmwood Raiders

Fort Atkinson Blackhawks

Greenwood Indians

Kewaskum Indians

Lake Holcombe Chieftains

Lancaster Flying Arrows

Menomonee Falls Indians

Mishicot Indians

Mukwonago Indians

Muskego Warriors

Osceola Chieftains

Ozaukee (Fredonia) Warriors

Potosi Chieftains

Prairie du Chien Blackhawks

Rib Lake Redmen

Riverdale (Muscoda) Chieftains

Seneca Indians

Shiocton Chiefs

Stockbridge Indians

Tomahawk Hatchets

Waunakee Warriors

Weyauwega-Fremont Indians

Wisconsin Dells Chiefs

SCHOOLS CURRENTLY USING NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTS/NICKNAMES

FALLS SCHOOLS at a GLANCE Location

Ethnicity

74% White8% Asian7% Black6% Two or More5% Hispanic

Others Served

19% Economically Disadvantaged13% Students with Disabilities

CE&Rec serves 7,350 people They ran 1,251 individual classes and

processed a total of 101,386 registrations.

Staff Breakdown

500+ Full Time Staff

1000 total staff

50 new staff members

Northeast Waukesha County 25 minutes from downtown Milwaukee32nd Best Small Town in America (Money Magazine, 2015)4th Best Place to Live in Wisconsin (Area Vibes.com, 2017)Safest City in Wisconsin with over 30,000 residents (Safewise.com, 2016)

District Enrollment 2018-2019

4049 Students

Schools

2 Primary Schools2 Upper Elementary Schools1 Middle School1 High School1 Alternative Site

458 responses

● Parents of SDMF Students: 222 ● MFHS Alumni 232 ● Youth Athletic Program 22 ● SDMF Staff Member 17

Sent to families and posted to District websiteSent to students

Community Discussion Feedback

“In order to feel inclusive of all students and backgrounds, I believe changing the mascot is important. I'm sure you will receive strong opinions both for and against changing the mascot, but strong stances and politics should not get in the way of sound decision-making. The fact is that there are Native Americans that would feel uncomfortable with the Indian mascot, which should result in a change. Thank you for leading this discussion in a meaningful and community-driven way! Proud to be a Menomonee Falls resident.”

“As a person of native American heritage, I find the mascot perfectly fine. It is not derogatory, defamatory, oppressive or otherwise offensive. Mascots like this make me proud of my heritage. They respectfully convey an empowering sense of strength as mascots are supposed to do - the warrior construct is a very robust traditional example.”

“I don’t think the current mascot promotes a feeling of belonging to all families. It would be weird if another ethnicity was caricature-ized and used as a mascot, especially for a predominantly white school district. It’s not like we have a large American Indian population here who created the mascot to represent their culture.”

“The Indian mascot reflects a pride and admiration of an indigenous race of courageous people that inhabited our lands before us. It symbolizes strength, resilience, pride, admiration, courage and community. There has never been and there will never be any other way to interpret our mascot.”

To me, to my family, and to my ancestors. Not only was I was disappointed, but angry and confused

that in 2017, the racism was still present here in our ̈diverse ̈ school. As a native from the

Menominee tribe and the Oneida tribe, I don't agree with the school's name, nor its carefree

opinions about ¨honor.¨ As much as I want to believe that the logo is for honor, I know that deep in

my heart, it will only ever mean something negative…..

...would you approve of the Menomonee Falls Whites? The Menomonee Falls African Americans? Or

would you rather a name that is respectful and isn't based on any culture? ….. There aren't many

Native Americans in this village, but as one of the few, I will fight for the others who can't, and I will

fight for the sake of respect to my ancestors.

MFHS Student

#All-In #FallsPride