At this time, I think this is a temporary move. But I will email The Director of Schools and find out. I will update the comments as soon as I get more information.
UPDATE: (10/12/2020) The School board has voted on a motion to change the mascot. The Motion failed 3-5 (aye-nay). We remain the rebels, We may replay the Dixie fight song again.
Hearing the two songs (Dixie and Battle Hymn of the Republic), being intertwined in this song, symbolizes the unity between the North and the South. I may be a northerner, but we must put differences aside and come together as one country, one America.
Why these people are banding so many things connected with the South is to do away with our heritage. This is happening all over the South. What about our Confederate statues
Honestly the board decided to keep the fight song, it was the principal who decided to ban the fight song, and we have one now that is a not so exciting fight song
I think the main reason they changed the fight song was due to it containing indirect mentions of slavery and how African Americans should be enslaved. Obviously, people started to not like it because of that so they changed it to something else. People in my family are black so they opposed Dixie.
At this time, I think this is a temporary move. But I will email The Director of Schools and find out. I will update the comments as soon as I get more information.
UPDATE: (10/12/2020) The School board has voted on a motion to change the mascot. The Motion failed 3-5 (aye-nay). We remain the rebels, We may replay the Dixie fight song again.
I’m going to actually cry. This was senior year! I was band captain this year. With much love and honor I love this clip🤩😍
Hearing the two songs (Dixie and Battle Hymn of the Republic), being intertwined in this song, symbolizes the unity between the North and the South. I may be a northerner, but we must put differences aside and come together as one country, one America.
I am not a southerner but I think it’s terrible that they would take away such a good version of Dixie
Keep rockin it !!!
Why these people are banding so many things connected with the South is to do away with our heritage. This is happening all over the South. What about our Confederate statues
Honestly the board decided to keep the fight song, it was the principal who decided to ban the fight song, and we have one now that is a not so exciting fight song
I see the principal decided to let you play a not so exiting fight song. That is the first step to do away with it altogether!
Exactly
I think the main reason they changed the fight song was due to it containing indirect mentions of slavery and how African Americans should be enslaved. Obviously, people started to not like it because of that so they changed it to something else. People in my family are black so they opposed Dixie.