Members of the Cedar City high school’s transition team announced Friday that the school’s new mascot will be The Reds.
The change comes after years of allegations the old mascot was a stereotype, culturally appropriated and racist. An advisory committee looking into the issue voted 17-7 in favor of a new mascot in January, and gave their recommendation to the Iron County School Board. The school board voted 3-2 in favor of retiring the mascot in February.
Since then, a transition team — made up of Cedar High School students, faculty, staff and alumni — has been meeting to select a new mascot.