POPLAR RIDGE - The Southern Cayuga Chiefs will soon get a new logo.
On Monday, the Southern Cayuga Central School District Board of Education discussed specific criteria on what that logo should look like as well as who will be involved in the designing and choosing the next logo.
The new logo must contain the school colors of red, white and black, state the name “Chiefs” or “SC” or “SCCS,” and there must be an artistic design for the word “Chiefs.”
According to Mary Kay Worth, district superintendent, there has not been a visual representation of the school mascot for some time as previous designs have been associated with Native American cultures.
This time around, the district has specific definitions of the word “Chiefs,” and will not permit any ethnic symbols.
“We're going to move past where we have been,” Worth said.
Worth's vision as she presented it to the board was the students designing the logo with some input from faculty, staff and the community.
Board member Leonard Jordan suggested the community also be permitted to submit designs for consideration, saying that there are talented people outside of the school as well as alumni that should be allowed to participate.
Replied board member Jim Wilcox, “It's for our students, the students that are here, now. Not the ones from the past.
“You can't change what they had in the past. It's the kids you have now, it's their turn.”
The board decided that, while community members can submit designs, the students will be the ones who choose the winning logo.
The district intends to have the logo implemented by the start of the next academic year.
In other news:
* The board discussed the next step in its dealings with Chesapeake Energy.
The energy company approached the district last fall, asking for permission to install pipes for natural gas along the southern edge of the school property, Worth said.
Jordan objected to the idea of the company taking away the area's natural resources, especially if the community would not benefit.
Board president Ted Rejman suggested that the company pay a stipend of one percent of the area's taxes - he threw out a number of $10,000 annually - in exchange for use of the land.
Worth said she will go back to Chesapeake Energy and ask for such an offer. The board will decide how best to proceed after that discussion.
Staff writer Alyssa Sunkin can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 239 or alyssa.sunkin@lee.net
The new logo must contain the school colors of red, white and black, state the name “Chiefs” or “SC” or “SCCS,” and there must be an artistic design for the word “Chiefs.”
According to Mary Kay Worth, district superintendent, there has not been a visual representation of the school mascot for some time as previous designs have been associated with Native American cultures.
This time around, the district has specific definitions of the word “Chiefs,” and will not permit any ethnic symbols.
“We're going to move past where we have been,” Worth said.
Worth's vision as she presented it to the board was the students designing the logo with some input from faculty, staff and the community.
Board member Leonard Jordan suggested the community also be permitted to submit designs for consideration, saying that there are talented people outside of the school as well as alumni that should be allowed to participate.
Replied board member Jim Wilcox, “It's for our students, the students that are here, now. Not the ones from the past.
“You can't change what they had in the past. It's the kids you have now, it's their turn.”
The board decided that, while community members can submit designs, the students will be the ones who choose the winning logo.
The district intends to have the logo implemented by the start of the next academic year.
In other news:
* The board discussed the next step in its dealings with Chesapeake Energy.
The energy company approached the district last fall, asking for permission to install pipes for natural gas along the southern edge of the school property, Worth said.
Jordan objected to the idea of the company taking away the area's natural resources, especially if the community would not benefit.
Board president Ted Rejman suggested that the company pay a stipend of one percent of the area's taxes - he threw out a number of $10,000 annually - in exchange for use of the land.
Worth said she will go back to Chesapeake Energy and ask for such an offer. The board will decide how best to proceed after that discussion.
Staff writer Alyssa Sunkin can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 239 or alyssa.sunkin@lee.net
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