If you're a resident of Pittsfield then you're probably aware of the contest currently underway in which you can vote on the new name for Taconic's mascot.
In August of 2020, the Pittsfield School Committee voted to remove the "Braves" mascot from Taconic High School. Its replacement has yet to be determined, but the school is now asking for the public's help.
Last year the Pittsfield School Committee voted 5-1 in support of the removal of the Braves name, with only committee member Daniel Elias voting against the change.
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Taconic High School has begun the process of coming up with a new mascot more than a year now after the school dropped its “Braves” moniker... and your opinion matters!
Yesterday' the Pittsfield School Committee voted to remove the "Braves" mascot from Taconic High School. Its replacement has yet to be determined.
According to The Berkshire Eagle, the vote passed 5-1, with only committee member Daniel Elias voting against the change...
The Taconic High School community is coming together next Friday, Oct. 11, to rally around one of their own, Sophomore Brielle Winters, in her battle against brain cancer.
The morning of Friday, Sep. 20, Taconic High School will be standing in silent solidarity for Fridays for Future, a global movement to protest the government's response to climate change.