Falmouth School Board retires 'Yachtie the Yachtsman' - Portland Press Herald
Falmouth School Board retires ‘Yachtie the Yachtsman’ Board members voted 7-0 in favor of finding a new mascot for the fall. Share Representatives of Falmouth Schools’ civil rights teams have succeeded in their effort to end the era of “Yachtie the Yachtsman.” “Yachtie” Contributed / Falmouth Schools The School Board voted last week to officially retire both “Yachtie” and the 73-year-old “Yachtsmen” team name. The vote came after months of discussions, surveys and a presentation by students, who said a large portion of the student body felt unaffiliated with the masco...
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