Manhattan High School Mascot Essay

For the past years, different groups and organizations wanted to change the mascot. To these groups and organizations felt that the mascot was offensive and disrespectful to them. Here are some reasons why we need to keep the mascot first, it’s a symbol of our school that we look up to. Second, past graduate become alumni and the mascot is a logo that represent the school. Finally, the school was named after Frank Prentup and he was a teacher and a coach at the school and what he has done for Manhattan High School.
When I went to Manhattan High School and was apart choir at the school and when we went to events like Large Group at Lawrence we represented the Indian when we were there. Another event that we went to Disney World during Spring Break and when we were there and we represent Manhattan High School when we were there. It gave us the pride that we needed to have during the songs that we sang there. When you do sports at Manhattan High School you are representing the symbol of Manhattan High School wherever you are going for your games or meets. When you go to events other than sports you are still representing your school and the Indian.
When I was sitting with my classmates during graduating we were showing the pride and the symbol of Manhattan High School as becoming alumni of Manhattan High School. For the past four years, we showed our pride of the school in all that we did here in the school. Showing the pride makes you very happy to be an Indian and that will last forever in our hearts. When you are alumni you can be a part of a lot of things that the high puts on like the Serenade Concert that you can sing with all the other choirs that are at the high school and eighth graders that know the songs too. Being alumni is something to be proud of and something that you have accomplished in your four years of high