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Radnor High School drops Raiders mascot for Raptors

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RADNOR, Pa. - The Radnor School Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to change the mascot of Radnor High School from the Raiders to the Raptors.

The vote comes after nearly 1,000 students from 8 to 12 grade selected the Raptors nickname last June. The school district received almost 100 new name suggestions.

The committee narrowed it down to eight – Dragons, Griffons or Gryphons, Hawks, the letter "R", Phoenix, Rain Frogs and Ruckus.The school board in September voted to remove the Raider and the Native American imagery, which sparked some controversy among members of the community and alumni.

The Radnor High School board voted to remove the Raider name and all Native American imagery, but a YouTube video posted by an alum has reignited the.

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