Mascot Change!

Sammamish High School administration embraced the April 26, 2021, state law, HB 1356, “prohibiting the inappropriate use of Native American names, symbols, or images as school mascots.” SHS Principal, Derrick Richardson, moved quickly to include the students and community to select a new mascot, and students began the school year as “Red Hawks” after 62 years as the “Totems.” Sammamish High School was one of over 30 Washington state schools impacted by the mandate.

Principal Richardson published a public survey for mascot name recommendations in May and established a committee of seven students, three staff members, and three community members to lead the discussions and narrow the list of submitted recommendations to three top choices. The student body voted for the “Red Hawks” in June. The change brought mixed emotions to Sammamish High School staff, students, and alumni, but the school community embraced the change and have started making it their own.

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