This summer, Nyack High School made the very brave yet fated choice to change the “Indians” name and mascot. It was a unanimous decision by the Board of Education to remove it, as they concluded that “Indians” was not the appropriate term for what we were claiming to represent: Native Americans. Our Athletic Director, Joe Sigillo led the selection process. He gathered 27 people to be members of the official mascot committee. It consisted of teachers, students, alumni, parents, and various other community members, myself included