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Santa Rita Elementary board selects Hummingbird as new mascot
Summary
After a student-led process and community vote, the Santa Rita Union School District board voted 3-0 to adopt the Hummingbird as the new mascot for Santa Rita Elementary School, replacing the former Indian mascot in accordance with recently enacted state law.
The Santa Rita Union School District Board of Trustees voted 3-0 on Oct. 8, 2025, to adopt the Hummingbird as the new mascot for Santa Rita Elementary School following a student-led nomination and community ballot process.
The decision followed a multi-step selection process in which students submitted roughly 30 mascot proposals, staff narrowed entries to 12, and the school distributed paper ballots so younger students could vote. More than 460 votes were submitted during the community phase to determine the school’s three finalists: the Lion, the Eagle and the Hummingbird.
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