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Estacada SD 108 to adopt 'Rangers' as districtwide mascot next school year
Summary
The Estacada school board voted unanimously to adopt a single districtwide mascot — the Rangers — starting next school year. District officials said the change aims to strengthen continuity and student belonging across grade configurations.
Estacada SD 108 announced that its school board has approved a districtwide mascot unification, adopting the Rangers as the shared mascot for every school beginning next school year.
The district presenter said the board "aprobó por unanimidad un cambio que unirá aún más a nuestras escuelas" and that "Todas las escuelas adoptarán una mascota unificada, los Rangers." The presenter framed the decision as aligning the district around a single symbol to boost student pride and connection.
District officials noted the change reflects existing local practice: youth sports programs in Estacada have long used the Rangers name, and "generaciones de estudiantes han crecido vistiendo sus colores" before high school, the presenter said. The district described the move as intended to make clear that a student's progression from kindergarten through high school is part of the same community.
The presenter also acknowledged that school identities carry history and meaning for families, saying that those traditions "importan y son parte de la historia" even as the district seeks to present a unified identity "que refleje quiénes somos hoy." No individual board member names, vote counts, or procedural motion language were provided in the transcript; the announcement describes the vote as unanimous but does not record a tally or mover/second.
The board's change will take effect next school year; the presenter thanked the community for its support and closed the announcement with a reminder about the upcoming spring break. No implementation steps, timeline details for rebranding, or budgetary figures were specified in the record.
