Oppose the Renaming of James F. Byrnes High School Mascot, the "Rebels"
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Anonymous .
11 years ago
This is really ridiculous, I actually go the Spartanburg HS, but when I saw this I couldn't believe it. Some people are just out to find something innocent and make it look offensive. To the Rebels I've always respected, KEEP THE NAME!
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Rachael Peterson
11 years ago
REBEL PRIDE cannot be taken away. Once a byrnes rebel, always a rebel.
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Ashley Davis
11 years ago
Will always be a Byrnes Rebel
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Carolyn
11 years ago
Leave the name alone!!!!!!!!!
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Pat Mc Neely Belcher
11 years ago
Leave the name!
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Do not change...
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Barbara Smith
11 years ago
Graduated from here. Proud of this school. Had black students graduate same time I did. And many more since then. Never heard complaints from them. Marcus Lattimore, a great football player, graduated from here and went on to USC and NFL. It will be a disgrace to change this great school's name now and lose our national recognition.
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Karen West
11 years ago
Leave the Rebels name a lone.
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Matthew gosnell
11 years ago
When u give an inch they take a mile. We need to stop this group from taking anymore hostory
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Steven McCraw
11 years ago
Not sure how "rebel" became a racist term. Maybe the NAACP need to pick up a dictionary and find its true meaning. Rebel: to resist or defy authority. Yup I see how that's taken as racist! What a joke!
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Brenda Pittman
11 years ago
My grandson played football for byrnes.I don't think the name Byrnes Rebels has ever offended anyone.
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Lindsey
11 years ago
Honoring my school as i was a student and attended all four years and will always consider myself a byrnes rebel.
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Chasity Spencer
11 years ago
I'm from gaffney sc but this is one of the craziest things I've ever heard. Good luck and hope you all don't have to change your name.
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Lisa Burnett
11 years ago
Rebel isn't racist. Look it up in the dictionary.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
This stupid stuff has got to stop some where. They took the flag down. Let them be happy with that. No need to rename every school, road, and destroy monuments at the tax payers expense.
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Lacey Lee
11 years ago
Absurd!!! Leave the name!!!!
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Kristine Smith
11 years ago
This has really gone too far. Our kids have no problem with the school mascot, nor do we. We have rights as well.
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Shannon Kennemore
11 years ago
Please do not allow the Rebel name that has always been associated with pride, to be taken from our school, the staff, our community, the students and former students!
This is really ridiculous, I actually go the Spartanburg HS, but when I saw this I couldn't believe it. Some people are just out to find something innocent and make it look offensive. To the Rebels I've always respected, KEEP THE NAME!
REBEL PRIDE cannot be taken away. Once a byrnes rebel, always a rebel.
Will always be a Byrnes Rebel
Leave the name alone!!!!!!!!!
Leave the name!
Do not change...
Graduated from here. Proud of this school. Had black students graduate same time I did. And many more since then. Never heard complaints from them. Marcus Lattimore, a great football player, graduated from here and went on to USC and NFL. It will be a disgrace to change this great school's name now and lose our national recognition.
Leave the Rebels name a lone.
When u give an inch they take a mile. We need to stop this group from taking anymore hostory
Not sure how "rebel" became a racist term. Maybe the NAACP need to pick up a dictionary and find its true meaning. Rebel: to resist or defy authority. Yup I see how that's taken as racist! What a joke!
My grandson played football for byrnes.I don't think the name Byrnes Rebels has ever offended anyone.
Honoring my school as i was a student and attended all four years and will always consider myself a byrnes rebel.
I'm from gaffney sc but this is one of the craziest things I've ever heard. Good luck and hope you all don't have to change your name.
Rebel isn't racist. Look it up in the dictionary.
This stupid stuff has got to stop some where. They took the flag down. Let them be happy with that. No need to rename every school, road, and destroy monuments at the tax payers expense.
Absurd!!! Leave the name!!!!
This has really gone too far. Our kids have no problem with the school mascot, nor do we. We have rights as well.
Please do not allow the Rebel name that has always been associated with pride, to be taken from our school, the staff, our community, the students and former students!
Go Rebs!
Can not believe this