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MASCOT DEBATE: The story behind Molalla River Middle School's mascot change

Braves dropped in favor of Wolverines in student vote before 1995-96 merge

  • By: Jeff Goodman 
  • Published: 5/15/2012 1:54:48 PM
Photo By: Jeff GoodmanBraves old world
An old pin features the Molalla middle school's former mascot. The campus, once the home of the Braves, adopted the Wolverines moniker in a student vote before area schools merged in 1995-96.
Well before Oregon’s education department ever considered banning Native American mascots in state high schools, Molalla River Middle School decided to shed its former “Braves” moniker.



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