Share . It was renamed “Hey Reb!” in 1982, years after the school removed Confederate logos but kept the Rebels nickname. Heated debate over Kirkland’s Juanita High School mascot. The mascot appearance was modified in 1997 and 2017. It became coeducational and adopted the rebel mascot in the 1950s. Reference: rebels-mascot-star-wars-f2 Originally known as the "Mississippi Flood", the teams were renamed the Rebels in 1936. The Ole Miss Rebels are the 18 men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams that are funded by and represent the University of Mississippi, located in Oxford.The first was the football team, which began play in 1893.. A California high school is dropping its controversial “Rebel” nickname and mascot after 56 years of backing the symbolic Confederate soldier known as “Johnny Reb,” district officials said. It's time to drop it. From left to right, the old and new Rebels logos. The mascot was created in the late 1960s, originally named “Beauregard,” after a Confederate general in the Civil War. UNLV was founded in 1957. by S. Preston Size: 14” x 20” Price: $60, unframed Please contact your consultant for more details and availability. Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School, named after the prominent black activist and journalist who chronicled lynching in the post-Civil War era, was supposed to vote on a new mascot … Howell High School's mascot has been the Rebels since its early days. A Portland high school has postponed changing its mascot to an evergreen tree after a committee member raised concerns about its possible connotations to lynching. Ole Miss has largely stripped away all connotations to the Confederacy except its most prominent one: the Rebels nickname. Replacing the Rebel mascot, some students hope, will soften some of those views. 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