The Peru Gazette

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“We like schools and local governments to look at the image they are projecting and how it reflects on them.” By John T. Ryan  Peru – A debate, especially on social media, has been ongoing since July 14th when the Peru Central School Board voted to retire the school’s “Indian” mascot/nickname. Most people commenting on […]

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State Senator Betty Little has been appointed to serve on the board of the Olympic Regional Development Agency (ORDA).  Her nomination by Governor Andrew Cuomo was confirmed today by the State Senate. “I’ve long advocated for ORDA as a member of the Assembly and Senate,” said Little.  “To serve on the board will truly be […]

By John T. Ryan Twenty-five residents were present at last night’s Peru Central School Town Hall Community Meeting. The subject was the Board of Education’s (BOE) July 14th decision to retire the “Indian” as Peru’s school mascot. No Board of Education (BOE) members attended. Superintendent Thomas Palmer said Health Department COVID-19 regulations limit attendance to […]

Source: Peru students react to ‘Indians’ retirement | Sun Community News PERU | Students here had the chance to give their thoughts on the plan to find a new name for the school district’s mascot at a town hall meeting July 21.

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Two of Peru’s houses of worship have much-needed repair work in progress today. Both projects are part of past capital fund drives. Repairing the church steeple is the Peru Community Church’s first project. St. Augustine’s Church is having its church parking area paved today. Last year the parish center parking lot was paved.

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Eleven students attended tonight Peru Central School Town Hall Student Meeting. The School Board’s recent decision to retire the Peru “Indian” mascot was the subject. Superintendent Dr. Thomas Palmer led the discussion. Student speakers included Remi Beauharnois, Madeline Madore, Rachael Witkiewicz and Kash Palmer.  Most, if not all, the students supported the name change,  but […]

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Notice appearing on the Peru Central School District website   July 15, 2020 Last night, the Peru Central School Board of Education voted to retire the Indians name and mascot for the Peru Central School District. Superintendent Dr. Thomas Palmer has been directed to assemble a stakeholder task force to develop a new Peru sports […]