Lansing’s J.W. Sexton High School is picking a dog to serve as its new school mascot.
The school has been working on establishing a new mascot since last year.
For years, Sexton students were previously known as the “Big Reds."
It’s a name that’s considered offensive to Native American communities.
The Native American Heritage Fund awarded the Lansing School District and the high school an $87,500 grant to support the rebranding.
The school board originally chose the Scorpions as the new mascot, but community pushback led to the board going with the winner of a popular vote: the J-Dubbs.
The dog mascot will also be known as J-Dubbs. The Sexton logo will remain the same red "Block S."
