HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Once known as the rebels, the Douglas Freeman High School community will now be the Mavericks. Along with their new nickname, the school has also released a new logo.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building has remained mostly untouched since gunman Nikolas Cruz burst through the door on Feb. 14, 2018, and carried out the deadliest mass shooting ...

A security agent walks alongside a barrier surrounding Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, July 5, 2023, in Parkland, Fla. Florida lawmakers and others on Saturday, Oct. 14, toured the school's ...

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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- The Mavericks will replace the Rebels as the nickname of Douglas Freeman High School. Principal John Marshall announced the new nickname and a new logo in a message Thursday ...

Douglas Freeman High School announced Thursday that its teams will be called the Mavericks, a move made to sever the school’s connection to a Confederate symbol.

While the school has used the Rebels name since it opened in 1954, it has not used a visual mascot for many years, instead opting for an interlocking “DSF” logo.