The Rogers Royals’ wildcat mascot could be changing in the coming years.
Interim superintendent Bruce Watkins made note during the school board meeting on Monday, Oct. 10, that the logo may have already been copyrighted elsewhere.
“We’re now working out of the central office on responding to a notice from a college licensing agency in regards to the Rogers logo, or the Wildcat mascot image,” Watkins said. “The contact that we’ve had infers that this image was trademarked, or copyrighted, years ago by Penn State.”
Watkins continued on to say that he is disappointed to learn that a number of logos across the nation are being investigated because they might have been copyrighted elsewhere. Also, that the central office is currently getting legal advice on how to proceed in their efforts to try and retain use of the image.
Rogers activities director Daniel Ohlgren is not yet sure how this whole process is going to play out, but he is sure they will have plans to move forward whether the outcome is good or bad.