Complex sentence: This nickname originated when the high school first began to compete in athletics and did not yet have a mascot, so other schools made up this derogatory term to insult the new school because of their large industry in peach and apple orchards.
Split into simpler sentences: This nickname originated when the high school first began to compete in athletics. It did not yet have a mascot, so other schools made up this derogatory term to insult the new school because of their large industry in peach and apple orchards.