Original sentence: Despite the fact that the politician, having lost the election, later publicly apologized to the student body and retracted the charge of racism, the damage was done and Eaglebeak was not to return.In the early 1990s the high school chose an eagle as its mascot, naming it "Eaglebeak", but without the historical background of the original
Edited sentence: Despite the fact that the politician lost the election and later publicly apologized to the student body and retracted the charge of racism, the damage was done and Eaglebeak was not to return.In the early 1987, after a school-wide mascot contest started in fall of 1986, where hundreds of art submissions were made, sorted, and voted on by the student body the high school chose an eagle as its mascot, naming it "Eaglebeak", but without the historical background of the original.Regardless of the motivations of the critics, the controversy did bring about an awareness in the student body that respect for diversity and cultural dignity must outweigh personal sentimentality.Students felt that an eagle was the best representation of Eaglebeak available, a sort of spirit animal of the original.This is not a feeling shared by the Alumni Association at the time and the student government was heavily criticized by the alumni