McBain Rural Agricultural School is a K-12 public school in McBain, Michigan. It is within the McBain Rural Agricultural School District. [1] The school is also known as McBain Public School . The school was founded in 1880. [2]
Origin of Mascot- Ramblers
Though there is no official history to the origin of the mascot, there are 2 popular stories to how McBain Rural Agricultural School became the McBain Ramblers. Story number 1- When McBain High School built its first gym in 1951, [3] it was only half a court. Therefore, McBain was unable to play any home games and had to "ramble" across the countryside to play games. The name stuck and McBain High School became the Ramblers. Story number 2- The founding fathers of Owen (later to be renamed McBain) they came across on two different ships from the Netherlands-Wandelaar and Komeet. Wandelaar translates in English to Rambler and Komeet translates in English to Comet. Therefore, in honor of the founders, McBain Rural Agricultural School became the Ramblers and McBain Northern Michigan Christian School adopted the Comets as their mascot.
Noteworthy events in school history
In 2015, the school posted a job advertisement for a superintendent stating that the applicant must have "a strong Christian background and philosophy". [4] The quote was removed after the American Civil Liberties Union criticized it, and the school made an apology. [5]
