Possible Name Change for TC Williams?

[MascotMemorizer]

On Monday evening, the school board for Alexandria City Public Schools will decide whether to rename T.C. Williams High School and Matthew Maury Elementary.

A school board vote on both name change proposals is expected during Monday's 5 p.m. meeting.

https://wjla.com/news/local/school-...to-rename-alexandrias-tc-williams-high-school

 

[EPJr1947]

Alexandria board votes to rename TC Williams and Maury schools

https://wtop.com/alexandria/2020/11/alexandria-board-votes-to-rename-tc-williams-and-maury-schools/

 

[EPJr1947]

the poll leader by far is Alexandria High School (67.96%)

 

[EPJr1947]

T.C. Williams High School Semi-Finalist Names
Alexandria High School
Ruth Bader Ginsburg High School
Chinquapin High School
Blois Hundley High School
Petey Jones High School
King Street High School
Parker-Gray High School
Arnold J. Thurmond High School
Titan Community High School

https://www.acps.k12.va.us/redefining-the-titans

 

[PQMM]

Should be Alexandria or Chinquapin High School.

 

[EPJr1947]

Timeline to Rename T.C. Williams High School
and Matthew Maury Elementary School

February 19, 2021: Second poll closes

March 4, 2021: Top three names for each school presented to the School Board for consideration and final selection.

March 18, 2021: Public Hearing on name recommendations

April 8, 2021: Action Item: School Board votes on new names

July 1, 2021: Implementation of the new names

https://www.acps.k12.va.us/identityproject

 

[EPJr1947]

March 4, 2021: Top three names for each school presented to the School Board for consideration and final selection

• Alexandria High School
• Titan Community High School
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg High School

https://wjla.com/news/local/top-3-names-announced-to-rename-two-alexandria-city-schools

 

[PQMM]

March 4, 2021: Top three names for each school presented to the School Board for consideration and final selection

• Alexandria High School
• Titan Community High School
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg High School

https://wjla.com/news/local/top-3-names-announced-to-rename-two-alexandria-city-schools

So will this end up like it did over in Fairfax where the schoolboard did not respect the votes of the students and parents and instead came up with their own stupid name?

 

[EPJr1947]

So will this end up like it did over in Fairfax where the schoolboard did not respect the votes of the students and parents and instead came up with their own stupid name?

hope not - public hearing this week