Public hearing Dec. 3 on new school name
The Public Facilities Naming Committee of the Vance County Board of Education has scheduled a public hearing on Thursday, December 3, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium at E.M. Rollins Elementary School at 1600 S. Garnett Street in Henderson, to solicit public opinions regarding proposed names for the new elementary school now under construction.
Anyone interested in submitting a name for the new school is asked to do so in writing by Tuesday, November 24, 2009, to Vance County Schools, c/o Terri Hedrick, P.O. Box 7001, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson, N.C. 27536. Each person submitting a name also should state the reasons for their recommendation.
I think school should be named after the Teacher who died recently in car wreck. In her memory.
Comment by rleonidash — November 16, 2009 @ 8:23 am
I think it should be named after Maria L. Davis who devoted numerous years to the English as Second Language community. Some of you may know Maria died on October 9, 2006 and the children were still on her mind.
Comment by Blackcat16 — November 16, 2009 @ 1:28 pm
Winston Kerley. Or maybe Kerley-Davis. It worked for EJ right?
Comment by Follow the White Lines on the Road — November 16, 2009 @ 1:41 pm
How about Robert L. Duke Elementary — Currently Longest serving board member on VCBOE.
Comment by The Brakeman — November 16, 2009 @ 8:19 pm
Ms. Davis was a great teacher and even better person
Comment by Hmmmm — November 16, 2009 @ 8:27 pm
Keep it simple. Southern middle school and Southern Elementary. When you name it after someone then someone else will think another person should have been honored or remembered. Like the Henderson loop. Has 2 names because people couldn’t agree on the name.
Comment by Melissa — November 16, 2009 @ 9:39 pm
Melissa, GREAT IDEA !!!
It is so right on. The Elected Officials won’t “get it”–and that would be a real shame.
Comment by north star — November 16, 2009 @ 10:01 pm
How about Garrett Road Elementary. It worked for Wake County. That way nobody is upset over who it is named after.
Comment by why — November 17, 2009 @ 7:57 pm
We have enough schools named after roads, and Henderson. We need to name it after one who touch so many lives in the time she lived in Henderson and worked with the children she loved so dearly. That is why I think it should be named Maria L. Davis Elementary School. I sure hope no would ever mind that.
Comment by Blackcat16 — November 17, 2009 @ 8:07 pm
We could have a list a mile long of teachers that worked and loved the kids that they taught..
Comment by why — November 17, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
Let’s get it over with– name it — Sam Watkins Elementary School. It a compromise we can live with. NO performing arts hall, no sewer line to Kittrell. He get s the recognition of a signature building and we get our city back.
Comment by T. Hee — November 17, 2009 @ 8:39 pm
I was thinking of the school named after Jerold Murdock but have to say I agree with Melissa: keep it simple.
Comment by Tbird — November 17, 2009 @ 9:06 pm
Mr Murdock taught me at both Rollins and EJ. A wonderful teacher in a testy environment.
Comment by Hunnerson Boy in GA — November 19, 2009 @ 9:33 am
I am suprised that the name Von Williams School of Academics has not showed up on someones list. Maybe then she will quit asking for money to run her daycare.
Comment by Old School — November 19, 2009 @ 10:02 am