Criterion to name buildings in schools

[Anonymous]

As an alum, I'm much happier to see Mr. Trone's name on that building than that of the former head.

[Anonymous]

At the school I have had most time with - the names of the buildings are after donors, sometimes after founders of the school (who may have also been longtime HOS). Not any current generation HOS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At the school I have had most time with - the names of the buildings are after donors, sometimes after founders of the school (who may have also been longtime HOS). Not any current generation HOS.

Agree. Super Odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not American. When I came here I found it nauseating that wealth was so worshipped in this country, any rando could get his name on a building provided he or she had enough money. It just doesn't work that way in most other countries.

So I applaud an American school who goes against the grain to honor an actual educator. How refreshing. As it should be.

Where you come from, do people donate to schools to the level that we do in the US or do schools rely principally on government funding?

[Anonymous]

Is this about the new Holton learning commons that opened this year named after the long-time head of school? It was coordinated with her retirement of the 16 year head of school. It opened after she retired and is a tribute to her. I think it's lovely to be called that as opposed to like "The Marriott Library" or something else.

[Anonymous]

Interesting that Bullís is mentioned. No problem. I mentioned another school that rhymes with Xcaret, and then it is deleted. Very uniform censorship criteria.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are you talking about Bullis? Not only is it named after the former HoS (who was there at the time), but the construction company used is owned by the Board Chair. Their current building project is also under their contract as well. I feel like that's much more scandalous part.

The building at Bullis was renamed. Both buildings solicited bids from several companies and went with the best offer, which happened to be that company.

Seems like the board chair made sure the school got a good deal. I guess people will complain about anything they want.

My buddy owns a commercial electrical company. When I needed electrical work done on my house, he did it for me and gave me a discount off of a residential rate. If I owned a construction company, I would do the work for my DD’s school at cost and made sure the work was top notch. People are too quick to jump to judgment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this about the new Holton learning commons that opened this year named after the long-time head of school? It was coordinated with her retirement of the 16 year head of school. It opened after she retired and is a tribute to her. I think it's lovely to be called that as opposed to like "The Marriott Library" or something else.

Not that there’s anything wrong with the Marriott Library. I appreciate their long time support to the Holton community. I don’t have their level of wealth to donate to the school and am glad that they have.

[Anonymous]

Something similar happened in Maret with the Talbott Hall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this about the new Holton learning commons that opened this year named after the long-time head of school? It was coordinated with her retirement of the 16 year head of school. It opened after she retired and is a tribute to her. I think it's lovely to be called that as opposed to like "The Marriott Library" or something else.

Not that there’s anything wrong with the Marriott Library. I appreciate their long time support to the Holton community. I don’t have their level of wealth to donate to the school and am glad that they have.

I don't disagree but OP seems to have a bee in their bonnet with naming something after a (in this case beloved) HOS instead of say a corporate sponsor, which is just...silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this about the new Holton learning commons that opened this year named after the long-time head of school? It was coordinated with her retirement of the 16 year head of school. It opened after she retired and is a tribute to her. I think it's lovely to be called that as opposed to like "The Marriott Library" or something else.

Not that there’s anything wrong with the Marriott Library. I appreciate their long time support to the Holton community. I don’t have their level of wealth to donate to the school and am glad that they have.

I don't disagree but OP seems to have a bee in their bonnet with naming something after a (in this case beloved) HOS instead of say a corporate sponsor, which is just...silly.

Marriott Library is named after the Marriott family who had several daughters attend. The family’s foundation donated the money for the library, not the company.

[Anonymous]

To me naming the building after someone donor or HOS, feels like the school is for sale and rich people can buy a slice of it. It would be better if tuition could finance everything. And if a donor wants to donate without putting his name, that’s ok.

[Anonymous]

It’s ok to name the schools. The moment you have an aggressive fundraising campaigns, in fact you are getting a ton of money for selling a slice of the schools identity. Welcome to the free market society.

[Anonymous]

I always chuckle that people donate enough to get the naming rights for a building and then pick…themselves.