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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not a huge fan of the old name...but at what cost to change this one...and the other ones (see for example: R.E. Lee) with all the other needs in the county schools budget.

That said, once a decision was made to change...then OK..but the name they chose is...just...STUPID.  Still think that renaming it for Louis G. Mendez Jr. would have been an appropriate way to honor a military leader and champion of education in Virginia.

Not my fight though...you go have your battle(s)[/quote]

The changes were determined to honor Thurgood Marshall.  "Justice" is the closest they could come since there was already a Marshall High School.  Go listen to Keys-Gamarra.

Mendez was clearly the best choice.  I was for "Stuart" until I saw the presentation.  Couldn't believe they did not go with Mendez.  It had everything needed.  And, "Mendez Raiders" even would have reflected one of his units.  It made so much sense: minority (double--Hispanic and Native American); war hero; educator and public servant; community member; kids went to Stuart.

Hands down best choice.  It was clear why he was not chosen.
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+1000.  I don't think there are really more than a handful of people who like the name they picked.  [/quote]

Not everyone agrees with the Mendez assessment.   Any choice would have detractors.   In time, people will see the wisdom of this choice for the name.  [/quote]

Good luck the next time you want to name or rename a school after a woman or minority.  Rejecting Mendez in favor of a generic name like Justice will make that very difficult.  I see only theme and geographic names in the future.[/quote]

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