They just really, really want to name this stupid new school after an astronaut, but the vast majority of the community wants something with "west" in the name. Pick Western/West County/NorthWest and be done with it.

Anonymous wrote:On second thougth:

how about Sally Ride High Mustangs?

https://genius.com/Wilson-pickett-mustang-sally-lyrics

PP. This would be great when they play Chantilly! Chantilly Lace vs Mustang Sally.

On second thougth:

how about Sally Ride High Mustangs?

https://genius.com/Wilson-pickett-mustang-sally-lyrics

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have a laugh folks, recommended names from the school board. Note that Schooly McSchool face picked up a whopping 22 votes.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DP33WU08E7F0/$file/12-4-25%20Recommended%20names%20for%20new%20high%20school.pdf

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DP33WW08E957/$file/12-4-25%20Western%20HS%20Name%20Suggestions.pdf

So they took a vote and kept the ones they were planning on anyway. Some of those final list only got 1 vote. Just pick a name if that's what they were planning to do all along. This whole dog and pony show is infuriating and just a waste of time and effort.

They obviously don't want a geographic name.
I find the names like Discovery a little trendy and cumbersome. I guess i think of a football or basketball game--the cheers just don't sound right.

Skyview is a pretty name. I guess of the choices, I would go with that one. If the air theme is so important to them, that could work.
Western is fine, but too close to Westfield.

But, please no people. Why is that so significant to the staff? Things are discovered all the time about people that turn out to be negative in the future.

We need something unifying.

Donald J. Trump High School

Anonymous wrote:Have a laugh folks, recommended names from the school board. Note that Schooly McSchool face picked up a whopping 22 votes.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DP33WU08E7F0/$file/12-4-25%20Recommended%20names%20for%20new%20high%20school.pdf

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DP33WW08E957/$file/12-4-25%20Western%20HS%20Name%20Suggestions.pdf

So they took a vote and kept the ones they were planning on anyway. Some of those final list only got 1 vote. Just pick a name if that's what they were planning to do all along. This whole dog and pony show is infuriating and just a waste of time and effort.

Have a laugh folks, recommended names from the school board. Note that Schooly McSchool face picked up a whopping 22 votes.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DP33WU08E7F0/$file/12-4-25%20Recommended%20names%20for%20new%20high%20school.pdf


https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DP33WW08E957/$file/12-4-25%20Western%20HS%20Name%20Suggestions.pdf

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The truth is any one of the (non joke) names in this thread would be just fine. The problem is everyone thinking they deserve some input on the matter and the school board encouraging that. There are already 12 of them who were elected to handle making decisions. They should do their jobs and pick something.
The same could be said for most of the whole boundary process as well. Too much hemming and hawing, and avoiding just doing the things they were put in there to do.

12? Should be odd number.

Nope, 12. https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/leadership/school-board/school-board-members

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not just Western HS?

I'd prefer Oak Hill. "Western HS" is fine for the planning stage but it's very generic.

Agree. And, for the complaints about it being "too close" to Oakton--what about Western being "too close" to Westfield.

Anonymous wrote:Why not just Western HS?

I'd prefer Oak Hill. "Western HS" is fine for the planning stage but it's very generic.