Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 09:04     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Western is such an uninspiring name and doesn’t even fit for location. Oak Hill sounds so much better if they wanted a location name. What a silly waste of time to just land where they started on the naming.


I do not understand why they would take Oak Hill off the list of names to be voted on. It was one of the top ones initially. Why did Reid decide that?
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 07:21     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Ugh. Western is such an uninspiring name and doesn’t even fit for location. Oak Hill sounds so much better if they wanted a location name. What a silly waste of time to just land where they started on the naming.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2026 23:51     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Alex Pretti HS. FCPS can send a message loud and clear to the MFs in the White House.
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2026 08:08     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Keep the current name and save some tax dollars on signage.
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2026 03:15     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's actually really funny that they picked the generic-descriptor name as the final recommendation. It's like when my kids wanted to name our dog, Puppy.

However, given the slate of other options they narrowed it down to, I feel like we dodged a bullet.
Best of a bad lot. But they didn't "narrow it down," they ignored community input when they came up with the list the selected Western from.


True. It was the only acceptable name from that list, but they should have included "Oak Hill," "Sully," or, even, "Horsepen Run."

I did have fun thinking of "Frying Pan" though. I still like the idea of a pioneer chasing her husband with a skillet as a mascot.

Hopefully, the School Board does not change it to a person or some type of aspirational name. But, they might.
I wish it was named John Foster Dulles High School lr another important person who shaped our country or area.

He was a scumbag.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2026 17:07     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Westfield is going to be one boundary over from Western. Too similar.


+1
Oak Hill is best. The community chose it twenty years ago.
It was never considered as Michelle Reid was aiming for an Aviation/Astronautical Magnet!

Try pushing for it!
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2026 17:02     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Anonymous wrote:Trump high


No way. He will be over there trying to put golden faucets in the bathrooms and his statue in gold covered bronze in all the courtyards and out front.

On the upside, he would likely sponsor the golf team.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2026 15:02     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Meren said she is supporting Skyview


McDaniel also said he personally prefers Skyview. I really hope they choose “Western.”
Before McDaniel tries to name a new high school, he should pay back his aviation company he embezzled from.

Yes.

Of course he prefers Skyview because Jailview or Prisonview or Restitutionview sound to painful for his delicately criminal ears.


Wait, it’s “his” company? As in he owned it? I thought he was an employee of the company? Those are two very different things.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2026 14:42     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Anonymous wrote:Westfield is going to be one boundary over from Western. Too similar.


+1
Oak Hill is best. The community chose it twenty years ago.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2026 12:27     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Westfield is going to be one boundary over from Western. Too similar.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2026 12:10     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Anonymous wrote:My objection to Western is that we already have West Potomac HS, West Springfield HS, and Westfield HS. And now adding Western HS? There are many other words that do not include West!
It sounds natural though.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2026 11:12     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's actually really funny that they picked the generic-descriptor name as the final recommendation. It's like when my kids wanted to name our dog, Puppy.

However, given the slate of other options they narrowed it down to, I feel like we dodged a bullet.
Best of a bad lot. But they didn't "narrow it down," they ignored community input when they came up with the list the selected Western from.


True. It was the only acceptable name from that list, but they should have included "Oak Hill," "Sully," or, even, "Horsepen Run."

I did have fun thinking of "Frying Pan" though. I still like the idea of a pioneer chasing her husband with a skillet as a mascot.

Hopefully, the School Board does not change it to a person or some type of aspirational name. But, they might.


Absolutely not. What are you on?!
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2026 11:09     Subject: Naming of New High School.
My objection to Western is that we already have West Potomac HS, West Springfield HS, and Westfield HS. And now adding Western HS? There are many other words that do not include West!
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2026 09:59     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Anonymous wrote:Skyview sounds like the name of a high school in one of those Disney made for tv movies - like Zombies or something. Or in a cartoon.


Actually maybe the Skyview crowd knows it as a cheap motel in NJ-last stop pre Manhattan. https://skyviewmotelfortlee.com/
Knew I heard the name somewhere and not as a rental venue in the ARL marriott.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 19:56     Subject: Naming of New High School.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Meren said she is supporting Skyview


McDaniel also said he personally prefers Skyview. I really hope they choose “Western.”
Before McDaniel tries to name a new high school, he should pay back his aviation company he embezzled from.

Yes.

Of course he prefers Skyview because Jailview or Prisonview or Restitutionview sound to painful for his delicately criminal ears.