41 Names Already Proposed For Elementary School
Public Can Submit Name Suggestions
Posted: 6:50 pm CDT October 18, 2007
MADISON, Wis. -- There are already 41 proposed names for Madison's new West Side elementary school, and the public has until Monday to suggest names.The school was originally going to be named after the Hmong leader Gen. Vang Pao, but the Madison School Board decided to look for a new name after Pao was accused of conspiring to overthrow the government of Laos.The school district said that any proposed names must be from people who have died.The proposed names for the school include local television anchor Mike McKinney, who was an advocate for AIDS awareness. McKinney died from colon cancer in the summer of 2006.Another proposed name is Corp. Mark Maida, a Madison native killed in Iraq in June 2005.Ronald Reagan is also a proposed name for the school. The former president died in June 2004.Some lighter possibilities that were submitted include Green Bay Packers great Reggie White, crocodile hunter Steve Irwin and Fred Rogers, who is better known as "Mr. Rogers."To view the complete list of names, submit a name suggestion, view real-time video of construction or the architect's drawings, visit this Web site.
Previous Stories:
- September 18, 2007: Madison School District Seeks Name For Elementary School
- July 10, 2007: School Board Approves New Rules For Naming Madison Schools
- June 19, 2007: School Board Drops New School's Name, OKs Teacher Contract
- June 18, 2007: Hundreds Rally To Support Arrested Hmong General
- June 12, 2007: Vang Pao Supporters March In Milwaukee
- June 6, 2007: Board To Revisit New School's Name After Hmong General's Arrest
- June 6, 2007: Editorial: New Madison School Needs New Name Now
- June 6, 2007: Pao Vang Arrested In California
- May 23, 2007: Ground Broken On New Madison Elementary School
- May 22, 2007: Pao Opponents Suggest New Hmong Name For School
- May 8, 2007: Parents Pack Meeting To Object To New School's Name
- May 7, 2007: Community Divides Over New Gen. Vang Pao Elementary
- May 2, 2007: Parents Petition Against Name Of New School
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