New Elementary School Names Narrowed To Four
School Board To Decide Within Next Month
Updated: 7:58 am CST February 19, 2008
MADISON, Wis. -- The list of names for Madison's new West Side elementary school was officially been narrowed down to four on Monday night.The four names are: Jeffrey Erlanger, an advocate for the disabled and passionate public servant who died in June; Paul J. Olson, a former Madison principal, conservationist and polio survivor; Howard Temin, a Madison resident, cancer researcher and Nobel Prize winner; and Ilda Thomas, a drug and alcohol abuse counselor and co-founder of Centro Hispano.The Madison Metropolitan School District's Board of Education is supposed to choose a final name within the next month, WISC-TV reported.The school was originally named Hmong Gen. Vang Pao Elementary, but the naming process was started over after Vang Pao was charged in federal court with trying to overthrow the Laotian government.
Previous Stories:
- February 8, 2008: Committee Narrows List Of Names For New School To 4
- February 5, 2008: Four Proposed Names For New Madison School To Be Released Tuesday
- January 9, 2008: Committee Meets To Discuss Names For New Madison School
- October 29, 2007: District Officials Outline 87 Proposed Names For New School
- October 23, 2007: Cherokee Faculty, Staff Lobby To Name New School
- October 18, 2007: 41 Names Already Proposed For Elementary School
- 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 7, 2007: Community Divides Over New Gen. Vang Pao Elementary
- May 2, 2007: Parents Petition Against Name Of New School
- April 21, 2007: Teachers Union Wants Different Name For New School
- April 16, 2007: Decision To Name School After Hmong General Stirs Debate
- April 11, 2007: School Board Selects Name For New Madison School
- April 10, 2007: New Elementary Named After Hmong Military Leader
- March 20, 2007: 41 Names Suggested For New Elementary School
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