
The
School
Board
Naming
Committee
held
a
virtual
Community
Input
Session
recently
to
gather
naming
suggestions
from
the
public
for
the
naming
of
the
"13th"
High
School.
This
new
high
school,
located
in
Gainesville,
will
be
opening
for
the
2021-22
school
year.
The
following
is
a
list
of
the
suggested
names
received,
in
alphabetical
order,
as
of
noon
on
May
13,
2020:
13th
High
School
Naming
Suggestion
Annie
Snyder
Asbury
Ashley
Guindon
Blue
Ridge
Bristow
Bull
Run
Cannon-Scott
Cardinal
Clara
Barton
Commonwealth
Dogwood
Gainesville
George
Peabody
Glendell
Hill
Helen
Keller
Horace
Mann
James
Monroe
Joyce
Russell
Terrell
Lillian
Orlich
Macrae
Manahoac
Middle
Grounds
Old
Dominion
Paul
Ebert
Pavany
The
Piedmont
Thomas
Brawner
Gaines
The
Naming
Committee
is
composed
of
School
Board
members,
Babur
B.
Lateef,
M.D.
(Chairman
At-Large),
Adele
E.
Jackson
(Brentsville
District),
and
Jennifer
T.
Wall
(Gainesville
District).
The
Naming
Committee's
recommendations
will
be
presented
to
the
Prince
William
County
School
Board
at
its
meeting
on
Wednesday,
May
20,
and
the
School
Board
will
vote
on
the
naming
of
the
"13th"
High
School
on
Wednesday,
June
10.
Those
who
wish
to
submit
a
written
public
statement
about
their
suggested
name
for
the
"13th"
High
School
may
do
so
before
Tuesday,
May
19.
Please
email
planning@pwcs.edu.
Those
wishing
to
make
a
verbal
statement
may
call
the
PWCS
Office
of
Facilities
Services
at
703-791-7312
by
Tuesday,
May
19,
to
leave
a
voicemail.
There
will
be
opportunities
for
community
members
to
speak
at
both
School
Board
meetings
before
the
School
Board
votes
on
the
naming.