Posted on 05/01/2009 12:16:54 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
A St. Paul elementary school is officially changing its name to "Barack and Michelle Obama Service Learning Elementary," pending approval of the school board.
Webster Magnet Elementary is piloting a service learning program this year that the school board is supposed to officially approve later this month. The school wanted a new name to reflect its new focus, so it put the Obama name and "Webster Service Learning Elementary" on the ballot for the school community.
Ballots were cast on Thursday by students, staff, and community members, and when they were counted this morning, the Obama name came out on top. The final tally was 526 to 328.
According to school board policy, new names of schools, programs, mascots and logos "shall reflect the diversity of the district," and all name changes need to be approved by the school board, "in consultation with the school community."
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“Dear Leader Generalissimo Kim Jong-Il Patriotic Flower of Youth All-Juche Educational Collective”
That St. Paul guy was really a nobody anyhow.
I hear they are changing their mascot to a giant hand, palms up of course.
Michelle too? It took Eva Peron years to gain such blind adulation!
Why don’t they wait a while to see how much The Won is going to embraass himself and his supporters? The Post Office will not put anyone on a stamp until they have died. Should be the same for a school.
Well, someone had to be first. I like the nod to 'service'. Will it be more about service or more about learning...
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