The Naming of Elementary #45• Timeline/Process, Selection, Rationale

Elementary School #45Naming the School Timeline

• Nov 9 – May make name suggestion on websiteDec 14

• Nov 27 Student meeting at Meadow Viewand Parent naming meeting at The Grange 6:00 pm

• Nov 28 Student meeting at Soaring Hawk

• Dec 17 Parent naming meeting at The Grange 7:00pm

• Dec 18 – Final name vote on websiteJan 11

• Jan 7 Students final vote at Soaring Hawk and Meadow View

• Jan 14 Parent naming meeting at The Grange 7:00pm

Timeline/Process

• November 2007• Gathered community and student input for

school name, mascot, and colors• Set up Elem #45 website • Sent flyers to all students who feed into

Elem #45• Mailed flyers home to students off track• Student meetings at MDVE and SHE• Put information in the Meadows newsletter

  ?   Elementary School We would like to invite community members to provide suggestions

for our school name, color and mascot. Suggestions will be taken for 30 days, then the top 6 names, colors, and mascots

will be taken to the students that feed into Elementary #45 for the final vote.

School Name:School Mascot:School colors:Comments:

NAME YOUR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE MEADOWS! We want your suggestions on the name, color and mascot of Elementary #45. Top six names will be brought back to students for their final vote.Suggestion for school Name:_____________________________

Mascot:____________________________

Color:______________________Your name (Optional):__________________________

Votes can be submitted on the website: www.dcsdk12.org >elementary schools>elementary school#45.Suggestions will be accepted until January 11. **Students should return this form to their teacher. Parents may leave this form with the office.

Timeline/Process• January 2008

• Collected over 500 suggestions for school name, mascot, and colors through Elem #45 website and returned flyers.

• Core team and parent group analyzed data using district criteria and narrowed selection down to the top six choices in each category.

Core Team and Parent Group

Top 6 choices

School Name School Mascot School Colors

Alpine Valley Cougars Sky blue/white/silver

Clear Sky Bison Black/green

Foothills Rams Maroon/green

Fossil Ridge Lizard Blue/silver

Fossil Trail Fox Red/black

Sagebrush Lynx

Bulldogs

   

Timeline/Process

• January 2008• Voting from top 6 choices:• Soaring Hawk Elementary School• Meadow View Elementary School• South Street Elementary School

Selection for School Name

• First Place: Clear Sky Elementary School

• Second Place: Fossil Ridge Elementary School

• Third Place: Sagebrush Elementary School

Rationale for Clear Sky Elementary School

• Colorado is known for great weather and sunny skies.

• 310 average days of sunshine per year.

• Location of school is on Clear Sky.

Rationale for Clear Sky Elementary School

• 270,000 bison in the State of Colorado.

• Largest North American land animal.

• Native Americans came to Castle Rock to hunt Bison.

Mascot and Colors• Mascot: Bison• Colors: Sky

blue/white/silver

Thank You