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Penn-assisted
School Naming
The
Penn-assisted School Home and School Association, in keeping with
the tradition of the School District of Philadelphia that the
school community accepts the challenge of naming a new school,
invites the Penn community to help give the school its permanent
name.
Please
submit your nomination in writing to the Penn-assisted School
Planning Office, interoffice mailbox 4022, or by e-mail to
kreidlea@gse.upenn.edu
by March 22, 2002. By late spring, after the parents and staff
have voted for their top favorites, a committee of school, parent,
student and Penn representatives will make a final recommendation
to the District.
Submissions
need to include justification for the nomination using the criteria
listed below:
The
type of school name should represent what is unique and special
about the Penn-assisted School. This can be accomplished using
either:
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a
significant person (deceased) (e.g. The Lucy Van Pelt School)
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a
place (e.g. The Salt Lake City School)
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a
symbolic metaphor (e.g. The Rainbow School)
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some
combination of the above (e.g. The Lucy Van Pelt Rainbow School)
Therefore,
the name of the school should reflect as many of the following
criteria as possible:
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personal
achievement by an individual or significance
of a location or metaphor
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particular
significance to Philadelphia or West Philadelphia
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the
unique partnership among the University of Pennsylvania,
the School District, and the community
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the
diversity of the community, student body and the staff
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the
name should reflect, embody and advance the educational
mission, vision and goals of the school to educate our
children to be contributing and knowledgeable citizens
of our community, Philadelphia,
and the world.
Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 25, March 5, 2002
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ISSUE
HIGHLIGHTS:
Tuesday,
March 5, 2002
Volume 48 Number 25
www.upenn.edu/almanac/
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