Residents to Give Local School a Name
By Caitlin Clinard

Construction is underway for a new Orange County middle school, and students need your help giving it a name. Hillsborough is now home to two middle schools, but a third is on the way. Many students will be reassigned to the new school next year, but they don’t know the name of their new school yet—because it doesn’t have one.

“ Middle School No. 3” is waiting for a new name, and the Orange County Board of Education has a creative solution: In an attempt to get the community involved, the board has posted an online form asking for name suggestions.

Orange County spokeswoman Anne D’Annunzio thinks the community will have interesting ideas.

“It’d be pretty fun to come up with a name for the new middle school that involves something to do with history, or something significant to the geography of the area,” she said.

If you’re interested in taking part in the naming process suggestions must be in by Sept. 27. Go to www.orange.k12.nc.us/middle to get to the form.