Comments on: New high school and middle school named…

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

anonymouss – Good for you. Hopefully you’ll learn spelling, grammar, and how to use punctuation.

By: anonymouss

anonymouss — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Im going to Vandegrift, i like the name

By: anon

anon — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

what about calling it Freedom High School in honor of ALL the soldiers alive and deceased….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I think that naming the new high school after someone that has served in the army for our freedom is a very honerable thing. You can’t go around naming schools after nonimportant things. You wouldn’t name a school the Pink kittins because it does not stand for anything. atleast they are trying to think of people to name the school after. That I think is all that counts.

By: homefly

homefly — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Matt Vandegrift wasn’t the only soldier from our community, nor the first, to die in Iraq. Currently, the aggrieved family of the first soldier to die in Iraq, Spc Matthew Troy Morris, is saddened that their son’s sacrifice is being ignored – and actually denigrated, during the process of naming this new high school. How should we respond to them? We should rethink naming this new high school after just ONE soldier, and try our best to set this right and honor all of the equally. This is no time to be throwing salt on the wound of a family who just sacrificed their son for our country.

By: Captain

Captain — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Unbelievable! I am shocked that anyone would object to naming a school after someone who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that all of you silly people can even have a pointless argument about the name of a school. Some of you ungreatful air bags just like hearing the sounds of your voices and would rather voice your opinion on every point rather than actually getting out and channeling your energy on topics that really matter. I think that it is the least that we could do to honor the Soldier, the surviving family members, and the other Soldiers who are still following orders and crossing the wire accross enemy lines every day. I agree with Buddy, we should channel our focus on more important matters other than bickering about what to name a school.

By: Survivor

Survivor — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I should think we would be proud to remember this fine soldier and his sacrifice. Of course not every person will have a building named after them. Don’t be silly. There are a number of buildings named after teachers as well: does not having a building named after oneself diminish one’s contributions? Of course not. I so wish the energy that goes into these unimportant “controversies” could be harnessed productively…how about volunteering in a shelter to help the homeless or battered? Let’s just all appreciate the wonderful blessings we have and use our energy to help those who are less fortunate than we.

By: Buddy

Buddy — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Steiner Res, Amen! How about devoting some time and energy to the traffic issues and maybe even say, the education our kids will be getting at this new high school rather than the image a name will project.

By: Steiner Res

Steiner Res — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Amazing how people are getting this worked up about a school name, when no one seems to get involved on issues that really matter for the district and our kids.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I tend to agree. While I’m sure he was a fine man, it makes it seem as though his loss was greater than all the other soldiers who have given their lives in this war or any other, for that matter. I think they should all be honored somehow.