The Saint Paul School Board is considering changing Webster Magnet to “Barack And Michelle Obama Service Learning Elementary School”.
Leaders at Webster Magnet School say they want their name change to reflect the school’s renewed focus on teaching students about community service.
One name being considered is the “Barack and Michelle Obama Service Learning Elementary School.” The other option is to call it “Webster Service Learning Elementary.”
The process involves a public voting process. According to an email forward to me from Superintendant Carstarphen:
Thank you for your email concerns to Director Conlon on April 21 regarding the proposed Webster name change. As with previous school name change proposals, we ensure there is a process for all people to have a voice in this process. Anyone who lives in Saint Paul will be able to vote on April 30, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the school. Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) Community Relations department has worked on a notice giving all the details regarding the voting process and location which the Pioneer Press has agreed to publish.
If you live in Saint Paul, and believe that Wellstone, Ventura and Franken were embarassment enough for this state, show on up at Webster during the window tomorrow.
I’ll be there, of course. If you’re there, and see anything – er – interesting, email me.
Thanks Mitch. Now I’ll have the creepy Obama Youth song in my head all morning (I played the Youtube paradies this weekend of it).
My friend’s wife taught at Webster for years. Oh, the stories she told! Never mind community opinion, I think once 0bama finds out about this, he’ll quash it!
The blind adoration for the Obamassiah knows no limits.
What’s with the naming of buildings, bridges (to nowhere), airports, etc after a politician who is still in office? It used to be a tribute that was bestowed after they died in some tragic, horrible way while in office or long after they retired from ‘public service’. Now they play sugar daddy with Other Peoples Money to build some post office, library or highway repaving project and we get some budget buster gov’t building or freeway off ramp that was built to fit the needs of the generation previous named after Rep. Leghorn while he/she is still in office. What with all the support Sen. Vanilla Fluff gave to pool drain legislation we’ll probably see the Klobucher Pool and Water Interpretive Centre out of the stimulus package soon. ‘Bike Path Jim’ Oberstar shook down, err, facilitated generous contributions from companies he regulates and now has some school is named after him. And it’s not even in his district.
Will you be able to major in Hopey/Changey?
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