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Smallwood renaming committee narrows candidates to three geography-based names; online community input session set
Summary
A committee convened by Charles County Public Schools has recommended three geography-based names for General Smallwood Middle School—Potomac Ridge Middle School, West Charles Middle School and West Side Middle School—and will host a virtual community input session before the Board of Education makes a final decision.
A renaming committee appointed by Charles County Public Schools recommended three geography-based names for General Smallwood Middle School on Feb. 24, and scheduled a virtual community input session this week to collect public feedback before the board selects a final name.
The 16-member committee reviewed 41 total name submissions and eliminated suggestions that conflicted with policy criteria, were already used elsewhere in the region, or named individuals without a required 10-year posthumous period of memorialization. Director of Communications Shelly Mackey told the board that all submitted names and the committee minutes are posted on the…
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