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Elementary Fifteen THE NAME GAME

Elementary Fifteen THE NAME GAME. Guided by District Policy #6970. Naming Committee Members. Tami DeVita Shannon Wallner. Mike Hines Tracie Willis. Representing the Sunny Hills and Discovery feeder schools. and Robin Earl, Planning Principal. Name Game Process.

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Elementary Fifteen THE NAME GAME

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  1. Elementary Fifteen THE NAME GAME Guided by District Policy #6970

  2. Naming Committee Members Tami DeVita Shannon Wallner Mike Hines Tracie Willis Representing the Sunny Hills and Discovery feeder schools and Robin Earl, Planning Principal

  3. Name Game Process Names for a new school may be derived from: • Area Names • Geographical Landmarks • Housing Developments • Names of Historical Significance • Directional Names • Persons who have contributed to education in the district • Other names known and significant to the residents of the district

  4. Name Game Process Policy #6970: The committee shall, whenever possible, follow these guidelines: 1. Each name shall be known to, and significant to, the people of the district. 2. The names submitted shall not conflict with the names of other schools in the district or surrounding districts. 3. The use of names of living persons shall be avoided unless the circumstances warrant an exception.

  5. Announcements to Participate • Website • E-News • Issaquah Press • Sammamish Reporter • Submittal Methods • (must include rationale) • Name that School email box • Postal Mail

  6. Name Game Timeline October 12th: The E-15 Website goes live and describes how to participate in the Name Game; links are included. A corresponding E-News is sent to E-15 families announcing the Website and Name Game opportunity. Announcements are mailed to the twelve families for which we had no email addresses. October 12th – 30th: The Name Game is advertised to the rest of the community via District E-News and local newspapers. November 2nd: TheName Game closes

  7. Name Game Timeline November 5th & 6th: NamingCommittee meets, considers 132 proposals, and selects five names to submit to the Board for consideration. November 10th: Presentation to the School Board.

  8. Name Game Timeline December 9th: School Board announces Elementary Fifteen’s new name! Providing the name at this time will allow the Transportation Department to begin their database work in preparation for the transition process.

  9. The Naming Committee is pleased to present the following five recommendations in alphabetical order:

  10. Creekside Elementary • Rationale: • Geographical significance: Elementary Fifteen resides next to a creek. • Historical significance: The creek was once part of the Snoqualmie Tribe’s summer lands. Using an unspecified creek name honors both the present and past cultures who lived by and fished in the creek before it received its current name.

  11. Ebright Creek Elementary • Rationale: • Geographical significance: Both Ebright Creek and Ebright Creek Park are located near Elementary Fifteen and is an easily identifiable landmark.  • Historical significance: The Ebrights were some of the area’s first homesteaders. • The word “bright” describes the attributes of the building, students, and community. Ebright Creek Park is the only other like-named entity in the region.

  12. Lake Vista Elementary • Rationale: • Geographical significance: “Vista” means a distant view. Elementary Fifteen is situated between Pine Lake and Lake Sammamish, a distant view between each. • Vista evokes the vision for our children to be fulfilled through education.

  13. Opportunity Elementary • Rationale: • “Opportunity” is one of the NASA rovers on Mars. • Education and exploration reflect NASA's work, mission and reason for launching the rover. • The name Opportunity embodies the pioneering pursuit of knowledge and links it to the tenet that education is opportunity. Only one other school in Washington, a middle school in Spokane County, shares the name Opportunity.

  14. Samena Elementary • Rationale: • Geographical and historical significance: The word “Sammamish” comes from the Native American word Samena - hunter and mish - people. • Elementary Fifteen is located on the Sammamish Plateau in an area that was once used as a hunting and gathering place for Native Americans living in the region. There is an aquatic center named Samena Club and a Samena Preschool in Bellevue.

  15. The Elementary Fifteen Naming Committee submits the following 5 names for consideration Creekside Elementary Ebright Creek Elementary Lake Vista Elementary Opportunity Elementary Samena Elementary

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