{"id":134891,"date":"2024-07-14T18:56:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T22:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=134891"},"modified":"2024-07-14T18:56:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T22:56:25","slug":"community-is-invited-to-submit-name-recommendations-for-new-high-school-in-wimauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=134891","title":{"rendered":"Community Is Invited To Submit Name Recommendations\u00a0For New High School In Wimauma"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0 Front side rendering of the New High School in Wimauma<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hillsborough County Public\u00a0Schools is seeking input for the name of the district\u2019s new state-of-the-art neighborhood high school, set to open in August 2025.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The public is invited to submit name recommendations for the\u00a0new school, which will be located on an 87-acre site at 1712 West Lake Drive, Wimauma. The school, in the fast-growing area of south Hillsborough County, will accommodate nearly 3,500 students. The property will also be home to an elementary and middle school in the future.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Names for the new high school, in the heart of the Wimauma community, can be submitted at\u00a0https:\/\/bit.ly\/HSUUU<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Name submissions can be sent in from July 8 through August 9. All names submitted will be provided to the Hillsborough County\u00a0School\u00a0Board for their consideration.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0School\u00a0Board is scheduled to vote on a name at the September 5, board meeting.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThis high school will be our most innovative project, one that our students will thrive in. The school will serve as the heartbeat of the Wimauma community and meet the evolving needs of our students. I thank the architects for their vision in designing this campus and the construction team for building this beautiful school with the goal of investing in our future – our children,\u201d said Superintendent Van Ayres.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Names under consideration must follow school board policy 7250. The naming and renaming of all school sites and facilities shall respect all races, cultural, and ethnic differences and values. Furthermore, the School Board prohibits the use of any school or facility name that is in direct violation with its School Board policy 2260 \u2013 Nondiscrimination and Access to Equal Educational Opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School sites and facilities shall be named for individuals who have rendered outstanding public service to public education, for geographical locations, and for groups and clubs as indicated: Elementary, middle and secondary schools \u2013 for U. S. Presidents, school board members, educators, outstanding citizens and geographical locations. An elected official proposed for a school name shall have left public office for a period not less than five years. No candidate for public office shall be considered.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To stay up to date on the school\u2019s progress, please visit:\u00a0High School UUU \/ Homepage (hillsboroughschools.org)<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 Front side rendering of the New High School in Wimauma   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hillsborough County Public\u00a0Schools is seeking input for the name of the district\u2019s new state-of-the-art neighborhood high school, set to open in August 2025. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The public is invited to submit name recommendations for the\u00a0new school, which will be located on an 87-acre […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88889,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/88889"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=134891"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134894,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134891\/revisions\/134894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}