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So long, James Madison. Hello, Leodis McDaniel High School
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
Posted Feb 24, 2021
Leodis McDaniel, who oversaw the desegregation of what was then Madison High School, was chosen as the building s new namesake by a committee of students, staff, alumni and community members.Photo courtesy Portland Public Schools
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Madison High School is no more. The Northeast Portland school once named after the fourth president of the United States is now Leodis V. McDaniel High.
A coalition of students, educators, alumni and community members chose one of the school’s beloved former principals as its next namesake. The group surveyed nearly 2,500 people since September and received more than 400 nominations.
Wilson High School likely to be renamed after Black woman December 15 2020
Five different pioneering women are on the short list of new names for Southwest Portland high school.
Southwest Portland s Wilson High School is likely to be renamed after a Black woman.
A school renaming committee has sifted through community suggestions to whittle down a list of five names for the high school. All of the proposed names are those of pioneering Black women.
The names up for consideration include Harriet Wilson, who has no connection to Oregon but whose last name would allow the school to keep the Wilson moniker.
Wilson High School likely to be renamed after Black woman December 15 2020
Five different pioneering women are on the short list of new names for Southwest Portland high school.
Southwest Portland s Wilson High School is likely to be renamed after a Black woman.
A school renaming committee has sifted through community suggestions to whittle down a list of five names for the high school. All of the proposed names are those of pioneering Black women.
The names up for consideration include Harriet Wilson, who has no connection to Oregon but whose last name would allow the school to keep the Wilson moniker.