Wednesday night the Spokane Public School Board unanimously voted to name their new middle schools after a Japanese civil rights activist, the woman who
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Denny Yashuara, Pauline Flett and Carla Peperzak: SPS chooses names for 3 new middle schools
The names of three new middle schools were chosen during a school board meeting on Wednesday night. On Track Academy is also adding its principal s name. Author: KREM Staff, Madeline Nelson Published: 10:33 AM PDT May 26, 2021 Updated: 11:51 AM PDT May 27, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash. Spokane Public Schools decided on the names of three new middle schools, as well as the name for On Track Academy, during a board meeting on Wednesday.
The school board received hundreds of submissions since February. They narrowed the options down to three possible names for each school. Here are the names that the board chose:
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Spokane’s new middle schools will be named after Denny Yasuhara, Pauline Flett and Carla Peperzak.
A new middle school was named after Spokane Tribe Member Pauline Flett, who was instrumental in preserving the Salish language.
The Spokane Public School Board has unanimously voted to name their new middle schools after a Japanese civil rights activist, the woman who saved the Spokane Salish language, and a Holocaust freedom fighter.
Spokane’s new middle schools will be named after Denny Yasuhara, Pauline Flett and Carla Peperzak.
Denny Yasuhara was a civil rights leader, advocate for racial justice and the rights of Asian Americans. He grew up during WWII, and endured anti-asian racism as many Japanese families were forced into internment camps. He also was a Garry Middle School teacher, who was known for his commitment to his students.
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The Spokane Public School Board will decide Wednesday on names for the district s three new middle schools.
Pauline Flett, a Spokane Tribe member, preserved the Salish language and played an integral role in transcribing it. She is one of several people the school is considering naming a middle school after.
On Wednesday the Spokane Public School Board will choose names for three new middle schools.
The School Board will choose between the names of several civil rights icons, historical figures and community leaders.
The names were chosen out of nearly 1,500 submissions, according to Spokane Public Schools documents.
The options for the new Northeast middle school are Beacon Pines, Denny Yasuhara and Frances Scott.