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A Virginia school board held a naming ceremony where they removed the name of a Confederate soldier from a middle school and replaced it with Katherine Johnson the NASA legend.
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The climax of Friday s ceremony was the official ribbon-cutting in front of Fairfax City s middle school, which is now named in honor of pioneering mathematician and NASA scientist, Katherine Johnson. (Michael O Connell/Patch)
In preparation for Friday s ceremony, the City of Fairfax Schools added Katherine Johnson s name to the outside of the building and painted murals in the school s main hallway. (Michael O Connell/Patch)
A mural depicting a shuttle launch was also painted in the gym, evoking Katherine Johnson s pioneering work in mathematics for NASA. (Michael O Connell/Patch)
FAIRFAX CITY, VA History was made Friday morning in the City of Fairfax, when a group of students, administrators, educators, local officials, and honored guests cut the ribbon on the newly renamed Katherine Johnson Middle School.