Boardman board weighs school name changes

BOARDMAN

Students who won’t switch buildings in the fall due to the realignment of middle schools in the Boardman School District might still end up attending a different school, but in name only.

During a special session Saturday morning, the board of education discussed the possibility of changing the names of the district’s two middle schools to reflect the changing grade levels of students who will attend each building.

The district currently has two middle schools: Center Middle School on Market Street, and Glenwood Middle School on Glenwood Avenue. Both schools have historically contained students in grades 5-8. The board recently approved a change, though, that will see all fifth- and sixth-grade students going to Center, and all seventh- and eighth-grade students at Glenwood.

“Do we go with tradition? Or start anew?” Superintendent Frank Lazzeri asked the board in talking about the possibility of changing names. “Do you feel strongly one way or the other?”

Read what the board had to say in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.