Loudoun County Public Schools

LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PLANNING SERVICES 21000 Education Court Ashburn, Virginia 20148 Telephone: 571-252-1050 Facsimile: 571-252-1101 Email: [email protected]

October 30, 2019

Elementary School (ES-29) Naming Committee Members

Christine Balog Ginny Beers Melissa Dudas Shawna Feaster Andrew Foote Tiffany Johnson Tiffney Laing Rebecca Lanz Wande Oshode Kelly Ralston

Staff Contact: Beverly Tate, Director, Division of Planning Services

Next Naming Committee Meeting

Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:30 p.m. Goshen Post Elementary School, Media Center 24945 Lobo Drive, Aldie

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The Loudoun County School Board has sole authority to name public school facilities and to authorize the naming of areas of school facilities, grounds, and/or programs in honor or recognition of a significant educational contribution to either Loudoun County Public Schools or an individual public school.

A. New School Facilities

1. The procedure for the naming of a school facility or building will be initiated by the School Board following approval of funds for the construction of a new school facility.

2. A committee will be appointed by the School Board to suggest possible names for the new school facility. The committee will be facilitated by staff and include school staff, parents, citizens of the community served by the facility, and students, as deemed appropriate.

3. The Superintendent, in consultation with identified school principals, will nominate naming committee members for consideration and approval by the School Board. Each School Board member may nominate an additional member to the committee. The Chairman of the School Board may designate the chairman of the naming committee.

4. The School Board encourages name suggestions from the public. Name suggestions submitted for the committee and/or School Board consideration must be in writing, state the name of the person or group making the suggestion, and provide reasons supporting documentation.

5. The committee may consider, but not be limited to, geographic or historical names. School facilities may be named to honor deceased individuals who significantly contributed to improving life in Loudoun County, Loudoun County Public Schools, the Commonwealth of Virginia, or the United States of America. Absent extraordinary circumstances, the School Board will not consider naming a school facility for any individual unless the individual has been deceased for at least five (5) years.

6. The school naming committee shall submit its preferred name recommendation, along with at least two alternatives, to the School Board for consideration.

7. The committee’s name recommendations will be presented to the School Board as an Information Item. The School Board will then take action on the committee’s recommendation at the second meeting following the introduction of the Information Item. In its selection, the School Board will not be bound by the naming committee’s recommendations.

POLICY: 6510 Page 2 NAMING SCHOOL FACILITIES

B. Areas of School Facilities, Grounds, and Programs

1. A significant contribution to Loudoun County Public Schools or individual school may be recognized by naming or dedicating an appropriate area of a school facility, grounds, or program. School facilities such as gymnasiums, stadiums, libraries, tracks, fields, laboratories and/or programs may be named by the Loudoun County School Board for a term certain in recognition of a significant local and/or state contribution.

2. Such name suggestions must be submitted in writing to the Superintendent and in consultation with a representing School Board member(s). Written suggestions must state the name of the person or group making the suggestion and provide reasons supporting the name or dedication suggestion. A resolution will be presented for adoption by the School Board and include the name of the contributing honoree, the identified school facility, grounds or program as well as the duration and conditions of the dedication or naming.

3. The decision regarding the dedication or naming of an area of a school facility, grounds, or program will be made by the School Board.

[Former Policies 2-17, 2-33] Adopted: 9/12/17

BUILDING DIRECTORY To Brunswick, MD 1. ACADEMIES OF LOUDOUN 82. SMART'S MILL MS 2. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 83. STERLING ES 3. ALDIE ES 84. STERLING MS 4. ALGONKIAN ES 85. STEUART W. WELLER ES 671 ¬« 673 To 5. ARCOLA ES 86. STONE BRIDGE HS ¬« ¬«855 Lovettsville 672 668 ¬« Frederick, MD 6. ASHBURN ES 87. STONE HILL MS To ¬« 7. BALL'S BLUFF ES 88. SUGARLAND ES Charles Town, WV ¬«690 58 8. BANNEKER ES 89. SULLY ES ¬«673 9. BELMONT RIDGE MS 90. SYCOLIN CREEK ES 10. BELMONT STATION ES 91. THE NORTH STAR SCHOOL ¬«682 11. BLUE RIDGE MS 92. TRAILSIDE MS 663 12. BRAMBLETON MS 93. TUSCARORA HS ¬«665 ¬« 13. BRIAR WOODS HS 94. WATERFORD ES 693 ¬«9 ¬« 14. BROAD RUN HS 95. WAXPOOL ES 15. BUFFALO TRAIL ES 96. WILLARD IS 16. CARDINAL RIDGE ES 97. WOODGROVE HS 17. CATOCTIN ES 60 662 18. CEDAR LANE ES Hillsboro ¬« 19. COOL SPRING ES ¬«681 20. COUNTRYSIDE ES 40 21. CREIGHTON'S CORNER ES. ¬«287 ¬«690 94 ¬«15 22. DISCOVERY ES 23. DOMINION HS 24. DOMINION TRAIL ES ¬«662 25. DOUGLASS SCHOOL 704 ¬«703 26. EAGLE RIDGE MS ¬«719 ¬« 27. EMERICK ES 67 28. EVERGREEN MILL ES 97 Purcellville 29. FARMWELL STATION MS 78 49 30. FOREST GROVE ES 57 ¬«7 ¬«698 37 31 Leesburg 31. FRANCES HAZEL REID ES 36 93 82 32. FREDERICK DOUGLASS ES 27 11 33. FREEDOM HS 50 7 Round Hill 34. GOSHEN POST ES To 690 54 ¬«7 ¬« 91 Berryville, VA 25 35. GUILFORD ES 5617 36. HAMILTON ES 32 ¬«773 37. HARMONY MS ¬«267 48 38. HARPER PARK MS ¬«719 28 38 9 74 39. HERITAGE HS 45 19 ¬«654 39 80 40. HILLSBORO CHARTER ACADEMY «¬2401 41. HILLSIDE ES ¬«267 42. HORIZON ES 43. HUTCHISON FARM ES 2020 «¬1052 44. INDEPENDENCE HS 1068 «¬ 4 621 643 45. J. LUPTON SIMPSON MS ¬« ¬« 92 2150 6 7371 ¬«734 «¬ 1061 46. J. MICHAEL LUNSFORD MS 86 «¬ 42 1582 1 20 «¬ 59 47. JOHN CHAMPE HS 90 29 85 72 48. JOHN W. TOLBERT, JR. ES 79 18 88 62 ¬«626 ¬«611 2 24 49. KENNETH W. CULBERT ES 640 641 ¬«28 81 ¬«719 ¬« ¬« 607 23 50. LEESBURG ES ¬« 637 41 14 22 ¬« 51. LEGACY ES ¬«28 52. LIBERTY ES 95 26 69 76 65 625 83 53. LIGHTRIDGE HS 2298 1950 ¬« To 54. LINCOLN ES «¬ «¬ 35 84 Washington, DC 8 66 55. LITTLE RIVER ES ¬«50 89 13 ¬«846 56. LOUDOUN COUNTY HS To 2298 30 ¬«772 «¬ 57. LOUDOUN VALLEY HS Winchester, VA 58. LOVETTSVILLE ES 12 61 51 7775 59. LOWES ISLAND ES 44 64 3 21 87 60. LUCKETTS ES ¬«860 61. MADISON'S TRUST ES Middleburg Washington Dulles 62. MEADOWLAND ES 606 ¬«50 ¬« International 63. MERCER MS Airport 64. MIDDLEBURG COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL 65. MILL RUN ES ¬«616 5 66. MOOREFIELD STATION ES LOUDOUN COUNTY 47 67. MOUNTAIN VIEW ES 34 2200 To 96 63 «¬ 68. NEWTON-LEE ES PUBLIC SCHOOLS 53 69. PARK VIEW HS Warrenton, VA 33 70. PINEBROOK ES 70 52 43 To 71. POTOMAC FALLS HS BUILDING LOCATIONS ¬«705 Washington, DC 72. POTOWMACK ES ¬«742 15 46 55 73. RIVER BEND MS 2019-2020 and future sites 16 74. RIVERSIDE HS ¬«613 75. ROCK RIDGE HS LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 76. ROLLING RIDGE ES ¬«659 77. ROSA LEE CARTER ES PLANNING AND GIS SERVICES 78. ROUND HILL ES JUNE 2019 " To 79. SANDERS CORNER ES Manassas, VA 80. SELDENS LANDING ES 81. SENECA RIDGE MS Thomas Balch Library 208 West Market Street Leesburg, Virginia

Thomas Balch Library is a history and genealogy library owned and operated by the Town of Leesburg. Collections focus on Loudoun County, regional and Virginia history, genealogy, military history with special emphasis on the American Civil War, and ethnic history. It is designated as an Underground Railroad research site.

Thomas Balch Library has a wide variety of traditional and electronic resources to aid researchers, including many unique materials. Our collections include bible records, books, broadsides, business records, cemetery records, census records, county and city government records, deeds and wills, electronic journals and databases, genealogical notes and charts, historic house files, magazines, maps, newspapers, oral histories, organization records, paintings, personal papers, photographs, postcards, posters, rare books, and more. http://www.leesburgva.gov/government/departments/thomas-balch-library

Loudoun County School Board Seeks Name Suggestions For New Elementary Schools Times-Mirror Staff Report Sep 16, 2019

The Loudoun County School Board is seeking name suggestions for two Dulles elementary schools that will open in the fall of 2021, according to Loudoun County Public Schools. A Dulles North area school, currently referred to as ES-23, will be located in the Arcola Center development off Evergreen Mills Road. The second elementary school, ES-29, will be in the Dulles South area, co-located on the Lightridge High School site in Aldie.

Board-appointed naming committees for ES-23 are scheduled to meet Oct. 16 and Nov. 6 at the LCPS Administration Building, which is located at 21000 Education Court in Ashburn. ES-29 naming committee meetings will be held Oct. 30 and Nov. 14 at Goshen Post Elementary School, located at 24945 Lobo Drive in Aldie.

The committees will consider geographic and historic names, as well as names of people who contributed significantly to the quality of life in Loudoun, LCPS, the Commonwealth of Virginia or the United States. Barring extraordinary circumstances, the committees will not consider naming a school facility after any individual who is currently living or has been deceased less than five years.

Name suggestions should be mailed to LCPS Division of Planning Services — 21000 Education Court, Ashburn, VA 20148 — or emailed to [email protected] no later than Oct. 11. Those suggesting a school name are asked to provide background information to aid in the selection process.

14 Comments (as of September 19, 2019, 5:37pm) ace10 Sep 19, 2019 8:46am Comment police in da house. westLOUDOUNer Sep 18, 2019 9:16am Let's be smart & sell Corporate Sponsorship - AOL HS, Mars HS, Amazon HS. Or just give them numbers like NYC so as not to offend anyone.

BobOhneiserEsq Sep 18, 2019 7:45am How about surveying the cloud computing companies or other large companies in Loudoun for suggestions they will support upfront and as the school needs support over the years? Wegmans, Howard Hughes, Microsoft or even Amazon? They all have histories and unlike some of the school names we already have did not participate in slavery to build their farm or wealth. Or I guess we could just ask for hundreds of millions more every year from taxpayers hiring staff that never teach, building turf fields on top of perfectly good well water fed grass fields, scheduling buses with only a few students as riders, charging parents to let children participate in athletics and paying some teachers more than twice what other teachers earn doing the same job or give the Superintendent another $25,000 yearly bonus.

LoudounSucks Sep 17, 2019 2:26pm Guess "2 billion dollar bond elementary school" isn't quite as catchy.

Lawman Sep 17, 2019 9:59am Since one of the schools may have nearly a majority of kids from the Indian subcontinent, why not give the school a name from that region. westLOUDOUNer Sep 18, 2019 9:17am You mean like Apache, Seminole, etc? ace10 Sep 18, 2019 9:15pm Can't tell if serious. chrisnich Sep 17, 2019 9:58am I wish the School Board would go back to naming schools after places, not people. Whenever naming rights involve people, feelings get hurt. Think back to the "Team Mathias" debacle, for example. Maybe the young teen deserved to have a school named after him, or maybe not. But all the ruffled feathers and hurt feelings could have been avoided if the school board had just stuck to considering a few landmarks.

Virginia SGP Sep 17, 2019 6:10am How about we name these schools based on the giants of science. Fairfax has such schools (Edison HS). We could pick any number of heros from Claude Shannon to Nikola Tesla to James Watson to Richard Feynman to Enrico Fermi. Imagine if these names rolled off our kids' tongues like the modern-day politician or sports star. It might change a few perspectives and excite them to pursue academics as much as hobbies. amerigirl Sep 17, 2019 11:16am Great idea!

DavisB Sep 17, 2019 4:49pm SGP - your post presumes that Loudoun students are not already academically motivate and that hobbies are not worthwhile endeavors - both are so wrong. springerdad Sep 18, 2019 7:11am Is there one post you ever agree with? He said a few not many. Get off your high horse for just once. It might change a few perspectives and excite them to pursue academics as much as hobbies. amerigirl Sep 18, 2019 9:37am springer that is pretty judgmental. It's a comment page, that's his opinion. your comment was personal.

Qwertyuiop Sep 18, 2019 3:27pm That is a fantastic idea.

10/30/2019 9:35 AM

School Name Suggestions: Elementary School (ES-29)

Submission Submission Format Submission Time School Date Conveyed (Email/Letter) Date (if Email) Name of Person Submitting School Name Suggestion Name Type to Committee Email 13-Sep-19 1:20 PM April Barden Anna Hedrick Person 30-Oct-19 Email 13-Sep-19 8:49 PM Nichole Cabaniss Emory Kirkpatrick Person 30-Oct-19 Email 13-Sep-19 8:49 PM Nichole Cabaniss James Daniel Kirkpatrick Person 30-Oct-19 Email 13-Sep-19 9:49 PM Tonya Herndon Dulles South 30-Oct-19 Email 14-Sep-19 6:59 AM Philipp Wynn Willowsford 30-Oct-19 Email 14-Sep-19 7:30 AM Christine Eddy Willard 30-Oct-19 Email 14-Sep-19 8:21 PM Paige Wolitarski Lakeside 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:51 AM Anya Datta Stanrad 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:51 AM Anya Datta Sandyhouse 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:51 AM Anya Datta Millburg 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:51 AM Anya Datta Stonehill 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:51 AM Anya Datta Handmill 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:51 AM Anya Datta Nicktrill 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:51 AM Anya Datta Foxtram 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:51 AM Anya Datta Abstrad 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:51 AM Anya Datta Rocknad 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:51 AM Anya Datta Krallsman 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 12:15 PM Corey Lockhart Douglas Green Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 12:24 PM Mac - [email protected] Schoolie McSchoolface 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 12:24 PM Lilliana Michaels Gum Spring 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 12:26 PM Paul Gomez Major Douglas Alexander Zembiec Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 12:26 PM Paul Gomez Sgt Kirk Allen Straseskie Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 12:26 PM Paul Gomez Sgt Harvey E. Parkerson III Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 12:26 PM Paul Gomez PFC Juan G. Garza, Jr. Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 12:26 PM Kevin Burks Douglas J. Green Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 12:33 PM Linda Goldman Wayde B. Byard Person 30-Oct-19

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Submission Submission Format Submission Time School Date Conveyed (Email/Letter) Date (if Email) Name of Person Submitting School Name Suggestion Name Type to Committee Email 15-Sep-19 1:13 PM Jennifer Johnson Harriet Tubman Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 1:28 PM Anubhav Bansal Silver Bells 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 1:28 PM Anubhav Bansal Little Sunshine 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 1:30 PM Uma Mendu Maple Cove 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 1:30 PM Uma Mendu Juniper Blooms 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 1:32 PM Ann Marie Pastro Donald J. Trump Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 1:37 PM Curt Newport Gilberts Corner 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 1:37 PM Curt Newport South Loudoun 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 1:37 PM Curt Newport Deer Run 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:21 PM Ryan McDowell Kitty O'Brien Joyner Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:21 PM Ryan McDowell Joyce K. Reynolds Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:21 PM Ryan McDowell Jon Postel Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:21 PM Ryan McDowell MAE-East 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:33 PM Leighton Grant Charles Houston Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:41 PM Jen Gentry Fred Rogers Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:42 PM Mouna Lahlou Claude Moore Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:50 PM Kimmie VanDyke Justice 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 2:54 PM Taha Alghourani Steve Jobs Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 4:20 PM Shawntel Cooper Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 4:59 PM Senad Pajazetovic Nikola Tesla Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 5:27 PM Alex Kennedy Madeleine Albright Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 6:06 PM Jorge Jarama Military Circle 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 7:13 PM Wanda Rast Foxhound 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 7:13 PM Wanda Rast Nelsonite 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 7:13 PM Wanda Rast Jefferson Person 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 7:13 PM Wanda Rast Justice 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 8:29 PM Kaitlin Andersen Dulles South 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 8:29 PM Kaitlin Andersen Loudoun County 30-Oct-19

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Submission Submission Format Submission Time School Date Conveyed (Email/Letter) Date (if Email) Name of Person Submitting School Name Suggestion Name Type to Committee Email 15-Sep-19 8:29 PM Kaitlin Andersen Tall Cedars 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 8:29 PM Kaitlin Andersen Northstar 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Sep-19 9:56 PM Rick Chambers James Monroe Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 7:52 AM Joyce Goldberg Spirit 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 8:01 AM Christopher Schmitz Gabriella Miller Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 8:01 AM Joshua Nowell Schooly McSchoolface North 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 8:01 AM Joshua Nowell Schooly McSchoolface South 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 8:06 AM Nyla Louh Bull Run Farm 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 8:13 AM Heather Hampton-Barclay Charlotte Ray Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 8:13 AM Heather Hampton-Barclay Dorothy Height Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 8:13 AM Heather Hampton-Barclay Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 8:13 AM Heather Hampton-Barclay Katherine Johnson Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 9:22 AM Courtney Patterson Jane Robinson Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 9:22 AM Courtney Patterson Ludwell Lee Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 9:22 AM Courtney Patterson John Mines Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 9:22 AM Courtney Patterson Leonard Grimes Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 9:22 AM Courtney Patterson Samuel Janney Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 1:57 PM Mike Sziede Michael Collins Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 7:08 PM Valerie Garvin Harrison Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 7:08 PM Valerie Garvin Powell Person 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 7:08 PM Valerie Garvin Liberty 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 7:08 PM Valerie Garvin Freedom 30-Oct-19 Email 16-Sep-19 7:08 PM Valerie Garvin Courage 30-Oct-19 Email 17-Sep-19 7:22 AM David Gault William Tecumseh Sherman Person 30-Oct-19 Email 17-Sep-19 12:16 PM Janette Johnson Claude Moore Person 30-Oct-19 Email 17-Sep-19 1:24 PM Ken Reid Jennie Dean Person 30-Oct-19 Email 17-Sep-19 10:29 PM Liz Hess Ridgeline 30-Oct-19 Email 18-Sep-19 10:00 AM [email protected] Mosby Person 30-Oct-19

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Submission Submission Format Submission Time School Date Conveyed (Email/Letter) Date (if Email) Name of Person Submitting School Name Suggestion Name Type to Committee Email 18-Sep-19 10:00 AM [email protected] Calvin Douty Person 30-Oct-19 Email 18-Sep-19 10:00 AM [email protected] Snickersville 30-Oct-19 Email 18-Sep-19 4:00 PM Michael Murphy Mason Whitten Person 30-Oct-19 Email 19-Sep-19 10:23 AM Shannon Andress Gabriella Miller Person 30-Oct-19 Email 19-Sep-19 10:23 AM Shannon Andress Tom Mitchell Person 30-Oct-19 Email 19-Sep-19 8:38 PM Katie Turner Whitmore Person 30-Oct-19 Email 19-Sep-19 8:38 PM Katie Turner Drummond Person 30-Oct-19 Email 20-Sep-19 10:33 PM Christi Carmouze Dean Person 30-Oct-19 Email 20-Sep-19 10:33 PM Christi Carmouze Conklin 30-Oct-19 Email 20-Sep-19 10:33 PM Christi Carmouze Hicks Person 30-Oct-19 Email 22-Sep-19 12:21 PM Tiffany Anthony Dulles North 30-Oct-19 Email 22-Sep-19 12:21 PM Tiffany Anthony Arcola 30-Oct-19 Email 22-Sep-19 12:21 PM Tiffany Anthony Dulles 30-Oct-19 Email 22-Sep-19 4:59 PM Maria Christopoulos Integrity 30-Oct-19 Email 23-Sep-19 12:23 PM Paul Dick Fred Rogers Person 30-Oct-19 Email 22-Sep-19 10:22 AM Geary Higgins/Joe May Fred Drummond Person 30-Oct-19 Email 03-Oct-19 9:23 AM Gwen Pangle Pangle's Person 30-Oct-19 Email 03-Oct-19 9:23 AM Gwen Pangle Les Pangle Person 30-Oct-19 Email 03-Oct-19 9:23 AM Gwen Pangle Stanley "Wild Buck" Pangle Person 30-Oct-19 Email 03-Oct-19 9:23 AM Gwen Pangle Cornelius Person 30-Oct-19 Email 03-Oct-19 9:23 AM Gwen Pangle Lambert Person 30-Oct-19 Email 03-Oct-19 9:23 AM Gwen Pangle Bob Biggers Person 30-Oct-19 Email 03-Oct-19 9:23 AM Gwen Pangle Shockley Person 30-Oct-19 Email 04-Oct-19 2:28 PM Omar Masood/Koran Saines Douglas J. Green Person 30-Oct-19 Email 07-Oct-19 9:23 AM Adrienne Muich Loving Person 30-Oct-19 Email 07-Oct-19 1:06 PM Sharon Balda/Amy Fremin Kathleen Hwang Person 30-Oct-19 Email 07-Oct-19 1:06 PM Sharon Balda/Amy Fremin Hwang Person 30-Oct-19 Email 09-Oct-19 9:21 PM Bernie Light Bull Run 30-Oct-19

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Submission Submission Format Submission Time School Date Conveyed (Email/Letter) Date (if Email) Name of Person Submitting School Name Suggestion Name Type to Committee Email 09-Oct-19 9:21 PM Bernie Light Mountain View 30-Oct-19 Email 10-Oct-19 1:00 PM Tashea Lowery Mary Jackson Person 30-Oct-19 Email 11-Oct-14 4:59 PM Mike Martin Margaret Mercer Person 30-Oct-19 Email 14-Oct-19 8:33 AM Candy Murphy Manahoac 30-Oct-19 Email 15-Oct-19 10:05 AM Bernie Light Corner Hall 30-Oct-19 Email 29-Oct-19 1:23 PM Donna Bohanon/Black History Elaine Thompson Person 30-Oct-19 Committee/Friends of the Thomas Balch Library

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The Black History Committee (BHC), Friends of the Thomas Balch Library (FTBL) nominates Elaine E. Thompson to have one of the Loudoun County Public Schools named in her honor.

Our nomination begins with comments from two BHC members,

“Naming one of the schools would be a wonderful tribute to Elaine's work on this earth. In addition to her family’s long connections and commitment within the fabric of Loudoun County, she was an outstanding teacher and mentor to the youth of Maryland and Virginia.” Susan Webber, Founding Member of the Black History Committee of the Friends of the Thomas Balch Library

“As a friend and collaborator of many years, I heartily second this nomination. She had deep family roots in Loudoun, but also spent her career teaching, English I believe, at the high school level (in Maryland). Her gift to the National Museum of African American History and Culture of her great grandfather’s freedom certificate—in the protective metal box he made for it—was moving and significant, as she died very shortly thereafter. An excellent suggestion.” Bronwen Souders, Waterford Foundation Historian and Founding Member of the Black History Committee of the Friends of the Thomas Balch Library

The fact that two members provided separate comments with almost the exact same sentiment is the best testament to the singular impact Elaine Thompson has had on the Loudoun community. As a woman born in Loudoun with deep maternal and paternal roots here, her family then and now exemplifies the best of what Loudoun has to offer our county, the state and the world. Because her family’s heritage includes both the formerly enslaved and free persons that, despite repression, became trusted leaders in the African American community post-civil war in Loudoun; then by extension became examples of excellence and leadership for all -- black, white, past and present. For example, to this day, many of Loudoun’s citizens and leaders identify her as a mentor and a friend.

Elaine was one of the first two black teachers to join the formerly all-white faculty of a high school in Easton, MD, and she helped make desegregation successful. She had a special place in her heart for young people, always taking an interest in them and encouraging them. This is an example of her impact on our region.

Nationally, Elaine’s impact is demonstrated by the donation she made to the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). It was a family heirloom -- her 3rd great-grandfathers “freedom papers” and the tin box he made to protect them. This donation to the museum is an indication of her commitment to sharing the Page 1 of 8

Elaine E. Thompson Nomination and Fact Sheet Submitted by The Black History Committee, Friends of the Thomas Balch Library and The Board of Directors, Friends of the Thomas Balch Library October 29, 2019 important stories of our shared American history and that rare artifact, noted by former Director of the NMAAHC Mr. Lonnie Bunch as one of his favorite donations in the entire museum, is a treasure that brings Loudoun County to national prominence.

As a teacher, social justice advocate, local historian, writer and editor, Elaine expected and influenced the best from everyone that crossed her path. Her accomplishments are many and are listed on the attached fact sheet.

Elaine Thompson dedicated her life to community service. She was the historian for her church, Mt. Zion United Methodist in Hamilton, VA. She was a social justice leader; a Gold Life member of the NAACP and former Talbert County Branch NAACP President. She was a local historian and preservationist; Founding Member and driving force of the BHC. She understood the value of our shared stories in building community.

Elaine Thompson’s character perfectly exemplifies what a community public school should strive to be – inspirational, a model of achievement through influential leadership, continual striving for and expectation of personal excellence and a champion of social justice.

I end this submission as it started, with a quote,

"Although our nominee has been deceased for only three years, we believe that there are extraordinary circumstances that warrant naming a school for her at this time. As we, in Loudoun County as well as in the Nation, are widely recognizing and seeking to rectify longstanding inequalities in education and society, it would advance that effort to name a school for Elaine Thompson, whose impeccable life was lived in the service of promoting education and expanding equality and opportunity for all. In that service, she was carrying on the tradition of her ancestors in Loudoun County, particularly her father, Thomas Thompson, and her grandfather, Howard Clark, officers in the Loudoun County Emancipation Association. All three were community leaders and activists with a profound spirit of love and justice. Naming a school for Elaine Thompson, who had no children of her own, would hopefully inspire the students as well as the faculty and administrators to carry this precious legacy into the future." Deborah Lee, Historian and Founding Member of the Black History Committee, Friends of the Thomas Balch Library

Respectfully Submitted on Behalf of the BHC Donna Bohanon, Chair Black History Committee Friends of the Thomas Balch Library

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BIRTHPLACE & RESIDENCE: Hamilton, Virginia

EDUCATION: B.S. 1955 Hampton Institute (University), Hampton, Virginia; Education (Specialization: English) M.A. 1960 Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia; Education

EMPLOYMENT: Retired teacher, Talbot County Public Schools, Easton, MD

HISTORY CONTRIBUTIONS AND AWARDS:

Chair, Emancipation Day Celebration, Purcellville, VA, September 2008

Contributor, Myth and Memory: Understanding 400 Years of Virginia History Exhibition, Library of Virginia, Richmond VA, January through December 2007.

Guest Speaker, Loudoun County Courthouse, 250th Anniversary of Loudoun County, May 2007

Panelist, Leesburg’s 250th Anniversary Lecture Series, Thomas Balch Library, September 2008

Co-author of A Journey Through Time: Events Affecting African Americans in Loudoun County, Virginia. Black History Committee, Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, 2006.

Author, In the Watchfires: The Loudoun County Emancipation Association, 1890-1971, 2005.

Author, “O Freedom”, Loudoun Magazine, Leesburg, VA, September 2005.

Author, “Douglass High School: Legacy of a Changing Era.” Loudoun Magazine, Leesburg, Virginia, February 2004.

Author, “A Profound Sense of Spirituality: African American Churches and their Music.” Loudoun Magazine, Leesburg, Virginia, February 2003. Page 3 of 8

Author, “The Making of a Book,” Thomas Balch Chronicle, summer 2002.

Author, “Peace in the Valley,” Thomas Balch Chronicle, 1998

Co-chair Publishing Committee, The Essence of a People, Volumes 1 and 2. The Black History Committee, Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, Virginia, 2001; 2002.

Author, “Samuel Thompson,” “James R. Hicks,” and “William “Billy” Pierce.” In The Essence of a People, II, edited by Kendra Hamilton; introduction by Brenda Stevenson, The Black History Committee of the Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, Virginia, 2002.

Author, “Peace in the Valley: A Cemetery Restored”, The Thomas Balch Chronicle, 1999. Author, Introduction for the Loudoun Museum’s African American Exhibit, 1997.

Guest Curator and author of exhibit booklet, “Let Our Rejoicing Rise”: The Loudoun County Emancipation Association, 1890-1970,” The Loudoun Museum, 1998.

Founding Member, Black History Committee, the Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, 2000.

Co-chair, Historical Marker Committee, Purcellville Preservation Association. Successfully applied to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources for a highway marker at the Loudoun County Emancipation Grounds and planned the dedication ceremony, which took place at the site on September 22, 2000 in Purcellville, Virginia.

Developed Loudoun County Emancipation Association Exhibit for Purcellville Heritage Day, Purcellville Town Hall, May 1998; 2000.

Guest Curator and co- author of exhibit booklet, “Courage, My Soul: Historic African American Churches and Mutual Aid Societies”, The Loudoun Museum, 2000.

Recipient, Loudoun History Award, Thomas Balch Library Advisory Commission, 1998.

Recipient, Loudoun Museum Volunteer Recognition, 1998.

Member, Board of Directors, Loudoun Museum, 1997-2000.

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Recipient, Loudoun County Chapter Jack And Jill of America, Inc. Legacy Award, 2008.

OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Trustee; Historian; Co-chair, Anniversary Committee; Evangelism Team member; chair, Worship committee at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Hamilton Virginia.

Member and Former Chair, Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association, Hamilton, 1989- 2013.

Member, African American Cemetery at Harmony UMC Committee, Hamilton, Virginia, 1997-1998.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE:

NATIONAL: Gold Life Member President’s Award, National Convention 1988. Unsung Heroine Award, 1989. Youth Advisor’s Award, 1976.

MARYLAND: President, Talbot County Branch, 1987-1990. Secretary, 1970-1980. Youth Advisor, 1975-1980. Recipient Civil Rights Award, Maryland State Conference, 1990.

VIRGINIA: Member, Loudoun County Branch. Recipient, Marie Medley Civil Rights Award, 2000.

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ELAINE THOMPSON IN THE NEWS 1. Prior to her death:

Blue Ridge Leader Interview with Elaine Thompson (2010): https://blueridgeleader.com/blue-ridge-leader-interview-with-elaine-thompson/

CBS This Morning (Interview with donors to the National Museum of African American History and Culture including Elaine Thompson, September 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELK_S_39GJQ. Elaine’s donation of her great, great, great grandfathers Freedom Papers and the tin box he made to protect them.

Washington Post Article, September 14, 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/the-artifacts-and-stories- that-brought-the-african-american-museum-to-life/2016/09/14/a7348fa6-648d- 11e6-be4e-23fc4d4d12b4_story.html

2. Posthumous Honors and Recognition:

• Recognition by the Leesburg Town Council Meeting, October 25, 2016

At its 12 October 2016 meeting the Thomas Balch Library Advisory Commission unanimously adopted the following motion:

We note the passing on October 9th of the 1998 Loudoun History Award recipient Elaine Eppie Thompson. The leading chronicler of Loudoun’s African American community, Ms. Thompson was the editor of essay collections and the author of several works including In the Watchfires: The Loudoun County Emancipation Association, 1890-1971. Her writing was precise, and her research was meticulous. She was a founding board member of the Black History Committee of Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, Inc. and tireless in her efforts to gather, preserve, and tell the story of the county’s African American citizens. In her last public action, she carried that story to the nation by donating the 1859 Freedom Papers of one of her ancestors to the recently opened Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture. Loudoun’s history community will miss her.

Signed – James H. Hershman, Advisory Chairperson and Alexandra S. Gressitt, Library Director

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• Recognition by the United States House of Representatives, November 16, 2016

HONORING THE LIFE OF ELAINE E. THOMPSON; Congressional Record Vol. 162, No. 164 (Extensions of Remarks - November 16, 2016). Presented by Hon. Barbara Comstock

https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2016/11/16/extensions-of- remarks-section/article/E1494-3

• Recognition by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, May 18, 2017

Resolution to Recognize the Life and Service of Elaine Thompson

BACKGROUND: Elaine E. Thompson, a life-long Loudoun County resident and influential community leader passed away on October 9, 2016. This resolution will recognize Mrs. Thompson’s many contributions and dedicated service to our County. Mrs. Thompson, born in Purcellville, lived for many years in Hamilton, was lauded as one of the most influential voices on black history in Loudoun County. An accomplished author, Mrs. Thompson published her work titled, “In the Watchfires: The Loudoun County Emancipation Association, 1890 – 1971.” http://loudoun.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=69&clip_id=4930&meta _id=121745

• CSPAN-3 Televised presentation on NMAAHC, honored Elaine and the Joseph Trammell papers, February 19, 2017. Elaine’s is mentioned at about the 24 minute mark: https://www.c-span.org/video/?423740-1/watch-live-coverage-national- museum-african-american-history-culture

National Museum of African American History and Culture American History TV presented live coverage from the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall. They showed exhibits chronicling the African American story from slavery through the inauguration of the first African American president. This featured a selection of artifacts, including a South Carolina slave cabin, Harriet Tubman’s hymnal, and a segregated railroad passenger car. Museum curators Mary Elliott and William Pretzer, and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Robert Wilkins also responded to viewer comments and questions. Judge Wilkins is

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the author of Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100-Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

• Loudoun Now, October 14, 2016, Friends Mourn Passing of Loudoun Historian, Activist https://loudounnow.com/2016/10/14/friends-mourn-passing-of-loudoun-historian- activist/

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