What Should New Schools Be Named?

The public will be asked to weigh in on the naming of the two new schools that will open September 2012.

Their choices will be:

For grades 5 and 6: Grafton Intermediate School, North Street School, or write-in ideas.

For grades 7 and 8: Grafton Middle School, Grafton Junior High School or write-in ideas.

A survey will be posted online soon, Assistant Superintendent of Schools Lucille Boutiette said. The site is http://www.grafton.k12.ma.us.

But one thing has been decided: Students in grades 7 and 8 will not be the GUMS.

The names Grafton Upper and Lower middle schools have been ruled out by the School Committee. Concerns had been raised at a previous meeting that the Grafton Upper Middle School acronym would be GUMS.

The opening of the new Grafton High School in September 2012 will trigger a chain reaction of changes within the school district.

The current high school will become a school for students in grades 7 and 8. The current middle school will now house only grades 5 and 6.

The state Department of Education needs information on the naming of schools fairly soon, Boutiette said.

 The committee is scheduled to discuss the naming at its July 11 meeting.