Schools
New Tewksbury School Will Be Center Elementary
The School Committee voted to use a variant on a prior school name.
TEWKSBURY, MA — Tewksbury's new elementary school will be named the Center Elementary School, after a recent vote by the School Committee.
The committee voted Oct. 13 to adopt a variation on the name of the old Center School, which will be torn down for parking for the new school.
Committee members suggested that aspects of the school — gyms, cafeterias, rooms — could be named after people and other suggestions. But they liked the idea of keeping the legacy of the old school, as well as marking the school's location.
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The committee considered the name Shawsheen Center Elementary, but only two members voted for that name, Bridget Garabedian and Shannon Demos.
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Four voted for the name Center Elementary, with Nicholas Parsons abstaining from both votes, as reported by the Lowell Sun.
The new grade 2-4 school is expected to be completed in late 2022.
The full meeting is available here from TewksburyTV.
Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.
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