The Fairfax County School Board voted on Oct. 26 to rename the school Justice High School. At the same time, the board directed Superintendent Scott Brabrand to propose a plan for implementing the name change.
Brabrand is expected to share the details and logistics of the plan at the board’s Dec. 11 work session.
Meanwhile, Brabrand asked Gros to lead the school through a mascot selection process.
Students will have an opportunity to make suggestions for a new mascot through a Google form, Stuart Principal Penny Gros says in a Nov. 27 email to the Stuart community. All appropriate suggestions will be shared with the student body. Students will then discuss ideas for a new mascot name and image during “Raider Time.” Rising ninth-graders at Glasgow will have an opportunity to participate during “Panther Time.”
“It is my expectation that this process will be conducted in a manner that allows positive student engagement and pride in their school’s new name,” Gros says.