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A picture of the old high school building with Meridian edited in instead of George Mason.

School name changed to Meridian High School

Megan Clinton and Sam Mostow April 28, 2021

After months of community debates and committee meetings, the School Board voted 5-2 Tuesday night to change the name of George Mason High School to Meridian High School. The new name will go into effect...

Mustangs weigh in on proposed school names

Mustangs weigh in on proposed school names

Megan Clinton and Audrey Morrison April 22, 2021

Next week, The Falls Church City School Board will be voting on the new names of George Mason High School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. This comes after the name change committees for each school...

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FCCPS needs to put its money where its mouth is

Audrey Morrison, Features Editor December 17, 2020

The School Board has announced that they plan to move forward in the future to implement anti-racism practices and policies. As a student at GMHS, this is so wonderful to hear. But as much as the School...

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Let’s talk about surveys

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief December 16, 2020

There has been a lot of discussion about surveys in the past couple weeks in Falls Church. When discussing the necessity of changing the names of George Mason High School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary...

A sign advertising the new high school, which the School Board voted to change the name of earlier this month. (Photo by Sequoia Wyckoff)

The name change decision should have fallen on the city

Eli Wildman, Staff Reporter December 16, 2020

I believe in justice.  I believe in equality.  I believe that all Americans should be treated equally under the law.  I believe that we are moving in the right direction toward justice.  I also...

Mason students ecstatic...proud...frustrated at name change decision

Mason students “ecstatic…proud…frustrated” at name change decision

Anna Tarter, Managing Editor December 10, 2020

On Tuesday, the Falls Church City School Board voted unanimously to rename George Mason High school and Thomas Jefferson Elementary school. For more information about the decision, click here. Here’s...

The new high school

School Board votes unanimously to change names of Mason and Jefferson

Sequoia Wyckoff, Liam Timar-Wilcox, and Sam Mostow December 9, 2020

On December 8, the School Board voted unanimously to change the names of Thomas Jefferson Elementary and George Mason High School.  This vote was a major step in a months-long process beginning in...

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