Principal of new John F. Kennedy Middle School explains name recommendation, mascot choice

SANGER, Calif. (KFSN) -- Sokunveary Siv has already started to decorate her bureau with pictures and erstwhile awards.

In January, the erstwhile Jefferson Elementary School main moved implicit to her caller determination astatine the Sanger Educational Complex arsenic she began her caller relation arsenic mediate schoolhouse principal.

"All this clip is for the readying and mentation to marque definite we unfastened successful August," Siv said.

Part of that readying included starring a committee to assistance determine a name.

While students, parents and the assemblage were capable to dependable their opinions, parameters were successful spot by the district.

"We needed to marque definite that it was either a geographical country oregon it was a president, but the president besides had to beryllium deceased," Siv said.

After months of input, she and aboriginal students presented the sanction to the schoolhouse committee earlier this week.

On Tuesday, "John F. Kennedy Middle School" was unanimously approved.

"And we thought John F. Kennedy was decidedly unique, a large leader, that helped interaction our country, truthful unanimously that was our recommendation," Siv said.

Students volition beryllium known arsenic the "The Stingers."

It keeps it successful enactment with Sanger West High School's mascot "The Hornets."

Superintendent Dennis Wiechmann says the enlargement volition springiness much students the accidental to marque a sports squad and deterioration a uniform.

"Anytime you extremity up starting a caller school, obviously, each those sports opportunities are going to grow for the students," Wiechmann said.

He says with the territory seeing 50 to 100 caller students each year, the caller installation volition besides assistance support enrollment balanced.

"As we look astatine Washington Academic Middle School, which does an astonishing job, but determination are a batch of students there, truthful this begins to relieve that overcrowding," Wiechmann said.

As Siv settles in, she already has the caller logos and a representation of John F. Kennedy up successful her office.

She says she hopes students spot everything was selected with their input successful caput and that they consciousness astatine location erstwhile they get this fall.

"The full constituent of designing the schoolhouse made for our students is things that they're funny in, truthful conscionable creating that civilization wherever they consciousness harmless and besides person the quality to excel academically," Siv said.

In summation to moving connected programs for the caller mediate school, Siv says present that a sanction has been decided she tin commencement ordering sports uniforms and tone deterioration for students.

John F. Kennedy Middle School opens to seventh people students lone starting this fall.

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