Woodall, Getty among names for new Edmonton Public Schools

Edmonton Public Schools announced names for nine new schools

Edmonton Public Schools revealed the names of the nine schools that are set to open September 2017.

Some of the notable names for the new schools are the Daniel Woodall School (Windermere K-6), named in honour of the police officer killed on duty in 2015; Donald R. Getty School (Chappelle K-9), named after the late premier; and Jan Reimer School (The Orchards K-9), named after Edmonton’s first female mayor.

The remaining schools named are: Dr. Lila Fahlman School (Allard K-9), Hilwie Hamdon School (Hudson K-9), Svend Hansen School (Laurel K-9), Kim Hung School (Granville K-9), David Thomas King School (Secord K-9), and Shauna May Seneca School (walker K-9).

“It is a very proud moment for our Board to name our new schools after true leaders who reflect the rich diversity of our students and staff and who epitomize the District’s values of equity and integrity,” said Board Chair Michael Janz in a statement. “Each school’s namesake stands for something we never want our students to forget—the importance of sacrifice, hard work, giving to others, diversity, the value of education and caring for those most vulnerable.”

The school names come from a pool of over 3,100 suggestions made by the public in February.