Schools
Help Name the New Barrow County Schools Career Academy
The school system is conducting a survey to name the facility, which is set to open in August 2014.
The Barrow County School System, in conjunction with Lanier Technical College, broke ground Tuesday, June 25, on a $24 million joint campus. The school system is asking Barrow residents to help name its facility.
Five names are proposed and voting will end July 25. The survey results will be presented to the Barrow County Board of Education, which is expected to select a name Aug. 6. The proposed names are as follows:
- Archway Academy of Innovation and Technology (representing the connectivity with Lanier Technical College)
- Barrow Academy of Innovation and Technology
- Crescent Academy of Innovation and Technology (representing Barrow's involvement in Georgia's Innovation Crescent)
- Parkway Academy of Innovation and Technology (representing the location on University Parkway)
- Sims Academy of Innovation and Technology (recognizing the contributions of long-time Barrow County educators LaFar and Mary Sims)
The Barrow Journal reports the two facilities are being planned by different architects with unique designs but in conjunction so there is no duplication of programming or wasted space. The Lanier Tech facility will replace the current campus in downtown Winder.
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