As for me, they’re:
Elementary School: A famous chemist
Middle School: A famous Indian chief in the area during the 17th century
High School: This one is boring. A former superindendant of the town’s schools. After former Governor/Senator/Kennedy cabinet member Abe Ribicoff died they briefly considered renaming it after him. I think they should, considering how much he did for the state and its Jewish community (my high school has the largest Jewish population of any public high school in the state).
College: Technically, Amerigo Vespucci, but American University is named after the country it’s in.
Primary School: A principal.
Man, I never knew my schools were so dull…
-Loopus
Elementary: Los Nogales (the walnuts) in honor of the walnut groves plowed under to make room for the school.
Intermediate: Los Altos (the heights) for no apparent reason because the area is flat.
High School: Named after the town founder who donated the land to the school.
College: Named after the state and the city in which the school sits.
Law School: Named after the city in which the school sits.
Elementary and Junior High - Virgin Mary, both at “Immaculate Conception” and “Our Lady of Perpetual Help”
High School - Geographical Direction: Minneapolis West high School.
College - State: University of Minnesota
StG
Elementary - President (Roosevelt)
Middle School - Poet, I think (Riley)
High School - British Prime Minister (Churchill)
Primary: Midwestern Writer from the 19 century
Elementary- Some guy that had something to do with oil companies in the '50s.
Middle- Local Sheriff.
High School- Town it’s in.
Grade schools: the first one has the same name as a famous college in Boston, the other 3 were named for the area the school was located.
Jr. High: Some guy named Morris E. Ford.
High School: The 14th president of the U.S.
Recently completed college classes: The college has the same name as a local river and killer of over 50 prostitutes in the Seattle area.
Elementary schools: for their location (one in a park, one located in the center of the town)
Junior & High Schools: for the town
College: For two fellows, one a VA statesman and one a NC statesman, both early important politicos when the United States was new.
Grad school: For the state (as in, “University of”)
Pre-elementary: Montessori school, named Pueblo Trabajador (working people)
Elementary: For the founder of the school.
Secondary: After the university it is part of.
College: The state!
Elementary: Area of the city in which it is located.
Jr. High: Famous Senator and statesman.
High School: Street on which it is located near an area of the city with that same name.
University and Grad School: City and State in which it is located.
Haj
Elementary: ripped off a tiny city-state in the middle Italy for some reason (San Marino)
Jr. High: no idea, but probably has something to do with orange groves (Orangeview)
High School: was built west of the first high school in the area (Western)
College: the only university in the US established by the Council of Catholic Bishops (The Catholic University of America)
Lsura
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Elementary: All Saints & Our Lady of Perpetual Help (I had to change schools in 7th grade because the old one closed)
Pre-school - after the street it’s on (Glebe Rd Pre-school)
Primary School - after a Saint (St Mary’s Primary School)
High School - after a religion and a region (West Moreton Anglican College)
University - after the state it’s in. (The University of Queensland)
Pretty boring…
Elementary, Junior High, High School: The name of the town I lived in.
College: Named because it was formed as a nondenominational college, a union of the faiths.
Graduate School: State and City where it was located.
Where I work: Named for a Catholic saint.
Elementary schools (4): Four figures from the Texas revolution and the Republic of Texas
Junior highs (2): A major battle of the Texas revolution and a famous rocket scientist (don’t ask me how that one crept in)
First high school: A famous Confederate general
Second high school/first college: Region of the state that it’s in
College: A wealthy industrialist and a wealthy banker
Graduate school: The state it’s in
Elementary School - Town it’s in
And they’re all different towns.
Pre-school - after the street it’s on (Glebe Rd Pre-school)
Primary School - after a Saint (St Mary’s Primary School)
High School - after a religion and a region (West Moreton Anglican College)
University - after the state it’s in. (The University of Queensland)
Pretty boring…
Elementary School: Matthew Henson
Middle: St. Mary’s
High school: Elizabeth Seton
My high school was named as a memorial to those people from the surrounding community who fought in World War I.