Jefferson City receives over 1,000 name suggestions for second high school

Jefferson City Public Schools received a total of 1,212 suggestions for names for the city’s second high school.

The top name recommendations and the corresponding number of entries are the following:

Capital City High School – 371 entries
Jefferson City High School – 193 entries
Mission High School – 77 entries
River City High School – 72 entries
Harry S Truman High School – 27 entries
Stoneridge High School – 22 entries
Mel Carnahan High School – 18 entries
Adkins High School – 16 entries
Show Me High School – 15 entries
Jefferson City High School-South – 13 entries
Daniel Morgan Boone High School – 10 entries

The Second High School Naming Committee will present feedback at the group’s next meeting.

The Board of Education has asked the committee to present a list of 3-5 names at the Nov. 13 school board meeting. After board members create the final list, the public will vote in November.