{"id":4590,"date":"2014-03-18T19:02:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T02:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4590"},"modified":"2014-03-18T19:02:55","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T02:02:55","slug":"its-official-dps-high-school-naming-committee-reaches-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4590","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Official: DPS High School Naming Committee Reaches Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"name<\/a>The official process for naming DPS\u2019 newest high school has finally come to its conclusion, with the Naming Committee announcing its decision earlier this evening after a three-hour, closed-door session. In what has at times been a passionate and heated debate over a good and proper name for the school, the committee finally came together unanimously over a name submission received last week.\nNext fall, Stapleton\u2019s brightest young minds will be attending Hunter S. Thompson<\/a> High School.\nCiting Thompson\u2019s body of bold and courageous work, his well-known affinity for Colorado, and his current status of being deceased, the committee voted overwhelmingly in support of the name.\n\nAccording to Naming Committee Chairman Skylar Saar, the decision was a slam-dunk. \u201cThe rule states that the candidate must be deceased, and must have a strong connection to the community. With Colorado\u2019s recent embrace of a more casual attitude towards mind-altering behavior and the creativity that it may potentially cultivate, we felt that Mr. Thompson was far and away the most appropriate choice to represent Denver\u2019s newest high school. And apparently Gary Hart\u2019s still alive, so that ruled him out.\u201d\nThe committee\u2019s work has not been without its challenges. While many felt that “Stapleton High” was the logical choice, the committee saw things differently after performing extensive research into the old airport\u2019s namesake.\n\u201cWe wanted to avoid the controversy that any further use of the Stapleton name would have created. The committee did some research, and it turns out that it may not have been completely appropriate to even name the neighborhood after that guy. He was a bit of an a-hole, as it turns out.\u201d\nThe Thompson High School Fightin\u2019 Gonzos will begin athletic competition next fall, with an aviator sunglasses-wearing lizard as mascot. School colors will be a cornucopia of vibrant hues, representing the full palate of extrasensory experience.\n\u201cI couldn\u2019t be happier with the decision,\u201d said Avi Tropper, principal-in-waiting of the newly-minted Thompson High, \u201cespecially considering our school\u2019s primary focus on the high-growth field of print journalism.\u201d\n\u201cYou know,\u201d Tropper continued, \u201cone night a bunch of years back, me and a friend from Carbondale walked into the Woody Creek Tavern, and there was Hunter, perched at the bar. I really wanted to walk up and at least let him know how what an influence Fear and Loathing had been on me, but my buddy said he could get kind of sketchy about his privacy so we hung back. A few minutes after we got there, he threw most of an Old Crow on the rocks at the bartender\u2019s head then strolled right on out. But it was still really cool just to see him up close like that. If he was still around, he\u2019d be so stoked about this. I think.\u201d\nAside from \u201cStapleton High\u201d other names that were beat out included: Marijuana High and Mary Jane High.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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