Arbor Update

Is that photo in the post taken from the new high school?

Add my voice to the grumblings—both skyline and northcrest sound like subdivisions to me.

But then, I went to the school with the uber-creative name, “Crandon High School,” so who am I to criticize?

“Is that photo in the post taken from the new high school?”

Not unless it was taken through a telescope. I’d guess Hunt Park?

And yeah, Skyline gives me gas.

I like the Sky High Salamanders! This name would offend both the animal-rights people and the anti-drug people.

Is that photo in the post taken from the new high school?

Naw, from the Elk’s Club parking lot, but it was the only skyline of Ann Arbor pic I had. It certainly isn’t Ann Arbor’s best feature.

It is interesting to me how the school board managed to pick about the least likely feature and name the school after it. I guess part of it was that they didn’t want to name it after any natural feature that was demolished during the building so they settled for something random. I mean, why not Maple High if you don’t want to offend? Interesting to note that when Huron went to choose their mascot, the school board voted for the Hawks or the Hammerheads. It was the students who, thankfully, pushed for the River Rats. So hopefully the new students at Skyline will choose a nickname or mascot to make their school less suburban and bland.

Personally, I plan to refer to this new structure as Schembechler High. ;-)