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Why it's now called Cherokee Washington High School
Linda Christensen, an alumna of Washington High School, explains why she wanted to keep Washington in the name when the school board proposed changing the name to Cherokee High School. They compromised with her to change the name to Cherokee Washington High School.
Jesse Brothers
Multimedia Producer
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The school board voted to rename the school Cherokee Washington High School, keeping the Washington tradition in place and, hopefully, eliminating confusion the Washington name has caused at the state level in the past.
