Colmar Elementary School in Bell Gardens, Restoration of The Name Back To Colmar Elementary.

I am an alumni of Colmar Elementary School. I was also a student at the time when Colmar Elementary moved to its new campus at the time, which is currently located on Loveland when Bell Gardens High School expanded to the entire block on Agra Street. I will never forget that time and move. To me it was always Colmar Elementary School. The name should be restored to Colmar Elementary School in Bell Gardens. Whoever or however when the name changed to Cesar Chavez it semed that it was primarily a political and indoctrination change that served no purpose or had nothing to do with the school, other than a politically and activist motivated change against the locsl community and United States of America. For many years as I would travel and return to visit my family in Bell Gardens, the name and association with Cesar Chaves only reminded me of the whole indoctrination and activism, and a corrupted city leadership at that time that has negatively impacted the Bell Gardens community. I hope and pray for the restoration of Colmar Elementary and a renewed focus to rebuild and restore Bell Gardens to the place that I would call home.

Colmar ES or Loveland ES

Change name back to Colmar Elementary. Cesar Chavez? Ask Dolores Huerta

I went to Colmar Elementary School and I feel it's a big part of My Childhood I was Jeanette Holland

Enough of politics and trying to make everyone happy

Change it back to Colmar

1 year ago Featured

I also attended Colmar elementary and I never understood why they decided to change the name to Cesar Chavez since he never came to Southern California

I want it changed back to the colmar elementary school n don’t let cougars die for much longer

There are so many schools with the name Ceasars Chavez already and I don't have anything against his name.

I attended Colmar Elementary 1985-1988 I miss my schools old name ... remember our school chant ... I do ! Let's go Cougars !

Bring back colmar elementary

Agree

The name should stay as it was.

If it’s not broke don’t fix it.

Gladly sighned

Back to Colmar

It’s part of Bell Gardens History, it needs to be changed back to Colmar Elementary.

4 years ago Featured

As an alumni from Kinder-4th grade, I would love to see this name and mascot back. I was an employee at Colmar, when the change happened, and it sadden me very much. Felt as if my childhood and wonderful memories were taken away. I agree with others, there are many other schools who already recognize him, but I also believe he wasn't as great as many think he was.

Keep the original name

Please change the name back to Colmar.