The Board of Trustees officially announced that the new complex will be named Prince Stadium. This victory belongs to every person who signed and refused to let this history go unrecognized. Keep watching the upcoming dedication ceremonies to ensure the promise is kept.
July 1, 2018
Final supporters
As you know, Mr. Oliver (Gil) Prince was the first student of color to serve as valedictorian, Blues' football captain, Student Body President, and member of the Board of Trustees. We think it would be monumental to name the new complex "Prince Stadium," in honor of Mr. Prince, one of the first students of color to integrate Asheville School. Although the decision to name the complex is in the hands of the donors, we believe that including this petition in our proposal will let each voice in our community be heard by our Board of Trustees and donors.
Updates
April 26, 2018
The Board of Trustees has not yet responded to our proposal, but your signatures prove that our community expects this honor for Mr. Prince. Email your local representatives today to ask them to support this naming initiative. Post this link to your Facebook page to keep the pressure on the decision makers.
April 26, 2018
The momentum behind renaming the complex is undeniable and proves the community wants to honor Gil Prince. Post this link on Facebook and email your representative on the Board of Trustees to let them know we expect action.
Reached 100 supporters
April 26, 2018
23 Comments
Gil Prince is a legend at this school. It is about time the legacy reflects the real history of the place and not just whoever writes the biggest check.
I wholeheartedly support this! Mr. Prince is a fantastic role model and has done so much for this school. He exemplifies what it means to be an Asheville School Blue.
Completely agree with this. He has historical importance to the school, it'll be the first building named for a person of color, and we just celebrated a big anniversary for the integration of the school. I think that has much better reasoning than simply someone gave us a bunch of money.
I am in full support of the petition. Naming a complex after a person of color is sign of true progress at Asheville School. We are the change.
As a student of color and an athlete here at Asheville School, the idea of having the stadium named after Gil Prince means a lot. A lot of my fellow students of color believe that this is one huge way to show the transformation the Asheville School has gone through and a major step towards future goals.
This is an amazing idea
I think this could give a sense of comfort to students of color
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The Board of Trustees officially announced that the new complex will be named Prince Stadium. This victory belongs to every person who signed and refused to let this history go unrecognized. Keep watching the upcoming dedication ceremonies to ensure the promise is kept.
July 1, 2018
Final supporters
As you know, Mr. Oliver (Gil) Prince was the first student of color to serve as valedictorian, Blues' football captain, Student Body President, and member of the Board of Trustees. We think it would be monumental to name the new complex "Prince Stadium," in honor of Mr. Prince, one of the first students of color to integrate Asheville School. Although the decision to name the complex is in the hands of the donors, we believe that including this petition in our proposal will let each voice in our community be heard by our Board of Trustees and donors.
Updates
April 26, 2018
The Board of Trustees has not yet responded to our proposal, but your signatures prove that our community expects this honor for Mr. Prince. Email your local representatives today to ask them to support this naming initiative. Post this link to your Facebook page to keep the pressure on the decision makers.
April 26, 2018
The momentum behind renaming the complex is undeniable and proves the community wants to honor Gil Prince. Post this link on Facebook and email your representative on the Board of Trustees to let them know we expect action.
Reached 100 supporters
April 26, 2018
23 Comments
This would be a great, progressive decision for the school as a whole and for students of color.
Gil Prince is a legend at this school. It is about time the legacy reflects the real history of the place and not just whoever writes the biggest check.
I wholeheartedly support this! Mr. Prince is a fantastic role model and has done so much for this school. He exemplifies what it means to be an Asheville School Blue.
Completely agree with this. He has historical importance to the school, it'll be the first building named for a person of color, and we just celebrated a big anniversary for the integration of the school. I think that has much better reasoning than simply someone gave us a bunch of money.
I am in full support of the petition. Naming a complex after a person of color is sign of true progress at Asheville School. We are the change.
As a student of color and an athlete here at Asheville School, the idea of having the stadium named after Gil Prince means a lot. A lot of my fellow students of color believe that this is one huge way to show the transformation the Asheville School has gone through and a major step towards future goals.
This is an amazing idea
I think this could give a sense of comfort to students of color
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This would be a great, progressive decision for the school as a whole and for students of color.