Two school-related items

ONE
I have been informed by more than one person in the Cabell County school system -- people who are in a position to know -- that the county's policy on attendance and final exams could change for the next school year. Existing policy allows students with good attendance to skip their finals, although they still must attend school on those days. One of the proposals being considered would require that all students take final exams regardless of attendance. There could be a decision before the end of June. The final decision involves a vote by the Faculty Senate.

TWO
I find it amusing that the new middle school to replace Cammack and West should be called “Huntington Middle School.” I assume this came from the same group of parents who tried without success to resurrect the old Pony Express name and colors for the new school. If you take the enrollment for the new school from this past fall (556), it barely edges Beverly Hills (531) as the largest in Huntington. Enslow Middle, also in Huntington, had enrollment of 246. So assuming Beverly Hills and Enslow are consolidated in a couple of years, will that new school be named “The Real Huntington Middle School”? Or will it be called "Huntington East Middle School," completing the process of bringing back the old high school names?