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Principal Terri Cockerham appointed a School Name Advising Committee in the fall of 2009, charged with reviewing, researching and selecting three names to be presented to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Peter Gorman for naming the new high school under construction on Bailey Road in Cornelius. The committee selected W.A. Hough as its top choice, followed by Unity and Rocky River. Those recommendations were forwarded to the school board, which voted 7-1 on Nov. 10 to accept the committee’s top choice of W.A. Hough High.

The members of the advisory committee and their affiliations, are as follows:

Kit Rea, Executive Director, CMS North Learning Community

Jeff Tarte, mayor of Cornelius

Christina Rhines, student at North Meck High

Terri Heskett, parent from Bailey Middle

Ellen Cupak, parent from Bradley Middle

John Woods, mayor of Davidson

Michael Hudak, human resources director, CMS North Learning Community

Angela Fletcher, parent

Beth Conner, student from Hopewell High

Garfield Carr, community member from Davidson

Leslie Dueitt, parent from Hopewell High

Bill Shapcott, parent from Bailey Middle

Eric Vest, student from Bailey Middle

Mackenzie Alge, student from Bailey Middle

Ruby Houston, family involvement coordinator, CMS North Learning Community

Terri Cockerham, principal for the new high school

Morgan Freese, student from Hopewell High

Marcus Rivens, community member

Andrew Petry, student from Bradley Middle

Cindy Robinette, community member