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A group of students at Boulder High School want to change their school's name to Barack Obama High School and plan to formally announce their campaign in a news conference this afternoon. The students want to recognize the "momentous achievement of his election as an African-American," according to a press statement cited by 7News [2].
Ben Raderstorf, 16, the youth volunteer coordinator for Democrat Will Shafroth's losing bid for the Second Congressional District and president of the 12-member Student Worker Club, is leading the charge.
A spokesman for the Boulder Valley School District says the district will consider the idea, in "the spirit of civic engagement," but the group has a long road ahead, according to The Denver Post [3]. District regulations only allow the renaming of schools when a new school is created or under "extraordinary circumstances."
As for Obama, this is what he looked like when everyone knew him as "Barry Obomber" in high school.
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[1] http://www.5280.com/tag/authors/michael-de-yoanna
[2] http://www.thedenverchannel.com/education/18690434/detail.html?treets=den&tml=den_12pm&ts=T&tmi=den_12pm_1_01000202112009
[3] http://www.denverpost.com/lacrosse/ci_11679775