No one knows the names of the communities unless you say on or off Ducketts Lane. Stick to the basics and call it Ducketts or Ducketts Lane Elementary. A DUCK would be a cool Mascot and make some really cool Spirit Wear. I agree with Dave about VIADUCT.

There is another community that borders the property called Glen Cove Estates. What about Glen Cove Elementary School?

Hunt Club does have some historical basis, the original Elkridge Hunt Club having originated in Elkridge Landing.

We should save Troy Hill Farm for the new High School to be built adjacent to the park!! (if only . . .)

"Idiots that moved to Howard County in the last 10 years" and we are supposed to take any of your other comments seriously? Throwing out general insults like that, is probably not going to get your voice heard...

"Idiots" is a little harsh even if the hcpss treats them as such. I refer to those trying to buy into the illusion of Howard county's "great" schools as blind, willing followers of deception.

Give the new school a meaningful name, name it after the new superintendent, call it "Scraps" and call the one at Oxford Square "Warehouse 20"

"Blind" or "Blinded" is definitely a better characterization...it would have been hard for people who moved here in the last 5 to10 years to picture things going downhill this rapidly...I for one never thought I'd be worrying about a Casino in my backyard...I think it is also an indictment on the state of school systems in Maryland, where is one to go, especially in this job market....

Yes, you're all right, that was the incorrect wording. Rants have a tendency to contain those. I like "blind" better, but still think a stronger inflection, perhaps "ignorant" is still appropriate. Remember, I'm including myself in this category of individuals regardless of what I refer to it as. I'm not necessarily trying to get any kind of point across, that ship sailed long ago and will not be turning back, I'm just so very angry and frustrated with everything that goes on around here that the only way I can seem to cope at all is to vent with my keyboard from time to time. I have no aspirations to ever be taken seriously, and again it wasn't a "general insult", it was a very directed insult to people like myself that moved here without taking the time to review the Master Plan and Zoning rulings thinking that the community wouldn't turn into something so undesirable and so very "Maryland" so quickly. I apologize for my virtual rant, but not for my feelings about this school project or how neglected, insulted and damaged this part of the world has become. I still think "Ryan Homes Elementary" is an accurate name for it, and the Realtor "R" would be a perfect logo. This school would not have been necessary without the ignorance, greediness and lack of foresight of our beloved Howard County officials. I am still naive enough to believe that these people are not corrupt or "on the take" and are just ... idiots ... but I'm really starting to wonder :-)

I believe the way the government conducts itself perpetuates ignorance. Your statement "I'm not necessarily trying to get any kind of point across, that ship sailed long ago and will not be turning back" is what a lot of people think without realizing the process is ongoing. One of the first things I ever said which seemed to infuriate the hcpss was "if it happens to my children it happens to yours". Point being, what is being done to the people of Elkridge will continue and will be done to all of us. I can not accept such an outcome for my children or yours so I continue to speak out and encourage others to do so. The affect is not instant nor has it greatly altered the view of our politicians but I assure you it is being felt. Inclusion of the people is something our government is very uncomfortable with, much easier for them to rule over ignorance. G

The Acadamy at Troy Hill.

Robert -- I think you need a sarcasm button . . . ;-) Otherwise people would be worried that you can't spell . . .

Patapsco River would be nice -- but there is already a Patapsco Middle School in Howard County as well as a Patapsco Elementary Middle School in Baltimore City. The confusion by adding this one as Patapsco River Elementary probably wouldn't be worth it.