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Georgette, a K. Smith parent - My Name, My Identity Series

My Name is Georgette, pronounced “ZhorZhett” which is French. #mynamemyid @ksmithschool

 The meaning of Georgette is a fine, transparent material used in dressmaking, Or “Giver of the Land”.

I was given my name from my mother Elaine. She wanted to name me after my paternal Grandmother Georgia. So, her and my father named me “Georgette”.

Often growing up, I hated my name and I often wondered why my mother named me Georgette. It was hard to say, it was hard to spell, and we were…

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Mrs. Leiplet's 1st and 2nd grade - My Name, My Identity series

Mrs. Leiplet's 1st and 2nd grade - My Name, My Identity series #mynamemyid @jleipelt5

This month Evergreen School District is participating in a campaign to promote cultural awareness by pledging to pronounce the names of our students correctly. Take the pledge. Families and teachers have taken the My Name, My Identity pledge and students have been sharing their name stories.

We have been delighted by hearing the stories of our names as each had been thoughtfully chosen in honor…

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Ms. Soares's 3rd grade - My Name, My Identity series

Ms. Soares’s 3rd grade – My Name, My Identity series

Throughout the month of October, we are celebrating our names as part of the My Name, My Identity campaign.  We are pledging to celebrate and honor names.  Below are names form Ms. Soares’s third grade class.

My mom picked Czerina, because she felt it was a unique and pretty name.

My dad liked a video game and it had my name in it. Also, my mom’s name is Nina and my dad’s name is Michael and they…

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