UNION TOWNSHIP — West Clermont's school board will hear tonight from a resident who proposes that the district unite both high schools under one name — West Clermont High School — to help implement the small schools concept.

        “It's to unite the community,” said Doug Young, a Clermont County juvenile probation officer who coaches at Amelia Middle School. “We would continue to operate the campuses the way they are in a small school concept.”

        West Clermont, the largest school district in the county, is restructuring its high schools for 2002-03 into smaller schools. Six schools will be located at Glen Este High School, and four schools will be at Amelia High School. The district's 2,500 high school students are encouraged to enroll wherever their school of interest is located.

        One stumbling block has been resistance to changing high schools, which are rivals, especially in sports.

        Mr. Young said his proposal would remove the obstacle of switching loyalties. He suggests, for example, having one varsity team with players from both schools, but two reserve and two freshmen teams.

        Mr. Young, a 1986 West Clermont district graduate, said he favors the high school restructuring, but his coaching job enables him to hear parents' concerns.

        “I'm not trying to derail what they're doing,” he said. “I think they're going to fail miserably in how they're trying to implement it. This would help unite the community and back them in what they're doing.”

        The board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 117 at Glen Este High School, 4342 Gleneste-Withamsville Road.

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