At the recent committee meeting that decided the mascot, colors and possible names for the new northwest St. Johns County high school (DDD), School Board member Beverly Slough mentioned that she would not be in favor of "St. Johns" as a name choice. The Board will decide the name at its Dec. 11 meeting based on the choices of St. Johns, Northwest, Creekside, or some other name they determine.

Slough's reason was that too much in the northwest carries the "St. Johns" moniker. We've heard similar arguments after folks voted to add "St. Johns" to the 32259 postal designation. What's the problem with St. Johns?

Tell us what you think -- is St. Johns a loser by default as a school name? Do you agree with Slough about the overuse of the name in the northwest?

Oh, and this bears repeating as it seems to cause confusion -- "St. Johns" did NOT replace Fruit Cove, Julington Creek, Switzerland or Jacksonville as a postal designation for 32259. After a public vote and a sign-off by the County Commission, St. Johns was simply ADDED to the top of the list in postal  computers. The name Fruit Cove still exists ... clearly in the minds of some northwest residents, it's the only name that exists.