A public information meeting for a proposed 260-student, 14,700-square-foot school at the southwest corner of Corkscrew and River Ranch roads took place at a Nov. 14 Estero Planning, Zoning and Design Board meeting.
The school, off Crosswater Parkway, will open in August and serve approximately 1,500 students.
At its regular meeting Tuesday, the school board voted unanimously (5-0) to name the school, which had tentatively been labeled MM, Pine Island Academy.
The name is a nod to the geographical reference point given by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when the area was used as a base in the 1940s, including a canal it dug to make travel and transport more efficient to surrounding areas.
Principal Amanda Riedl said she was happy with the school board s decision, as about half of school community members who participated in the process favored the name.
St. Johns County narrows in on name for new K-8 school in Nocatee
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Construction on new K-8 school in St. Johns County moving forward. (St. Johns County School District)
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Johns County School Board got an update Tuesday morning from the school district on a flurry of new school construction happening in the fast-growing county.
The K-8 school, which is named “MM Academy” for now, will soon have a permanent name and a school mascot.
The name recommendations include:
Tolomato River Academy
The mascots for the $37 million, three-story school have been narrowed down to six choices: Cougars, Coyotes, Dolphins, Manatees, Pioneers and Terrapins. The district said the students will help make the final decision about the mascot in the coming weeks.