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.