Finalists determined for new east Bradenton K-8 school name

The School District of Manatee County is seeking the public's input on the final list of names for the school being constructed off Uihlein Road.

By Liz Ramos
| 1:00 p.m. October 23, 2024

The School District of Manatee County is making progress on its new K-8 school being built in Lakewood Ranch.

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The School Board of Manatee County has chosen finalist names for the new East County K-8 school.

The school board whittled the list of 135 nominations down to four.

The finalists, in alphabetical order, are Franke Howze, Tim Kolbe, Lake Manatee and Liberty.

The School District of Manatee County is seeking input from the public on choosing a final name for the K-8 school, which is being built on approximately 40 acres of land off Uihlein Road and Academic Avenue.

To provide a comment on the name finalists, go to ManateeSchools.net and click on the "New School Name" tab under "District Top Stories."

The deadline for comments is midnight Oct. 28.

The school board will choose a name at a special meeting Oct. 29.

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Liz Ramos

Senior Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.