Waukee's New 8/9 Building Gets a Name

Ground has yet to be broken on the newest building in the Waukee Community School District, but it already has a name.

The new 8/9 building expected to be built just southwest of South Middle School on L.A. Grant Parkway with be called Timberline once it opens to students for the 2015-16 school year.

Members of the Waukee school board voted unanimously on the name Monday night at their regular scheduled meeting.

Timberline came from a list of suggestions from area fifth-graders who were surveyed during the 2011-12 school year for potential school names. Administrators also consulted historical documents for the Waukee area for options.

Once open, Timberline would return the district to the PK-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-12 configuration it has had in past years. The building itself will hold up to 1,000 students. The district hopes to break ground on the new building later this fall.

Also on the naming block Monday night was the old Waukee Elementary. Expected to open for the 2013-14 school year, administrators want to give the school a name that doesn't conflict with the current Waukee Elementary School. Board members were calling it the Downtown School but tabled discussion on finalizing the name until its next meeting on Oct. 22.