The Wake County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to rename East Wake Middle School to Neuse River Middle School, beginning next school year.
Other names considered were Knightdale Middle and Old Milburnie Road Middle. The school's PTA members supported the board's decision, saying the Neuse River is a "well known landmark that could positively represent the school."
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The school's new building is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in 2020. When East Wake Middle first opened in 1989 it was located within Wake County outside of any municipal jurisdiction.
"With the growth of municipalities and location of middle schools further east in Wake County, the current name has become less accurate as an identifying descriptor of the school location," according to Wake school leaders.