At a Board meeting on Tuesday, October 22, Thames Valley District School Board Trustees approved the names of three new elementary schools under construction in North Woodstock, Northwest London and Southwest London.

The new school names were collected from community input, identified by the Naming Selection Committee and voted upon by the school communities. Respondents were asked to rank the name options in order of preference.

The following names received the majority of first place votes:

• North Woodstock: Turtle Island Public School (40%)
• Northwest London: Northwest Public School (43%)
• Southwest London: White Pine Public School (69%)

All three names were approved by the Board of Trustees at the Tuesday Board meeting.

"One of the goals from our new Multi-Year Strategic Plan is engagement and collaboration," said Board Chair, Beth Mai. "The Board of Trustees is grateful to these school communities for their thoughtful participation in the school naming process."