Dublin’s Newest School Named

DUBLIN, CA — The Dublin School Board of Trustees have approved a name for Dublin’s newest school/ park in the Jordan Ranch Development. The Cottonwood Creek School, named for a tributary that runs near the school, will debut in fall of 2018, according to a statement released by the district.

“We are excited to mark this important milestone in the process of opening our new school and park site,” said Board of Trustees President Megan Rouse. “We think this is a wonderful, distinctive name and we look forward to the next steps in the process toward opening Cottonwood Creek School for our students and community.”

A facility naming committee comprised of parents, District and City staff, students and community members were tasked with presenting name recommendations to the school board.

“Cottonwood Creek is one of the many waterways that have sustained wild animal and plant life in the area since before the modern-day settlement of the community we now know as Dublin,” district officials said. “These streams were vital to our early settlers to sustain farm land and livestock. In addition, vast expanses of cottonwood trees were abundant in the area. The Spanish name for cottonwood is ‘Alamo’, a name broadly recognized in the Tri-Valley.”

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