Help Name New Malibu Elementary School

MALIBU, CA – The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is combining Point Dume Marine Science School and Juan Cabrillo Elementary School on the Point Dume campus in Malibu starting in August 2019 and the new school needs a name.

Malibu parents, staff and community members are welcome to submit their suggestion – students at both schools will have the opportunity to submit a suggestion during class time, the SMMUSD press release said.

All suggestions will be reviewed and a task force will consider and select a name that will be recommended to the SMMUSD Board of Education for approval. The School Naming Task Force will consist of teachers, classified employees, students, city leaders, school board members, district leadership, community liaison and members of Malibu Schools Leadership Council, the Malibu Facilities DAC, Shark Fund and the Malibu Special Education Foundation.

Students at both schools will be involved in choosing a new mascot and school colors following the name approval; the new name, mascot, colors and logos will be unveiled at a school board meeting in the spring. The deadline to enter is February 1 at 5 p.m.

To enter your suggestion for the new school name, click here.