Lake Manatee K-8 to open middle school in phases

Lake Manatee K-8 to open middle school in phases

When Star Farms resident Kerri McVey decided to move to Lakewood Ranch in July, a major factor was the brand new Lake Manatee K-8 that is being built at her doorstep.McVey has two children, Brooke (a sixth grader at Dr. Mona Jain Middle School) and Harrison (a fifth grader at the newly opened Lake Manatee). She said the plan was to have Brooke attend Mona Jain for one year and then join her brother at Lake Manatee when the middle school opened u…