PORTLAND -- Students are trying to get a Portland school renamed after President-elect Barack Obama.

Portland Public Schools was already in the process of renaming the school currently known as “Clark K-8 at Binnsmead School” and a naming committee is working on a list of suggestions that the public will eventually vote on.

But after the November election, some of the students got the idea to throw Obama’s name into the ring.

A couple of people have e-mailed the school, suggesting it be named after the new American leader and Willamette Week was even reporting that students at the school were heard chanting Obama’s name one day, and filling out forms to get his name of the voting list.

No word on exactly when the official vote will happen or what other names are up for consideration.

The school is located at 2225 SE 87th Avenue, in Portland.