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Heritage School will get a new name; City Council precedents set 40 years ago; and purple lights

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Heritage School will get a new name; City Council precedents set 40 years ago; and purple lights

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Children from Megan Simsic's fourth grade class run around outside of the one-room Heritage School at Pioneers Park in October 2017 during a field trip. 

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Whose heritage is it anyway?

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Kylie in 2010

Kylie ready for Heritage School in 2010.

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Addison sewed her own outfit

Addison Watchorn, age 10, Rousseau Elementary, April 2019: Addison loves to sew and had been waiting for years to be able to sew her own outfit for Heritage School. Addison sewed the dress and apron she wore to Heritage School.  Her younger cousin was able to wear it this year when she went.

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Megan in 2012

Megan Schneider, Sheridan Elementary, 2012

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Sheridan Elementary class at Heritage School in ‘89 or ‘90

Sheridan Elementary class at Heritage School in ‘89 or ‘90

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Tanner Cleland Heritage School, January 2019

Tanner Cleland Heritage School, January 2019

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Gabriella during her visit when she attended Pershing Elementary

Gabriella during her visit when she attended Pershing Elementary

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Brianna at Heritage School

Brianna at Heritage School

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Elise Lammers-Sheridan Elementary 2018

Elise Lammers-Sheridan Elementary 2018

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1995 Heritage School

1995 Heritage School

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Sage at Heritage School

Sage at Heritage School

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Melissa

Melissa in pioneer outfit her mother made.

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Molly

Molly at Pioneer School.

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St. Patrick's Catholic 4th Grade

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Jenna Hinzman with Roper Elementary 2017

Roper Elementary, Jenna Hinzman 2017

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Daughter and mother wearing the same Heritage School outfit 23 years apart.

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St. Mary's students at Heritage School.

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Messiah Lutheran's 2017 Heritage School experience.

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Messiah Lutheran's 2017 Heritage School experience.

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Messiah Lutheran's 2017 Heritage School experience.

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Messiah Lutheran's 2017 Heritage School experience.

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Messiah Lutheran's 2017 Heritage School experience.

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Messiah Lutheran's 2017 Heritage School experience.

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Mrs. Gaston's class from Belmont Elementary at Heritage School in State Fair Park in 1996.

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Girls dressed for Heritage School when it was at State Fair Park in 1996.

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Belmont Elementary students at Heritage School in 1996.

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Kalina and Zayden, 2016

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Jalysia Hubbard, 2016

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Heritage School teacher Janice Walker instructs Tom Docter and his classmates during a day of old-fashioned schooling at State Fair Park on March 15, 2005.

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Schoolhouse

Brooklyn Sumovich, 9, (center) took on the role of teacher as other students played in the one-room schoolhouse during Waverly's Hamlow Elementary School's Pioneer Festival at Camp Creek Threshers grounds Friday, May 7, 2004. The school's fourth-graders spent the day at the history facility studying various aspects of pioneers life and dressing in pioneer clothing. 

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Megan Anthes tries to break through as Ian Gregory (center) and Kaylynne Huntington hold on during a lunch recess game of Red Rover. Morley Elementary fourth-graders were at Heritage School at Pioneers Park on Oct. 21, 2011. 

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Maxey Elementary School fourth-graders line up to enter the Heritage School on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at Pioneers Park.

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Makenzie Hunzeker bears down with her chalk during class at Heritage School on Oct. 6, 2010. 

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This photo in the Journal Star archives is dated Nov. 19, 1975.

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Mary Lou Henn teaches a lesson in penmanship to Roper Elementary fourth-graders at the Heritage School, temporarily located at the State History Museum, 15th and P streets, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. 

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Heritage School teacher Mary Lou Henn leads Arnold Elementary fourth-graders to dedication ceremonies Oct. 5, 2010, at the Pioneers Park Nature Center. The Heritage School was moved to Pioneers Park from State Fair Park.

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Sarah Baillie heads uphill to class after the school bell rang to end lunch recess. Morley Elementary fourth-graders were at Heritage School at Pioneers Park on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. 

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With lunches eaten, a cap from a different era waits for the end of the schoolday. Morley Elementary fourth-graders were at Heritage School at Pioneers Park on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. 

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As students Olga Denysyuk and Owen West hold the flag, Mary Lou Henn plays an autoharp and sings "America" after the Pledge of Allegiance at Heritage School on Dec. 2, 2009. 

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Leighton Nosal cinches up as he waits his turn in the spelling bee line. Morley Elementary fourth-graders were at Heritage School at Pioneers Park on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011.

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Wearing aprons, Shelby Stutzman (right) and Ashly Felipe Espino practice Heritage School posture as they glance toward the Hudson Cabin during dedication ceremonies at the Pioneers Park Nature Center on October 5, 2010. 

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Curator Judy Keetle teaches a lesson to Roper Elementary fourth-graders at the Heritage School, temporarily located at the State History Museum, 15th and P streets, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. 

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Mary Lou Henn waits at the Heritage School door to greet 14 Belmont Elementary School fourth-grade students on Dec. 1, 2009.

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M'Kenzi S., Campbell Elementary

M'Kenzi S., Campbell Elementary

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Christopher with Blessed Sacrament

2011: Christopher – 2nd row, third from left (Blessed Sacrament 4th Grade)

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Stephen with Blessed Sacrament

2015: Stephen – center, top hat (Blessed Sacrament 4th Grade)

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The Heritage School at Pioneers Park.

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Native prairie

Volunteer Moni Usasz (right) leads a group of students from Hill Elementary through the tallgrass prairie at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton on Thursday. Fourth grade students from across the district explore the state's native prairies as part of their science and social studies classes.

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Former Lincoln City Councilman Eric Youngberg

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