LOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Who or what named for: James Russell Lowell (1819â1891) was a Harvard College and Harvard Law School graduate best known as an American Romantic poet and member of a New England writers group known as the âFireside Poets.â
Location: 401 Maple Ave.
Grades: K4-5th
Pictured above, the cafeteria, carved out of two kindergarten classrooms, has a homey feel, complete with a tiled fireplace. âThis isnât a standard school. Itâs 100 years old and weâre celebrating that,â Principal John Burkholder said in May 2017. ANDY MANIS, FOR THE STATE JOURNAL
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SANDBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Who or what named for: Carl Sandburg (January 6, 1878 â July 22, 1967) was a Swedish-American poet, writer, and editor who won Pulitzer Prizes for his poetry and his biography of Abraham Lincoln. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson described Sandburg as more than the voice of America, more than the poet of its str
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