APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The Appleton Area School District wants to rename one of its schools.
The district is asking resident students, staff, families, and community members for their input to rename Lincoln Elementary School.
The school board received a request from a community committee to rename the school to Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary School – Home of the Lincoln Lions. Dunlap, the school’s former principal who was recognized in the Appleton community for his leadership on civil rights issues, died in October 2019.
Residents will have five options:
- Retain the name Lincoln Elementary School
- Retain the name Lincoln Elementary School and recommend naming a different facility after Ronald C. Dunlap
- Rename the school Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary School – Home of the Lincoln Lions
- Rename the school Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary School – Home of the Lincoln Lions and recommend naming a different facility after Abraham Lincoln
- Rename the school Lincoln – Dunlap Elementary School
The online survey closes at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 18. Only AASD residents will be allowed to provide input/feedback.
Paper copies of the survey are available at the AASD Leadership Center 131 E. Washington Street, Suite 1A Appleton, WI 54911.
You can also request one be mailed to you by calling (920) 832-6128. Respondents are responsible for return postage.
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