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Polk board hears plan to add plaque recognizing Lula Longworth at Union Academy
Summary
District staff and alumni asked the Polk County School Board to approve an addendum plaque recognizing Lula Marion Simmons Longworth as the person who named Union Academy; the board expressed support and the district signaled future capital-improvement requests for the site.
A proposal to install an addendum plaque honoring the woman who named Union Academy was presented to the Polk County School Board at its Feb. 10 work session, and board members signaled support.
Superintendent Hyde introduced the item as a historical-marker addendum and turned the presentation over to regional assistant superintendent Miss Nave, who said the existing historical marker (placed July 26, 2019) omitted the person who named the school. "Miss Lula Marion Simmons Longworth named the school Union Academy," Nave said, and alumni asked to…
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