 Some people in the Bemidji community saw their dream become a reality this morning, as Jean Dillon Elementary School was officially dedicated. Our own Cheryl Moore has a look at the ceremony. After years of hard work, Bemidji finally has its newest elementary school. Today, students, staff, family and friends took the time to dedicate the building and honor its namesake. A lot of times, schools are named after, you know, famous individuals, politicians and, you know, philanthropists and leaders and educators, and that's wonderful. But the school board recognized the important person that my dad was and what he represents in this community, so we're just really humbled that they would name a school after him. About 40 members of Jean Dillon's family were at the ceremony today, not to mention a few of his Navy friends. They traveled to Bemidji from all over the country. A lot of great people, they just, they do a lot of things in their community, and that was my dad. He's a member of the military, served honorably for 20 years in the United States Navy, and he brought a lot of that service here to the community. He was a baseball coach, he's a small businessman. This is a dream come true to have this new beautiful school and to dedicate it and put the name on it of Jean Dillon, who served our community. He served our school board for over 25 years. There was one action that Jean Dillon stood by. And principal Amy Allgaard made sure it was present throughout the ceremony. He was a very humble and kind man, and so the premise of our entire presentation, if you will, our dedication ceremony was to honor him as who he was and what his legacy will be here at our school. And so humble and kind is kind of our theme. Another theme from the dedication was thanking everyone who helped make the dream school a reality, from the school board and Krause-Anderson construction, to the people who fill the halls every day. Every new school is going to have hiccups, if you will. But we feel really good with where we are right now, and a large part is due to our staff, and our students are amazing. It was just so important to recognize him in this way and give something back to him so that his legacy for the importance that he placed on education would continue into the future. Reporting of Amidji, Shromor, Lakeland News. And be sure to tune in to Lakeland News tomorrow night. We'll take a look at Jean Dillon's steam class for our first Golden Apple of the year. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.