The historic changeover to mark Statehood Day follows a whirlwind process late last year to rethink and redesign the symbols that have represented Minnesota for most of the state's history.
Shari L. Gross, Star Tribune
Highwood Hills Elementary school principal Fatima Lawson receives hugs from Pre-K students inside Highwood Hills Elementary School in St. Paul on Thursday.
Principal Fatima Lawson recently won an award for her work at Highwood Hills Elementary, which adopted a polytechnic approach at the urging of Somali, Karen and Hispanic families.
She came of age during the infancy of girls' prep sports in Minnesota and later raised three baseball stars of her own, including this year's Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
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