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Lewton School, a Lansing elementary school built in the late 1950s, held a farewell event before demolition.

The school will be rebuilt as part of a 2022 voter-approved $130 million bond.

The new Lewton School is expected to open in fall 2028.

LANSING — Sweaty brows proved the need for a new Lewton School but students, parents, alumni and more made sure to tour the aging building one last time on Aug. 14.

They wanted to say farewell to Lewton, a west Lansing school constructed in the late 1950s and slated for demolition so that a new Lewton can take its place.

“I went to school here, way back in the ‘70s,” said Lisa Hagerman, a 58-year-old DeWitt resident taking pictures of the school to send to her brother in Arizona, who also attended Lewton. “My brother and I,

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