He’s the most famous graduate of Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, and his lifetime of making a beloved children’s television program was influenced by the puppetry club he took part in there.
But now that a state delegate is pushing to rename the school after “The Muppets” creator Jim Henson, not everyone is on board.
The pushback it’s getting in some parts of the Hyattsville area is somewhat surprising to Maryland State Del. Anne Healey, who is introducing a bill in 2026 that would rename Northwestern High School after Jim Henson.
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