Photos: Boys Town's New Education Center
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Father Steven Boes speaks before the ribbon cutting of the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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The Boys Town Education Center, located at 12727 Flanagan Boulevard.
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The Boys Town Education Center, located at 12727 Flanagan Boulevard.
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The new Boys Town Education Center will start having students this fall.
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Former Omaha Mayor PJ Morgan, left, shakes hands with Boys Town Mayor Jafar Liebers after Liebers gave a tour of the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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People tour the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Boys Town Mayor Jafar Liebers gives a tour of the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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The new Boys Town Education Center will start having students this fall.
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The new Boys Town Education Center will start having students this fall.
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A "butterfly wall" with artwork created by the students decorates part of the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Boys Town Mayor Jafar Liebers gives a tour of the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Father Steven Boes sprinkles holy water on the new Boys Town Education Center after the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Father Steven Boes prepares to end the new Boys Town Education Center after the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Superintendent of Boys Town Lindsay Meier speaks at the ribbon cutting for the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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People gather to watch the ribbon cutting for the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Boys Town Chief Executive Officer Rod Kempkes speaks before the ribbon cutting of the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Father Steven Boes speaks before the ribbon cutting of the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Father Steven Boes, left, and Boys Town Chief Executive Officer Rod Kempkes talk before the ribbon cutting at the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Father Steven Boes, left, and Boys Town Chief Executive Officer Rod Kempkes​ look at the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Hundreds of students, families and community members gathered to celebrate the opening of the new school at Boys Town. The three-story facility will house all students from grades 4-12.
At a time when America was deeply segregated, Boys Town had young people of all races living together — and a Black mayor.
