BEMIDJI — As the final alteration to the archway of the former Bemidji High School, a permanent plaque honoring donors for the project was unveiled to the public on Monday. Linda Lemmer, a 1965 BHS graduate, speaks during the unveiling of a permanent plaque honoring donors for the "old Bemidji High School" arch project on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, on the BHS grounds. BHS alumni and community leaders had formed the committee after the “old BHS” was demolished in 2008 as a way to memorialize that part of the building. From left: "Old Bemidji High School Remembered" committee members Sharon Fruetel, Kathy Callagan, Jerry Phillips, Andrea Kent and Linda Lemmer pose by a permanent plaque honoring donors for the "old Bemidji High School" arch project on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, on the BHS grounds. A permanent plaque honoring donors for the "old Bemidji High School" arch project sits on the current grounds of BHS and was unveiled to the public on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.