DICKINSON — Last night, President Donald Trump lit the National Christmas Tree in a tradition that has been celebrated since 1923 during President Calvin Coolidge’s administration. This year, Dickinson, North Dakota, was represented on the National Christmas Tree, as students from Jefferson Elementary School had their original ornaments included in the display.

According to Sara Streeter, principal of Jefferson Elementary, the display is located near the White House in President’s Park and features 59 Christmas trees — one for each state and territory, as well as the District of Columbia, the Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Defense Education Activity and America 250.

This summer, Gov. Kelly Armstrong nominated his former elementary school, Jefferson Elementary, to represent the

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