sentences:  In 1994, the naming of a new, real-life elementary school in Greenwood, South Carolina, was left up to the students, and the name "Springfield Elementary" was chosen.The school board was unaware of the connection to "The Simpsons" until a protest by one group of parents, who argued that the character of Bart Simpson was a poor role model.The name stood, and the school opened in August 1994.