Editing Jim Henson (section)

===Education===
Henson attended a variety of grade schools in his youth, including Hyattsville High School until it was closed in 1951. He completed his high school career at the newly opened [[Northwestern High School (Hyattsville, Maryland)|Northwestern High School]], where he joined the puppetry club.

He enrolled at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]], the following fall as a studio arts major, thinking that he might become a commercial artist.{{sfn|Finch|1993|p=9}} As a freshman at the university, Jim took a newly offered puppetry class mostly populated with seniors, including his future wife [[Jane Henson|Jane Nebel]].<!--She took the surname Henson after her marriage, thus, per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biography#People_with_the_same_surname , is referred to by name as "Jane" to distinguish her from "Jim".--> He graduated in 1960 with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[home economics]].