Ninety 4th grade students at Pendleton Elementary School, 7101 Stanton Ave., in Buena Park, had a special presentation by the Buena Park Noon Lions Club just before school recessed for the summer.
Flag Day is officially Saturday, June 14; however, since school is out by then, students got a head-start in learning about the American flag.
Ninety 4th grade students at Pendleton Elementary School, 7101 Stanton Ave., in Buena Park, had a special presentation by the Buena Park Noon Lions Club just before school recessed for the summer.
Flag Day is officially Saturday, June 14; however, since school is out by then, students got a head-start in learning about the American flag.
“It has been a pleasure to have a representative from the Buena Park Noon Lions Club come and speak to my class about the flag,” said 4th grade teacher Lynn Sipes. “The students love having a guest tell them new information and they are actively engaged and truly excited to learn about our flag.”
Kristin Sherman, also a 4th grade teacher, said the flag presentation is a good lead-in to American History as the students progress into the 5th grade.
Each student receives a gift of a small flag from the Lions club to take home, along with a small pamphlet that explains interesting facts about the flag.
“After the presentation, students have a chance to write about what the flag means to them,” Sipes said. “All of the fourth grades at Pendleton School look forward to the Lions Club visit.
Students are taught how Americans should respect the flag every day and that Flag Day is a special day when Americans celebrate the flag and show respect for not only the flag but for its makers and designers.
Congressman Francis Hopkinson is credited with designing the first U.S. flag and Betsy Ross, a seamstress from Philadelphia, which was the Capitol of the United States, is credited with sewing the first U.S. flag.
The flag is displayed on government buildings and schools every day, but on Flag Day, organizations hold parades and other events throughout various States to celebrate America’s National Flag and the freedoms it represents.
Flag Day is also a time to remember and honor military men and women who defend America and its flag every day of their lives so that all citizens in America may live in peace and freedom.
The National Flag Day Foundation holds an annual observance for Flag Day on the second Sunday in June; the program includes a flag raising, the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem, as well as a parade.
Congress authorized the original United States flag Saturday, June 14, 1777, 237 years ago. It had 13 stripes – seven red stripes and six white stripes – representing the 13 original colonies.
The red stripes stand for courage, honor and valor and white is for purity.
Originally, there were 13 white stars in a field of blue, representing a “New Constellation” instead of the 50 stars we have today – which represents all of the states that make up the United States – with each state in the union represented by a five-point star.
The number of stars has changed as new states joined the union, with 50 states now belonging to the total of the United States.
The last two non-attached states added to the United States were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959, with President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaiming them the 49th and 50th states of the United States, after both Alaska and Hawaii voted to becomes states.
