Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, January 26, 2021
[ 3 Ways for Students to Experience today's 'Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag': ]
[ 1) Scroll down this page and read it to yourself or perform it aloud for your school / classroom. If reading the page to a classroom, skip any text in [ brackets ].
2) Play & listen to the 'BASC' podcast as you or your classroom follow along while scrolling down this page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) Play & watch, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector, the screen captured short video performance of this page ]
[ 1) Scroll down this page and read it to yourself or perform it aloud for your school / classroom. If reading the page to a classroom, skip any text in [ brackets ].
2) Play & listen to the 'BASC' podcast as you or your classroom follow along while scrolling down this page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) Play & watch, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector, the screen captured short video performance of this page ]
[ Note: Flag Steward's 'Be a Stud Citizen' podcasts are available on nearly all podcast platforms for you to listen and enjoy however you prefer. ]
[ Note: If you can't access or play videos from YouTube in your school, then GO / CLICK HERE to watch today's stories from Our Flag on Loom. ]
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, at half-staff today?
[ CLICK HERE to see Half-Staff alert details, including pics, of Honorees ]
Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... remembers the statehood anniversary of Michigan ...
Happy Birthday, Michigan!
... remembers the statehood anniversary of Michigan ...
Happy Birthday, Michigan!
[ Note: State facts are spaced out so you can quiz yourself while scrolling down ;) ]
State Initials:
MI
MI admitted to the Union (Statehood):
January 26, 1837
(26th state to join USA)
Capital of MI:
Lansing
MI Population Total and Rank:
9,883,635
(10th most populated state)
MI Size Rank:
11th largest state
MI
MI admitted to the Union (Statehood):
January 26, 1837
(26th state to join USA)
Capital of MI:
Lansing
MI Population Total and Rank:
9,883,635
(10th most populated state)
MI Size Rank:
11th largest state
[ map image credit: TUBS on Wikimedia / licence: CC BY SA 3.0 ]
How did MI get its name?:
Michigan's state name came from "michi-gama," an Ojibwa (Chippewa) word meaning "large lake."
Nickname of MI:
The Great Lakes State
Notable MI Landmarks and Historic Sites:
1) Great Lakes - 4 of the 5 Great Lakes border Michigan (Erie, Michigan, Huron, Superior)
2) Mackinac Islands
3) Henry Ford Museum - recalls the Founder of the Ford Motor Company and its breakthrough to be the first auto affordable for America's middle class
Michigan's state name came from "michi-gama," an Ojibwa (Chippewa) word meaning "large lake."
Nickname of MI:
The Great Lakes State
Notable MI Landmarks and Historic Sites:
1) Great Lakes - 4 of the 5 Great Lakes border Michigan (Erie, Michigan, Huron, Superior)
2) Mackinac Islands
3) Henry Ford Museum - recalls the Founder of the Ford Motor Company and its breakthrough to be the first auto affordable for America's middle class
[ Henry and Clara Ford riding in his first automobile, the Ford Quadricycle = public domain image ]
Did you know this about Michigan?:
The only state divided into 2 peninsulas (bodies of land almost surrounded by water - like on 3 of 4 sides)
Another nickname for Michigan is the "Wolverine State," but the state no longer has any wolverines.
The only state divided into 2 peninsulas (bodies of land almost surrounded by water - like on 3 of 4 sides)
Another nickname for Michigan is the "Wolverine State," but the state no longer has any wolverines.
[ The Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit - the world HQ for General Motors ]
Detroit, Michigan's biggest city, is nicknamed "Motor City" - the "Car Capital of the World."
Detroit, Michigan's biggest city, is nicknamed "Motor City" - the "Car Capital of the World."
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, please unite and recite the Pledge.
Thanks for participating in today's U.S. Flag tribute.
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:
Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:
Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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FINALLY! - TEXT (National & State) Half-Staff Alerts:
CLICK HERE to sign-up for National and State-targeted Half-Staff Flag Alert TEXT Notifications
(Many prefer this text alert service because within the Flag Steward app we CANNOT effectively deliver state-targeted notifications)
This is a FREE service powered by Flag Steward's nonprofit
CLICK HERE to sign-up for National and State-targeted Half-Staff Flag Alert TEXT Notifications
(Many prefer this text alert service because within the Flag Steward app we CANNOT effectively deliver state-targeted notifications)
This is a FREE service powered by Flag Steward's nonprofit
Flag Steward (formerly known as Beacon of Honor and originally incorporated as GivingVu.org, Inc. in 2013) is a nonpartisan, student-inspired, Veteran-led 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit organization based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Tax ID# 46-2457373