Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Friday, January 29, 2021
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Friday, January 29, 2021
[ 3 Ways for Students to Experience today's 'Be a Stud Citizen Message: ]
[ 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 Kansas ...
Happy Birthday, Kansas!
... remembers the statehood anniversary of Kansas ...
Happy Birthday, Kansas!
[ Note: State facts are spaced out so you can quiz yourself while scrolling down ;) ]
State Initials:
KS
KS admitted to the Union (Statehood):
January 29, 1861
(34th state to join USA)
Capital of KS:
Topeka
KS Population Total and Rank:
2,913,314
(35th most populated state)
KS Size Rank:
15th largest state
KS
KS admitted to the Union (Statehood):
January 29, 1861
(34th state to join USA)
Capital of KS:
Topeka
KS Population Total and Rank:
2,913,314
(35th most populated state)
KS Size Rank:
15th largest state
[ map image credit: TUBS on Wikimedia / licence: CC BY SA 3.0 ]
How did KS get its name?:
Kansas was named for the Kansa (Kaw) Native Americans by French explorers. It translated to English as "people of the south wind."
Nickname of KS:
The Sunflower State
Notable KS Landmarks and Historic Sites:
1) Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
Kansas was named for the Kansa (Kaw) Native Americans by French explorers. It translated to English as "people of the south wind."
Nickname of KS:
The Sunflower State
Notable KS Landmarks and Historic Sites:
1) Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
[ Official portrait of President Eisenhower = public domain image ]
2) Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site - the birthplace of school desegregation via this historic US Supreme Court decision
3) Old Cowtown Museum - one of America's oldest open-air history museums / settings
2) Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site - the birthplace of school desegregation via this historic US Supreme Court decision
3) Old Cowtown Museum - one of America's oldest open-air history museums / settings
Did you know this about Kansas?:
Smith County, Kansas is the center of the lower 48 states
Kansas farms produce enough wheat in a year to feed 6 loaves of bread to every person in the world
Smith County, Kansas is the center of the lower 48 states
Kansas farms produce enough wheat in a year to feed 6 loaves of bread to every person in the world
[ The Dodge City Peace Commission = public domain image ]
Lawmen Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickock, and Doc Holliday did their best to keep the peace in Kansas' famous wild west towns of Dodge City and Wichita
Lawmen Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickock, and Doc Holliday did their best to keep the peace in Kansas' famous wild west towns of Dodge City and Wichita
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:
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(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
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