Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Sunday, February 14, 2021
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Sunday, February 14, 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
... recalls the birthday of Arizona ...
Happy Statehood, Arizona!
... recalls the birthday of Arizona ...
Happy Statehood, Arizona!
[ Note: State facts are spaced out so you can quiz yourself while scrolling down ;) ]
State Initials:
AZ
AZ admitted to the Union (Statehood):
February 14, 1912
(48th state to join USA)
Capital of AZ:
Phoenix
AZ Population Total and Rank:
7,278,717
(14th most populated state)
AZ Size Rank:
6th largest state
AZ
AZ admitted to the Union (Statehood):
February 14, 1912
(48th state to join USA)
Capital of AZ:
Phoenix
AZ Population Total and Rank:
7,278,717
(14th most populated state)
AZ Size Rank:
6th largest state
[ map image credit: TUBS on Wikimedia / licence: CC BY SA 3.0 ]
How did AZ get its name?:
Spanish explorers created the word "Arizonac" from speaking with the O'odham Native Americans of the region. The O'odham named the area, where Spanish miners found silver and a source of water in the vast desert, after their word for "small spring" - "ali sonak."
Nickname of AZ:
The Grand Canyon State
Notable AZ Landmarks and Historic Sites:
1) Grand Canyon National Park
Spanish explorers created the word "Arizonac" from speaking with the O'odham Native Americans of the region. The O'odham named the area, where Spanish miners found silver and a source of water in the vast desert, after their word for "small spring" - "ali sonak."
Nickname of AZ:
The Grand Canyon State
Notable AZ Landmarks and Historic Sites:
1) Grand Canyon National Park
[ 2007 pic of Sweeney kids at the Grand Canyon = by S. Sweeney / Flag Steward ]
2) Monument Valley
[ public domain pic below ]
2) Monument Valley
[ public domain pic below ]
3) Navajo Nation - in the northeast corner of AZ and includes portions of Utah and New Mexico
[ Navajo Nation Flag pictured below - public domain image ]
3) Navajo Nation - in the northeast corner of AZ and includes portions of Utah and New Mexico
[ Navajo Nation Flag pictured below - public domain image ]
Did you know this about Arizona?:
Like the old Pony Express, "Snail mail" (U.S. mail) is still delivered by mule, not a fast pony :), to an isolated part of the Havasupai reservation in the northwestern part of Arizona (see picture below).
Amazingly, in Arizona's high desert climate the nation's lowest and highest temperature can occur in the same day.
Arizona's unofficial nickname is the 'Valentine State." Why? You can blame Abe Lincoln and bad luck. ;) In 1912, President Taft didn't want to sign and proclaim Arizona's statehood on February 12th because it was Lincoln's birthday, and he didn't want to do it on the 13th because he was superstitious and believed it be bad luck. So, he held off proclaiming Arizona's statehood until February 14 - Valentine's Day.
Like the old Pony Express, "Snail mail" (U.S. mail) is still delivered by mule, not a fast pony :), to an isolated part of the Havasupai reservation in the northwestern part of Arizona (see picture below).
Amazingly, in Arizona's high desert climate the nation's lowest and highest temperature can occur in the same day.
Arizona's unofficial nickname is the 'Valentine State." Why? You can blame Abe Lincoln and bad luck. ;) In 1912, President Taft didn't want to sign and proclaim Arizona's statehood on February 12th because it was Lincoln's birthday, and he didn't want to do it on the 13th because he was superstitious and believed it be bad luck. So, he held off proclaiming Arizona's statehood until February 14 - Valentine's Day.
[ Havasupai Indians in their native dwelling in Havasu Canyon in 1899 = public domain image ]
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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