Welcome to Flag Steward's 'Be a Stud Citizen'
Half-Staff Alerts & Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying Civics info & US History memos)
for Wednesday, July 7, 2021​

... a Women to Honor Wednesday ...​​​
[ pic of USS Constitution in Boston Harbor taken in July 2020 by S. Sweeney ] 

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 a barrier-breaking occasion for this Women to Honor Wednesday feature ...

[ public domain image ]

On this date, 40 years ago, on July 7th of 1981,  Sandra Day O'Connor was nominated to become a Supreme Court Justice.  Her nomination as the first female to serve on the Supreme Court was approved by Congress.  She was sworn in on September 25, 1981 (public domain image is below).  She went on to serve as a member of SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) for nearly 25 years.  After her service as an Associate Justice of SCOTUS, she began what she now considers her most important work - her legacy of civic education.  In 2009, she founded iCivics - a nonprofit on a mission to transform civic education for every student in America with innovative and engaging games and resources.  Today, iCivics is used by more than 200,000 teachers providing civic education to more than 5 million students across all 50 states.
Unfortunately, in 2018, at age 88, Justice O'Connor announced her exit from public life as she moved into an assisted-living facility to treat her dementia.

Today's Inspirational Quote from Our Flag

"We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure
to the values, principles, and education
they need to make them good citizens."

- Sandra Day O'Connor, retired US Supreme Court Justice


[ public domain image from 2010 of  the first four women Supreme Court justices (from left to right): O'Connor (then retired), Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Elena Kagan ]

And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance

Students across America, at school or at home, inspired by America's first female Justice to serve on SCOTUS, 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

​In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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