The American Flag

For Civics, we are going over the American flag. Knowing our American heritage plays an important role in our lives as we live day by day as an American. The flag is an important symbol to remind us that we are united no matter where we came from and who we are. We are on American soil. By being aware of what our forefathers had to go through to be where we are today, the flag serves as a reminder of hardiness and valor (red), purity and innocence (white), vigilance, perseverance, and justice (blue) of and for the American people. 

The American flag is treated with respect. The worksheet that was given as homework briefly spoke of one of those etiquettes: that the flag rises at sunrise, and recedes down the staff at sunset. The flag can be flown at night, however, as long as there’s some sort of light source pointing directly at the flag to illuminate at night. There will be more discussions on the etiquette of the USA flag as the week progresses.