You're a Grand Old Flag

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Students at Jewell Elementary paid tribute to “Old Glory” recently during an assembly. The students now have a new flag hanging in their gym, thanks to APS Board of Education President and Jewell parent Matt Cook and his wife, Laurie.


	“Although there were flags in classrooms and in front of the building, we noticed that there was not a flag in the gym and decided to do something about it.” - Matt Cook APS Board President

The Cooks wrote to Congressman Bob Beauprez and requested a special flag for Jewell. The congressman sent the school a flag that had flown in Washington D.C. over the Capitol Building.

Jewell students celebrate their new flag.

APS Board of Education President Matt Cook (left) chats with Wes Parham from Congressman Bob Beauprez’s office.

At the assembly, Wes Parham from Congressman Bob Beauprez’s office talked to the students about the role of Congress. Sandy Sweeney from the Daughters of the American Revolution spoke to the students about the history of the United States flag.


	“It’s hard to believe that this flag came all the way from Washington.” - Trenton Jewell Elementary third grader

Students ended their assembly by singing, “You’re a Grand Old Flag.”

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