Published April 17. 2024 02:45PM
The Carbon County Navy Club talked to fourth through seventh graders at the Weatherly Area Elementary/Middle School about the flag Tuesday morning.
Navy Club Commander Scott Reinhart led the presentation with members Robert Siesputowski and Anthony Onichimowski working with students, who helped display and handle the flags.
Reinhart explained how the flag has changed over the years, and taught the students how to fold a flag, how to display a flag, and properly care for the flag.
The Navy Club, which has been visiting schools throughout Carbon County this month, has been teaching students about the flag for more than a decade.
Carol Etheridge, constituent advocate for U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, also presented the school with a flag that was flown over the U.S. Capitol during the program.
- Kelly Monitz Socha
Weatherly Area students on Tuesday learned about the country's flag, how it evolved and changed, and how to display and care for the flag. The Carbon County Navy Club presented the program to fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grade students. Taking part, from left, are: Lucca Walters, Navy Club commander Scott Reinhart; Robert Kelly, Aidan Gowen, Yulieny Bautista, Ferdinando Posser, and Elizabeth DiGennaro. Also taking part, but behind flags were Silas Eckert and Rose Bates.
Weatherly Area students learned about how to care and display the American flag during a presentation by Carbon County Navy Club Tuesday morning. Around the flag are, from left: Harrison DiGennaro, Jack Croman, Aurelia Rambaran, Anthony Onichimowski, Navy Club; Lillian Rochan, Tommy Sypeck, and Rachel Clark. KELLY MONITZ SOCHA/TIMES NEWS