Main Street and Lincoln Street School Flag Project

Parent, community, and school partnerships at both Main and Lincoln Street Schools have combined efforts to create flags that celebrate our unity and connectedness while also respecting autonomy and individual differences.  A flag, representative of each school community, will be housed at each school site in the fall after being on public display this summer at the Exeter Town Library. 

All members of the school community have created their own piece of the flag which has been connected to the whole and stitched together by a group of volunteers.  This has been a thoughtful, introspective project which has combined the talents of our own art teachers, Sue Hanson and Christine Hodsdon, many parent and community volunteers, teachers, and all students in kindergarten through grade five. Debbie Wheeler-Bean and Diane Platt, along with members of the School Spirit and Enrichment Council, have coordinated the many facets of this work, which has been captured on digital video by Elayne Flynn, and shared with the public at a school board meeting in April as well as at the unveiling ceremony. Here are just a few pictures of the project as it was being constructed and displayed. Click on each picture to see an enlargement.

Main Street School's flag was a series of handprints by students with a black border of multicultural figures. Students in kindergarten and first grade made hand prints while second graders made the figures.

Lincoln Street actually has two flags with identical construction. Students constructed squares that represented something in which they had pride and respect on a background of either red, white, or blue. Teachers constructed squares on backgrounds of black. The squares were then assembled with the blue in the upper left corner and the red and white bands with the black squares surrounding the flag.

The assembly was done by MANY volunteers and took MANY hours.

The unveiling of the flag ceremony was held on Flag Day, June 14, 2002. Each school had their own unveiling ceremony, both attended by many family members, town officials, and dignitaries. The entire audience was awash with red, white, and blue. When the flags were unveiled, the amazed audiences burst into cheers. Finally the big day for the unveiling arrived. Main Street students paraded over to Lincoln Street led by Mr. Ford and were welcomed by Ms. Katsos. Art Teachers Sue Hanson and Christine Hodsdon celebrated all the great work. Veterans came and assisted us with unveiling a flag that had flown over the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Roger Reeser, the LSS head custodian and a veteran himself, led the Pledge of Allegiance. It was an incredible experience and one which we are sure the students and participants will not forget.

Thank you all for all your hard work.

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