June 14, 2013 Flag Day

in grammar school we had different kinds of monitors.  there was the milk monitor that brought in the crates of mild and distributed them for snack time. there was the the audio visual monitor who helped set up the film strip projectors. there was the attendance monitor who gather the  teachers attendance record to bring them to the office.  there was the safety monitor who assisted at the crosswalks.  But the highest monitor to be was the flag monitors.  They were responsible for the unfolding, raising, lowering and the folding of the flag.  This was daily routine in the school yard of PS 120.  All the students were lined up in their respective places  as the flag monitors did their ceremony.  The all  recited the pledge of allegiance and sang God bless america.  at the conclusion of the day the monitors alone went out to bring down the flag and fold it in its required triangular form and was placed on the  desk of the principle.