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empty flag poles eXplaINeD Regardless of the fact that many students walk by the flagpoles everyday, few are aware of their history and what they stand for. Currently they are empty; however, they should be flying by the end of the year. Spanish teacher Michelle Heeb does not recall there be- gift that [the class of 2011] left was to replace the flags, so we are in the process of getting them ordered and geting much fuss about the raising of the flags in 2000. “[The flags] were put up after [the lawsuit] and I do not ting new ones, they had just gotten beat up and worn out with all the weather,” Smith said. “I remember anything ever being said about ome bearing the stars and stripes and the others ‘these are our new diversity flags,’ they just am hoping [the flags will be back up] waving purple, black, white, yellow, brown and red. this year.” magically appeared,” Heeb said. Many students walk by these seven flags every day Heeb suggests other possible ways The district continues to make an effort but few know for what they stand. for the flags to represent the culture to raise awareness of student diversity but “I LIKe THe School principal, Jason Smith, sheds some light on their according to Smith, many students are fLAgS... I THINK here at the high school. origins. THeY ARe A gOOd “You could do flags of different naunaware of the purpose the diversity flags “They were created in order to show that PHS has a sol- serve. S Y M b O L O f W H O W e tions. I was over at Chief Leschi and id understanding of diversity and [that] we care about the A R e ...” in their gym they had flags of all the “I do not think [most students know the diversity of our school and diversity issues and to show purpose of the diversity flags] because if different Native American nations that we respect all of our cultures here at the school,” you are a senior and you started in 2011, that were represented at their school, JASON SMITH Smith said. PRINCIPA L which was really cool. You could have that was still well before There is significantly more to the litflags of all the different countries that your time. So I would bet tle-known backgrounds of these diverare represented here,” Heeb said. “We most students do not sity flags. “THeY WeRe know and maybe that is something we could have kids design something to put on the flags, you Their creation stemmed from a law- C R e A T e d I N O R d e R should change, maybe our MLK assem- know, student art.” suit filed against the school in 1999. TO SHOW THAT The diversity flags of PHS have quite the history behind bly would be a good time to talk about “At that time there was a lawsuit that PHS HAS A SOLId them and Smith feels that they are effective in their purthat,” Smith said. had taken place and I think the lawuNdeRSTANdINg However, senior Rachel Owens knows pose of representing the diversity at PHS. Of dI V e R SI T Y.” suit sparked a lot of ideas and aware“I like the flags. I think when they are up and the flags some of the flags’ history. ness about how we can make our high “They represent diversity… I have are new that they are beautiful and I think they are a good school more welcoming and tolerant of symbol of who we are and what we care about. I think that been told,” Owens said. JASON SMITH all of our cultures and all of our people If you look outside today, the flags have there are other ways besides flags but more than that it is PRINCIPA L that attend,” Smith said. “I think that actually been taken down for repair but a culture of your school, it is how students are feeling, how [the flags were] a gesture, a symbol to Smith says they should be back by the we treat each other, that is what I look at versus any other show that we care about what is taking place and student end of the year. symbol,” Smith said. issues.” “[The flags] are down because they were so ripped and In the wake of the lawsuit, the diversity flags that sit worn that we wanted to replace them and… the senior outside the school were born. B y g a B e c a r r o l l m a n a g i n g e d i T o r
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