The APS Manages the Flag Ceremony Early in the School Year

By Elsa Ling & Alex Sun

On September 7th George Wang and Peter Liu from grade 5 APS Proudly raised the national flag at the school weekly Monday Morning Ceremony. And on September 14th, Daniel Du and Jack Yu also from Grade 5 APS were given the opportunity to raise the flag, Our School reporters interviewed the four of them to see how they felt about raising the flag.

Interviewer: Why do you think you were chosen to raise the flag?

George: I raised the flag last year.

Daniel: I raised the flag last year, too.

Interviewer: What about you, Peter?

Peter: I don’t know.

George: I know why, Peter was chosen because he learned things very fast.

Interviewer: What about Jack?

Jack: I don’t know.

Daniel: I think because Jack likes to help people.

Interviewer: Who taught you to raise the flag?

Daniel: George taught me and Jack.

Interviewer: Who taught Peter?

Daniel: Ms. Zhao taught Peter.

Interviewer: How did you raise the flag?

Daniel: I pulled a rope to raise the flag.

Interviewer: What did they tell you not to do when you raise the flag?

Jack: They told us not to raise the flag half way up the pole.

George: Because that means someone famous died.

Interviewer: Is there anything they told you must do?

George: They told us to keep pulling the rope until it is all the way up.

Interviewer: Why?

George: Because it will fall off and hit someone’s head.

Interviewer: How did you feel when they asked you to raise the flag?

Jack: I felt bored and a little nervous.

George: Excited and happy.

Peter: Me too.

Daniel: Excited.

Jack: I felt excited too and interesting.

Interviewer:  Did you like to raise the flag?

Daniel: Yes, I did.

Interviewer: Why did you like to raise the flag?

Daniel: Because it was my honor.

Interviewer: Did you feel scared when you raise the flag?

Daniel: No, I didn’t.

Interviewer: Would you like to do it again?

Daniel, Jack, George, Peter: Yes.

Interviewer: Jack, why do you want to do it again if you’re bored?

Jack: It is bored but also excited and a little bit fun.

On September 21st The APS raised the national flag again. This time Debby Jiang from APS grade 4-2 and Chandler Lu from APS 4-1, raised the flag. APS Reporter Elsa Ling had a moment to interview Debby, unfortunately we were unable to find time to interview Chandler.

Elsa: Were you nervous when you raised the flag?

Debby: No I was not. 

Elsa: How many times did you practice?

Debby: About 10 times.

Elsa: Why do you think they choose you to raise the flag?

Debby: I think the class thinks I studied well.

On September 14th and 21st Elsa Ling and Alex Sun, the two APS Reporters, presided over the Monday morning flag-raising ceremonies. Elsa Ling took a moment to tell us how she felt regarding the ceremony.

“I felt nervous at first, but when I almost finished, I made a little mistake. Then I felt it was all over, it was a really silly feeling, and when I felt I had “game over” (died), but then I calmed down and finished the work. I felt proud at last.”