Tiger spirit to wave in the wind
NANCE BESTON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 7 months AGO
Ephrata School District Superintendent Ken Murray, left, and Assistant Superintendent Aaron Cummings pause for a photo while out placing flags to welcome Ephrata students back to school for the 2024-25 school year.
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Ephrata School District flags line Basin Street for the first day of school. Ephrata School District Public Information Officer Sarah Morford said the flags will be placed for a variety of events such as sendoffs for athletic and academic competitions.
EPHRATA — One hundred bright orange or black flags adorned with the letter “E” will start waving in the wind decorating Basin Street on various occasions.
“We came together to raise community spirits and we're going to put flag days together for several different occasions, the first day of school, graduation, Homecoming, anytime we play Quincy, to keep that rivalry going,” ESD Communications Director Sarah Morford said. “Then anytime we send kids off to state. So, you know that could be state competitions for athletics, or it could be state competitions for a math team or regular robotics or those types of things.”
The Tiger Booster club and ESD invested $3,000 in the flags to raise school spirit, said Morford. The first official flag day was the first day of school, Aug. 28.
The flags are currently being put up and taken down by school administrators, however they plan on organizing an official flag team made of students. Morford said she hopes to have that organized before the next flag day, which will be Sept. 13 when Ephrata plays Quincy in a home football game.
Ephrata School District flags line Basin Street for the first day of school. Ephrata School District Public Information Officer Sarah Morford said the flags will be placed for a variety of events such as sendoffs for athletic and academic competitions.ARTICLES BY NANCE BESTON
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