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Board approves JROTC 'Field of Honor' 9/11 remembrance with 2,977 flags
Summary
Major Francisco Gonzales Rodriguez requested board permission and support for a JROTC cadet service‑learning 'Field of Honor' on Sept. 11 with 2,977 flags; the board approved the event and offered support to acquire flags and assist cadets during the school year.
Major Francisco Gonzales Rodriguez, senior army instructor for the JROTC program, asked the board to permit and support a campus 'Field of Honor' 9/11 remembrance featuring a visual display of 2,977 American flags — one for each life lost on Sept. 11, 2001 — and the board approved the request. "We are organizing a school wide and community ... display of 2,977 American flags planted on the school lawn, 1 representing each life lost on 09/11/2001," Major Gonzales Rodriguez said as he requested flag donations and district support.
Board members moved and seconded a motion to allow the event; the chair said the board would support the program and help where requested during the school year. The superintendent and staff offered logistical support and thanked the cadets for organizing a service‑learning opportunity that emphasizes service and remembrance.
