Benny's Flag

Benny was an Aleut Indian boy living in an Alaskan mission home many years before Alaska became a state. One day his teacher told the class about a contest to make a flag for Alaska. That night the boys and girls of the mission house made many designs for the flag. Benny thought about what he loved most about Alaska. Benny knew what he wanted his flag to be like…. A month later the teacher announced: “Children, the flag contest is over. From all over Alaska children sent in designs for the flag. And Benny's design has won the contest!” Benny's Flag is a true story.