Students Celebrate Diversity in the Annual Flag-Making Competition

12/6/2012 Mary Ann Beahon
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Every year, the registrar’s office at William Woods University holds a flag-making and essay competition to give students a chance to learn about another country.

The contestants are each assigned a specific country currently represented in the William Woods student body. They are instructed to make a replica of that country’s flag and write an essay on that country. 
 
The winner of this year’s competition, for the second year in a row, was Kaitlyn Wideman, a sophomore athletic training major from Russelville, Mo., with her flag and essay for Ghana.
 
In second place was Kacey Scharnhorst, a sophomore mathematics major from St. Peters, Mo., with her flag and essay for Zimbabwe. Jennifer Boudreau, a senior elementary education major from Jefferson City, Mo., was awarded third place for her flag and essay for Taiwan.
 
Wideman says that she enjoyed participating in the competition this year and last and plans to participate again. While others paint their flags, she sews the flag herself, which she says is her favorite part of the competition.
 
“I think it is a great idea to encourage the students to learn of other cultures and ways of people in other countries,” said Wideman, “It also lets you know how lucky we are to be a part of this country.”