“The idea for the flag fundraiser pretty much developed on its own,” Huckaby said. “I had decided the flags would be a great project for my students to build and take home. As we were making them several folks would stop by and ask if we were going to make any to sell. I had enough people inquire about buying flags that we decided to offer them to the public. We ended up selling about 200 flags and were able to have all of them ready by the end of the fall semester last year.”

With the project catching more public attention, students must work in small teams efficiently and effectively to complete each order. Flags are made and prepared by second-year shop students. With a few pieces of new needed equipment and block schedule this year, students are able to produce 40-50 flags per week.