Flag Education Test Program
Fact Sheet
1. The Flag Education Test program was started in the Department of Indiana in 1996. By 2004 over 300 elementary schools in the state of Indiana ordered over 28,000 tests and comic books.
2. The Division of Student Activities of the Indiana Secondary School Administrators approves the American Legion Flag Education Test.
3. The Flag Education Test is to be given in participating elementary schools during the month of February, which is when the tests are issued to the local American Legion Posts. The test is open to fourth (4th) grade elementary students in all public, private, and parochial schools.
4. Each student participating in the Flag Education Test Program takes the same test. The answers on the test are scored against a standardized answer sheet.
5. The test consists of 20 questions, which vary from multiple choice to true and false, and a short essay.
6. Test papers may be ordered by contacting your local American Legion Posts. The sponsoring Post will provide the test to school officials on the day the test is to be given. The sponsoring Post will participate in the giving and grading of the test.
The Flag Education Test program is administered by and is under the supervision of the Flag Education Committee. For more information on this program please contact the District Chairman for the county of your residence. A complete list is provided on the back of this sheet. You may also contact Susan Long, Americanism Programs Coordinator at (317) 630-1264.
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FLAG EDUCATION/ETIQUETTE COMMITTEE
Chairman: Ron Taylor
1157 W. 775 N., Orleans, IN 47452
Ph: 812-865-3676 email: tata3676@netsurfusa.net
Vice Chairman: John Branson
2255 W. Eble Rd., Boonville, IN 47601
Ph: 812-774-6707
Vice Chairman: David C. Ruell
9455 Discovery Dr. W., Indianapolis, IN 46250
Ph: 317-845-8767
Secretary: Lawrence Thiele
5020 Chippewa Ct., Fort Wayne, IN 46804
Commander's Representative: Pete VanWoerden
325 Maple Lane, Crown Point, IN 46307
Ph: 219-663-1191
1st District Chairman: Charles Franklin (Lake County)
12118 Lee St., Crown Point, IN 46307
Ph: 219-663-8056
2nd District Chairman: Russ Griffin (Newton, Jasper, Benton, Starke, Porter, Pulaski, White, Carroll, Cass, Fulton, Tippecanoe, Kosciusko Counties)
35 EMS B8 Ln, Pierceton, IN 46562
Ph: 574-594-2388
3rd District Chairman: James Hewitt (LaPorte, St. Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart Counties)
210 Linden Dr., LaPorte, IN 46350
Ph: 219-362-4032
4th District Chairman: Larry Thiele (Lagrange, Steuben, Noble, DeKalb, Whitley, Allen, Wells, Adams Counties)
5020 Chippewa Ct., Ft. Wayne, IN 46804
Ph: 260-436-5258
5th District Chairman: Walt Baker (Miami, Wabash, Howard, Clinton, Tipton, Grant, Madison, Huntington, Blackford, Jay Counties)
1300 S. Washington St., Kokomo, IN 46902
Ph: 765-459-0508
6th District Chairman: John French (Warren, Vermillion, Fountain, Parke, Montgomery, Vigo, Putnam, Boone, Hendricks, Hamilton Counties)
814 Sam Ralston Rd., Lebanon, IN 46052
Ph: 765-483-1432
7th District Chairman: Jerry Gardner (Sullivan, Clay, Owen, Morgan, Johnson, Monroe, Greene, Knox, Gibson, Daviess, Martin Counties)
RR 1, Box 9, Bloomfield, IN 47424
Ph: 812-384-4968
8th District Chairman: John Branson (Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Pike, Dubois, Spencer, Crawford, Perry, Harrison, Floyd, Clark Counties)
2255 W. Eble Rd., Boonville, IN 47601
Ph: 812-774-6707
9th District Chairman: Randy Beeler (Brown, Bartholomew, Lawrence, Orange, Jackson, Washington, Jennings, Scott, Jefferson, Ripley, Franklin, Dearborn, Ohio & Switzerland Counties)
8544 US Hwy 50 W., Mitchell, IN 47446
Ph: 812-275-0795 e: rdbeeler@kiva.net
10th District Chairman: Kenny Toll (Delaware, Henry, Randolph, Wayne, Hancock, Shelby, Rush, Decatur, Fayette, Union Counties)
6314 N 75 W, Shelbyville IN 46176
Ph: 317-392-4962
11th District Chairman: Byron Ratcliffe (Marion County)
1716 Kenruth Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46260
Ph: 317-259-4348