On June 9, 2004, East Greenwich NJ students and teachers gathered at the Samuel Mickle School in Mickleton for a special event.

It was a beautiful sight with flag-waving students and teachers in attendance. The ceremony began with the traditional salute to the flag of the United States.

Speakers included East Greenwich School Superintendent Joseph Conroy; Loretta G. Savidge, Principal of the Samuel Mickle School; Joshua Meyer, Principal of the Jeffrey Clark School; George Popp of Mickleton from the Anthony T. Calista VFW Post 5579 (and a committeman of East Greenwich Township), and Janice Brown, East Greenwich Township historian. Honored guests attending were veterans Howard DeVault (of Mt. Royal), Ed Corker (of Mickleton), Lou Marshall, and Fred Feuerborn (of Clarksboro).

East Greenwich School Superintendent Joseph Conroy speaks as honored guests look on.

Joshua Meyer, Principal of the Jeffrey Clark School and two of his students offer a flag related presentation as honored veterans look on.

An inspiring flag folding demonstration ceremony was offered by George Popp, Howard DeVault, and Ed Corker of Anthony T. Calista VFW Post 5579 of Gibbstown NJ, honored local veterans, Ed Corker, Lou Marshall, and Fred Feuerborn, and two students each from the Jeffrey Clark and Samuel Mickle schools.

Members of Anthony T. Calista VFW Post 5579, and other honored veterans, along with East Greenwich students hold a flag folding ceremony.

Howard DeVault, World War II Veteran, Past Commander of the East Greenwich VFW and current member of Anthony T. Calista VFW Post 5579 assists with the flag ceremony

Several students, with the assistance of Samuel Mickle School principal, Loretta G. Savidge raised the school's flag, then lowered it to half staff to mourn the death of former President Ronald Reagan. Patriotic poems written by the students were read aloud. Several patriotic songs were played with the students, teachers and guests singing along. Janice Brown, the township historian, took the students back in time to talk about what their school would have been like 125 years ago.

Principal Loretta Savidge and students raise the American flag on the Samuel Mickle School flag pole

Speakers and honored guests gather at the Samuel Mickle School in East Greenwich NJ. From left to right: John Conroy, Lou Marshall, Janice Brown, Loretta Savidge, George Popp, Ed Corker, Howard DeVault, Fred Feuerborn, and Joshua Meyer.