Our kids will carry the banner
We’re inviting students, educators, families, mentors, and their youth partners to participate in the process of selecting our next state flag. Tell us which flag semi-finalist designs you think best represent the state today.
Education resources
Although much about our state has changed, we heard that the people and landscapes of Utah make our state unique. The flag semi-finalists each aim to connect with the following themes:
- From the mountains in Northern Utah, to the red-rock bluffs in Southern Utah, Utahns are united about the unique geography and diverse beauty of our state.
- Utahns are proud of our commitments to our community. These are reflected in service, hard work, and family.
- Utahns connect with the innovation, economy, and industry of our state.
all educators
- Use the More Than A Flag semi-finalist survey as an opener or closing to an existing lesson plan.
- Watch videos from More Than A Flag subcommittee members about some of the symbols and themes in the semi-finalist designs.
- Discuss with your class which flag semi-finalist designs they think best represents the state today.
- Have students look at the flag designs and select one that resonates with them and write about why.
- Download a poster of the semi-finalists as a take home activity.
Fine arts
- Use RESPOND and CONNECT standards to decode semi-finalist designs.
- Consider colors and symbols that connect with themes identified by Utahns above. How do the semi-finalist designs demonstrate these ideas?
- Watch videos from More Than A Flag subcommittee members about some of the symbols and themes in the semi-finalist designs.
- Use the semi-finalist designs as an opportunity to talk about gallery walks and how we view/talk about art.
- Incorporate the flag into a self-portrait lesson to allow for a conversation about symbolism in our own lives.
- Review education resources from spring 2022 to compare the new flag designs to other state flags.
Social Studies
- Use ANALYZE and EVALUATE standards to decode semi-finalist designs.
- Consider the diverse people and geographies in Utah. How do the semi-finalist designs demonstrate these ideas?
- Watch videos from More Than A Flag subcommittee members about the history of the Utah flag and the public submission process.
- Compare and contrast. Use the Utah flag handout to review versions of the state flag and compare them to the flag semi-finalist designs.
- Review education resources from spring 2022 to compare the new flag designs to other state flags and their history.
“This is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to tell the world what makes Utahns.’”
Senator Daniel McCay, of the Utah Flag Task Force
What we heard from the design Process
We asked members of our More Than A Flag subcommittees to tell us what they thought about the process, symbols, and themes from Utahns.
The Process and its Effect on Schools
Cathy Jensen, Utah State Board of Education
The Diversity of Perspective in the Process
Maria Sykes, Epicenter
The History of the Utah Flag
Ron Fox, The Fox Group
The Role of Geography in the New Design
Gareth Fry, Utah Valley University
The Proliferation of Beehives in the New Design
Kassie John, Indigenous Designer
Stars in the New Flag Design
Rep. Robert Spendlove of the Utah Flag Task Force
Education resources from spring 2022
Portrait of a Graduate
Parent Organizations and Families
We encourage parents and families to give us your feedback about our flag semi-finalists. Take the survey!
Are you a school Representative?
Encourage your principal to share information about More Than A Flag with your school! Connect with us for ideas at utahstateflag@gmail.com.
Rep. Elizabeth Weight, of the Utah Flag Task Force
This fall, the Utah State Flag Task Force will present a final flag to Gov. Spencer Cox, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, and the Utah Legislature for approval.