"We would

like to make contact with a high school in Manhattan so that we can send

them our messages of support. We just hope that we can be a part of their

healing process," Wright said.

Wright said

the school hopes to raise $5,000 for the scholarship fund. In addition

to selling squares for the flag, the school is also selling ribbons and

stars. Students throughout Starr's Mill are helping with the fund-raiser

from cutting ribbons to selling them, along with the squares and stars,

to their peers during the school's lunch period. For a donation of $1,

students can purchase a ribbon, $5 a square and a ribbon, and $10 a star

and a ribbon.

"So far

student support has been solid. In the first three days we sold around

200 to 300 ribbons," Wright estimated.

In addition

to the paper flag, the school is also planning to display a living American

flag during pregame events at the football game scheduled for Oct. 12.

Preorders went out last week for students and faculty to purchase red,

white and blue T-shirts for the formation of the flag.

Art teacher

Todd Little has created a design for the shirts, which will carry the

words "Remember September 11, 2001" and the phrase "Our

flag is still there" from "The Star Spangled Banner." Approximately

800 t-shirts are being printed. Little's art club students are going to

print the design on the shirts using a silk screening process.

"I wanted

to create something that the kids could keep. I know that there have been

dozens of reports of other schools doing living flags. It may not be unique

anymore but it is still a good idea," Little said.

Little has

created a grid for the formation of the flag that encompasses 780 people.

He says that if the schools sells all 780 slots it will double his expectations.

"I hope

that we have that situation. If we should sell more than 780, the grid

can always be enlarged to accommodate more people," Little added.

Dibs on T-shirt

sales go to students and faculty at Starr's Mill. In the event that some

shirts are not sold, then neighboring Rising Starr Middle School will

be invited to participate.

Proceeds will

be donated to one of the relief funds established for the victims of last

month's terrorist attacks.

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