Every year the city of Provo hosts thier annual Freedom Festival. This festival has several patriotic events and programs that start as early as April and end with the big 4th of July celebration and parade. The Freedom Festival is the second largest patriotic celebration in the country. As part of the festival they have a Hope of America student showcase performance. All of the 5th grade students from Utah county gather in an event center wearing colored t-shits that when put together assemble an American flag and then perform patriotic songs. Recently they had to split the showcase into two performances because the number of kids performing has grown so large. When the girls first performed there were over 5,000 students participating, now there are nearly 8,000 so they do half of the kids on one night and the other half the next. All of this is free to the public. We look forward to this progam with great anticipation. This year it was Dakota's turn to be part of the flag and her excitement was through the roof. She even had her friends over so they could practice the songs for the performance.
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| Waiting for the show to begin. |
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| Dakota in her position as one of the flag's white stripes. |
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| She felt so special that night and had so much fun. |
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| The flag is beginning to take shape as all the students arrive. |
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| Finding Dakota was tough but we did it. She is at the top in the center. |
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| Here is a picture taken during one of the songs. |
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