The Current American Flag Was Designed By a High School Student!
Channel: romel andoy
Date: 2021-12-02

The current American flag was designed by a high school student

It started as a school project in junior-year history class in 1958, and this project only earned a B-minus. The flag design had 50 stars, even though Alaska and Hawaii weren’t states yet.
The name of the student was Robert G Heft. He was only 17 years old during that time and he was the designer of the current United States 50-star flag. He had also designed a 51-star flag that would be used if a new state joins the United States. He was born in Saginaw, Michigan.
He originally designed the flag for a class project. his teacher told him that if he got it accepted as the new US flag, he would get an A. so he called, and asked, and his design was approved. The teacher did end up bringing his grade up to an A as well.
He joined a contest entering his flag. He made a deal with his teacher that if he would win the contest then the teacher would up his grade. He won the contest and his teacher upped his grade to an A. He also made a 51-star flag in readiness for a time when another state was added. 
It is said that Robert Heft designed the flag as a 17-year old, but there are a lot of holes in the story.
This story is often called an urban legend, because many other students also submitted the same design at the same time, as there were 400–500 duplicate designs.
Robert Heft gave the design to his Congressman, who has nothing to do with choosing the design.
Also, neither any official flag company nor the US Army Quartermaster Foundation who choose the flag has ever credited him with having designed the flag.
However, Heft himself has been reached out to for interviews, and he does believe that he is the creator of the flag, even though he probably isn’t.
After graduating from college, he became a high school teacher and later a college professor. He was also mayor of Napoleon, Ohio, for 28 years.