- December 5, 2025
ITMS students Charlotte Fletcher, Dominic Tavolacci and Bianca Gallo are among the eighth-graders that present the flags of Hispanic nations from around the world. Photo by Paige Wilson
Indian Trails Middle School eighth-grader Jovan Vasquez presents the American flag at the end of the parade of flags. Photo by Paige Wilson
ITMS students from left: Paige-Noelle Reckenwald, Natalie Gonzales, Hispanic Club member Irma Merced, eighth-grader Sydney Moses and other students present the flags of Hispanic nations from around the world. Photo by Paige Wilson
Palm Coast residents Olga and Nicholas Denis and Edgar Irizarry applaud the ITMS student presentation of the flags from the Hispanic nations around the globe. Photo by Paige Wilson
Colors filled the Hispanic American Club of Palm Coast as students in the Spanish Club at Indian Trails Middle School marched onto the dance floor to present the flags of Hispanic nations from around the globe.
This is the first time the Flag of Nations Parade was done by the students instead of members of the HACPC, said event coordinator Elizabeth Ortiz.
ITMS Spanish teacher Christina Gilliam said she was proud that many of her students could represent the nations where members of their family actually still live.
Hispanic American Club member Marta Rentas, of Palm Coast, was brought to tears by the flag display.
"It means that they have to remember their roots — where they came from — and be proud wherever they go," Rentas said about the students. "I cry whenever I see this coming together. That's why I'm a member of this club, and I'm so proud of it."
The Pan-American Extravaganza at the club, located at 5 Commercial Court, featured an evening of dinner and dancing after the Flag of Nations Parade.
