APOPKA, Fla. — The city of Apopka held a competition for a new design for their city flag.
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Over 150 entries were submitted, most of them from the Apopka area however, some entries came from Texas and even the United Kingdom.
The competition process took about a little over two months, from the submission period to the judging period to the voting and finalization periods.
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Seven mostly local judges were appointed, including a local artist, the director of a design school, and three members of the North American Vexillological Association.
Here is a photo of the original flag compared to the new one:
The artist whose selection was chosen is Faith Lee, an art and music teacher at Apopka Christian Academy.
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