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Guam’s Seven Historical Eras
Guam, the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands chain, has a unique and complex cultural history.
Guam Seal and Flag
The Guam seal is an oval outlined in red that tapers and comes to two pointed ends. This shape is in reference to the ancient Chamorro slingstone, a weapon skillfully wielded by the ancient Chamorros.
Guam Hymn / Fanohge CHamoru
The composition of the Guam Hymn was greatly influenced by the socio-cultural and political history of pre-World War II Guam during the Naval Era. It was a time when the island was administered by Naval governors and the speaking and writing of the CHamoru language was discouraged.
Namesake School: MU Lujan Elementary
Manuel Ulloa Lujan Elementary School, more commonly referred to as MU Lujan Elementary School, was built in 1973 and originally called Yona Elementary School. It was renamed two years later by public law in recognition of Lujan who was a longtime educator and public servant on Guam.
Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC)
For more than fifty years, scholars, researchers, journalists, and students intent on finding out more about the peoples and cultures of the western Pacific have visited the Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center (commonly referred to as MARC) at the University of Guam in Mangilao.
Notre Dame High School
Notre Dame High School was established on Guam in 1968 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, an order founded in 1833 in Germany by Blessed Mother Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger. Although this college preparatory institution began as an all-female school, the school opened its doors to young men in 1995, making Notre Dame the first and only Catholic co-educational high school on Guam.
Namesake School: VSA Benavente Middle
Established in 1966 as Dededo Junior High School, Dededo Middle School was renamed Vicente S.A. Benavente Middle School on February 10, 1999. I Mina Bente Singko na Liheslaturan Guåhan/ the 25th Guam Legislature had passed a resolution supporting the then-Guam Board of Education’s intention to rename the school in honor of the educator turned civic leader.
Namesake School: PC Lujan Elementary
Established in 1961, the East Barrigada Elementary School was renamed the Pedro Camacho Lujan Elementary School by Public Law 9-221, enacted on 1 August 1968. In 1972, the school was formally dedicated in his honor.
Namesake School: LP Untalan Middle
Luis Palomo Untalan Middle School, more commonly known as Untalan Middle School, was established in 1958 as Barrigada Junior High School. It was renamed in honor of the Guam teacher after a public law was passed and enacted on 22 October 1978.
Namesake School: CL Taitano Elementary
Carlos Lizama Taitano Elementary School was first established in 1958 as the Sinajana Elementary School. On 27 September 1970, the school was formally dedicated as the Carlos Lizama Taitano Elementary School, more commonly known as CL Taitano Elementary School.