Pennsylvania Flag Day honored at Seneca Valley
Retired Seneca Valley teacher Wayne Roccia, center, attaches the Pennsylvania state flag to the pole at Ryan Gloyer Middle School, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
JACKSON TWP — A ceremony at Seneca Valley’s secondary campus on a rainy Wednesday morning commemorated Pennsylvania Flag Day.
Wayne Roccia, a retired teacher at the district who played a key role in establishing the day in the 1980s, was at the ceremony.
Roccia raised the state flag alongside the American flag at Ryan Gloyer Middle School as JROTC cadets from the school saluted.
Retired Seneca Valley teacher Wayne Roccia, center, raises the Pennsylvania state flag alongside the American flag as JROTC cadets from Ryan Gloyer Middle School salute at the Seneca Valley secondary campus, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Retired Seneca Valley teacher Wayne Roccia stands with JROTC cadets from Ryan Gloyer Middle School as they prepare to raise the Pennsylvania state flag at the Seneca Valley secondary campus, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Retired Seneca Valley teacher Wayne Roccia, center, raises the Pennsylvania state flag at Ryan Gloyer Middle School, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
