Today, 200 students from JE Hobbs, FS Ervin, & ABC Elementary Schools filled the J E Hobbs Elementary School Gymnasium. After finishing 10 weeks in the Super Citizen Program, they are gathered to celebrate their accomplishments and honor local heroes from the stage.
These students have learned their important roles in America’s future thanks to an immersive experience in civics, character, financial literacy and social studies. And in the closing piece of the program, Torch Teams (or “Helping Hands” for the younger students), students are applying those crucial lessons in the real world. They chose heroes who embodied the traits of amazing citizens and read essays from stage before presenting them with Authentic Liberty Replicas & Liberty Pins. They learned that “when you honor a hero, you become a hero!”
See the Torch Teams & Helping Hands Heroes honored today in the photo gallery below!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by the Wilcox County Community Alliance. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
Were you at the event? See the photo gallery below to find yourself, to revisit the magic or watch it unfold for the first time >
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- Charles, Ivayanna, Amena, Calajah, Deriya, & Serenity lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Toshika Allen is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Amiya and her friends at ABC Elementary
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- FS Ervin 2nd grade chose Ronnie WIggins as a Helping Hands Hero and Jace tells us all about why.
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- Ronae Benn is chosen as a Helping Hands Hero by Ivy and her friends at FS Ervin.
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- Kendra and her friends at FS Ervin choxe Trevell Coleman as a Helping Hands Hero
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- Jessica Bizzell is chosen by 2nd graders at FS Ervin and A’Kyra tells us all wy!
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- Cathy Blackmon is chosen as a Helping Hands Hero by JE Hobbs 2nd grade ad Zariyah tells us all about her.
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- Dakota and her friends at JE Hobbs chose Kayonda Scott as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Viloet Gray is chosen as a Torch Team Hero by Dahilia and her friends at ABC
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- FS Ervin 5th grade chose Wendell Mason as a Torch Team Hero and Corneal shares why
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- Larry Crear is chosen as a Torch Team Hero by Inashia and her friends at JE Hobbs
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- JE Hobbs 5th grade chose Lakesia Stover as a Torch Team Hero and Jayden shares why!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Super Citizens singing along to our tour anthem!
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- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- U.S.A.!
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- Singing in celebration!
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- Wilcox County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes!