Today, more than 300 second and fifth grade students filled the F S Ervin 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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- 2nd graders show off their graduation certificate!
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- These 5th graders are about to honor their heores!
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- Mardaisha & Kamora lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Shelia Smith was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Evany.
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- LesSean honored Elisha Pettway as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Chief Nikisha Gailes was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Jakayla.
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- Shaleah honored Pastor Dawn Bond as her Helping Hands Hero and Ashley Woodson with LLF stakes a picture this young lady in her absence.
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- Coach Trevell Coleman was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Jamarion
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- Principal Florence Wiggins was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Jada.
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- Tha’Quavius honored Assistant Principal Tisha Lewis as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Caitlyn honored Rita Womack as her Helping Hands Herol
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- Chief Tyrone Dale was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Tierra and Ashley grabbed a picture with her!
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- Joseph honored Frank Pettway as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Alexander honored Norbert B. Thomas, Jr. as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Assistant Prinicpal Tisha Lewis was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Jediah & Kendra.
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- These 2nd graders take their Helping Hands Pledge.
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- These 5th graders stand together to take their Super Citizens Pledge!
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- Antanyanna, Ja’Navia, ShaNya, Demetria, Empris, Jamieral, Candace, JaMillah, Quentin, & Ambreal lead everyone in our tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- U.S.A.!
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- Wilcox County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them and administrators!
