Today, 175 5th graders from Collins Intermediate filled their auditorium. 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, students are applying those crucial lessons in the real world.
Students chose heroes who embodied the traits of amazing citizens and read essays from stage before presenting them with Authentic Liberty Replicas . They learned that “when you honor a hero, you become a hero!”
See the heroes honored in the photo gallery below!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by the Jackson 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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- Gage & Skeet lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- These 5th graders are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
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- Thank you, Impact Learning Center for showing Collins Intermediate what being a Super Citizen in your community looks like!
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- Kambree honored her grandfather, Pete Ledwell as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Amy Dicus was honored as a Torch Team Hero by her daughter, Landree.
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- Jay Piskorz was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his son, Christopher.
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- David honored his grandfather, Steve Sherbundy, posthumous as his Torch Team Hero. His dad & brother, Robert & Silas accepted the award.
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- John Stover was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter Laney.
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- Cason honored his dad Patrick Dicus as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Marirose Zamudio was honored as a Torch Team Hero by her son Gio.
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- Taking their Super Citizen Plege.
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- U.S.A.!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- The students filled the auditorium with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Celebrating in song!
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- Collins Intermediate Torch Team Heroes and the students that honored them!