Today, 2nd and 3rd grade students filled their 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 Henry 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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- Aaliyah and Parker lead students, heroes, and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance
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- Joshua told us about his class’s Helping Hands Hero, Ms. Heather Reeves.
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- Liliana took the stage to tell us about Abbeville Elementary’s Helping Hands Hero, Army Veteran Ms. Jessica Weathington!
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- Eric honored Kristie Chambers as his class Helping Hands Hero!
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- Abbeville 3rd grader Ariel honored Susie Atta as her hero, and Ms. Atta’s great-nice Kate Killebrew was on hand to accept the award!
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- They are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
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- Now it’s time for Abbeville Elementary 2nd graders to take the Helping Hands Pledge!
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- Mr. Palmer says “you’ve gotta do good to be good,” and these students pledged to do just that.
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- Showing off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate!
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- These students placed their hands on their heart and promised to be a Super Citizen.
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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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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Super Citizens 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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- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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- Our amazing heroes and community leaders, including Rep. Rick Rehm, Mayor Jimmy Money, County Commissioner Henry Grimsley, Principal Tameka Hicks, and Asst. Principal Linda Lawrence.
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- We were incredibly honored to spend the afternoon celebrating with these guests and community heroes!
