Today, more than 150 students filled the Abbeville 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 Henry County Community Alliance and passionate community sponsors. 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 >
- These students are excited to celebrate!
- These Super Citizens show off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate!
- Zykeria and Angel lead their class in the Pledge of Allegiance!
- Allison Bright is honored by Lucas and his class at their Helping Hand Hero!
- Neandra Green is honored by Riddge and Jarae as their class Helping Hand Hero!
- Hannah smiles with her class Helping Hand Hero, Becky Scott
- Sheriff William Maddox is honored by Maya and third grade as their Torch Team Hero!
- This Super Citizen takes the Helping Hand Pledge!
- Thank you, Sponsors!
- This Super Citizen takes the Super Citizen Pledge!
- Jerome, Tariyah, Matthew, and Xavier lead their classmates in our tour anthem!
- These second and third graders are celebrating in song!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- These students raise their flags in song!
- Our 2018 Abbeville Elementary Helping Hand and Torch Team Heroes! Pictured with them are the students that honored them, Superintendent Chris Padget, Shannon Giles, and Judge David Money