Today, more than 200 2nd and 5th grade students filled the cafeteria at Chisholm Elementary School. 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 civic, 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 Montgomery Community City Alliance and passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
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- The smiling faces of Chisholm students as they get ready to honor their heroes.
- The students pose for a picture with their Super Citizen Graduation Certificates.
- These Super Citizens show off their graduation certificate before they honor their heroes.
- The smiling faces of Chisholm students as they get ready to honor their heroes.
- The students pose for a picture with their Super Citizen Graduation Certificates.
- These Super Citizens show off their graduation certificate before they honor their heroes.
- The smiling faces of Chisholm students as they get ready to honor their heroes.
- The students pose for a picture with their Super Citizen Graduation Certificates.
- These Super Citizens show off their graduation certificate before they honor their heroes.
- The smiling faces of Chisholm students as they get ready to honor their heroes.
- The students pose for a picture with their Super Citizen Graduation Certificates.
- The celebration was kicked off with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Elijah, Keshawn, Belinda and Christian.
- Principal Price was honored by Keion at the Graduation Celebration.
- Pamela Jackson was honored today by Adam as his Helping Hand Hero.
- Assistant Principal Moorer was honored today as a Helping Hand Hero by Nykel.
- Karon honored Malcom Blakely as her Helping Hand Hero.
- Darrien honored his Helping Hand Hero, Roslyn Floyd, today at the graduation.
- Officer Williams and Officer Mackey of the Montgomery Police Department were honored by Arianna as their Torch Team Heroes.
- Xiavianna posed for a picture with Kristen Sharp after she honored her hero, Jeffery Thomas.
- The Super CItizens pledged together that they would remember what they have learned.
- Kristen Sharp leads the crowd in “YOU in the USA” with the help of Thaddeus, Zakaviah, Asiah, Melinda, Tamayah and Tawonye.
- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
- The students sing together for freedom and liberty.
- The Chisholm Super Citizens and their 2016 Helping Hand and Torch Team Heroes