Today, more than 625 2nd and 5th grade students from Covington County filled the gymnasium. After finishing 10 weeks in the
Super Citizen Program, students from Fleeta School, Pleasant Home School, Red Level Elementary, Straughn Elementary, and WS Harlan Elementary Schools 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 generous and passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
Did you see today’s event? Were you as emotional as we were? Will you help us continue this amazing mission?
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The next great Americans of Covington County
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These Super Citizens of Covington County pose for a picture before the Celebration.
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These are the smiling faces of Covington County students at their Super Citizen Graduation Celebration.
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These students show off their graduation certificates before they honor their heroes.
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The next great Americans of Covington County
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These Super Citizens of Covington County pose for a picture before the Celebration.
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These are the smiling faces of Covington County students at their Super Citizen Graduation Celebration.
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These students show off their graduation certificates before they honor their heroes.
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The next great Americans of Covington County
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These Super Citizens of Covington County pose for a picture before the Celebration.
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These are the smiling faces of Covington County students at their Super Citizen Graduation Celebration.
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These students show off their graduation certificates before they honor their heroes.
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The next great Americans of Covington County
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Pledge volunteers: Becky, Tanner, Christian, Destiny, Tatiyanah, Lukas, Elizabeth, Kinsey, Summer, Brandon, Trinity, Zane and McKala
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Hero Charles Williams was honored today as a Helping Hand Hero by Abby.
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Kylie honored Deputy Joe Schneider as her Helping Hand Hero today.
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Hero Amber McKathan was honored today at the Celebration by John Luke.
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Lindsey and Triston honored their hero, Kristie Pinckard, today at the Celebration.
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Mary honored her hero Rosalyn Wright today at the Super Citizen Graduation.
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Connor and Matthew honored their Helping Hand Hero, Endsley Bolen, today.
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Maggie and Isabella honored their Helping Hand Hero, Andrea Smith, today at the graduation.
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Hero and Nurse, Michelle Armstrong, today a the Super Citizen Graduation.
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Mr. Wood was honored today as a Helping Hand Hero by Kelsey and Carter.
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Madelyn and Charlie honored Ms. Joy Sowards as their Helping Hand Hero.
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Hero Mandi Morris was honored today as a Helping Hand Hero by Kylee and MIchael.
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Sarabeth honored Ms. Shirley Stone today as her Helping Hand Hero.
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Ellie and Karolyne honored Bill Richoux as their Helping Hand Hero.
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Landon honored Mr. Jimmy Keeton today as his classrooms Torch Team Hero.
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Malikye honored his Torch Team Hero, Ms. Gabriel Hall, today at the Celebration.
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Hero Sue Nolen was honored today as a Torch Team Hero by Dokota.
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Zayd and Elizabeth honored Ronnie Caldwell as their Torch Team Hero.
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Katherine honored Ms. Jennifer Bradley as her Torch Team Hero.
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Julie honored Ms. Jennifer Warthen as her Torch Team Hero.
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Khloe and Makayla honored their hero Nathan Odom today at the Super Citizen Celebration.
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Hero Emily Yehling was honored today by these Super Citizens.
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Jade honored Tracey Wade Bush as her classroom’s Torch Team Hero.
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Dr. Barry Wood was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Kelsey and Ciara.
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Caleb and Jennifer Davidson were honored as Torch Team Heroes by Chloe today.
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Arris honored Joey Cato as her classroom’s Torch Team Hero today.
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The students join together in the Super Citizen Pledge as part of their graduation.
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The students are seen here taking their Super Citizen Pledge.
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Kristen Sharp leads everyone in “YOU in the USA” with the help of Riley, Clayton, Lexi, Tre’Shun, Hailey, Noah, Claudia, Ja’Qualla, Lukas, Tatiyanah, Kelsey, Rylee, Tess, Isa, John and Kyler.
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“Only YOU can keep the U in the USA”.
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Kristen Sharp leads everyone in “YOU in the USA” with the help of Riley, Clayton, Lexi, Tre’Shun, Hailey, Noah, Claudia, Ja’Qualla, Lukas, Tatiyanah, Kelsey, Rylee, Tess, Isa, John and Kyler.
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The students raise their voices together in song.
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The Covington County 2nd Graders and their Helping Hand Heroes
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The Covington County 5th Graders and their Torch Team Heroes