Today, 850 students filled the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum. 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 DeKalb 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 & Jermiah lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Monica Godshell Dennis was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Hudson.
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- Cannon honored Principal Jason Mayfield as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Colin honored his PawPaw, Waylon “Shane” Thomas as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Larue Lankford was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Sarah.
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- Cruz, Parker, & Calleigh honored Mahala Neely as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Nurse Deb Myers was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Brandon & Suzanna.
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- Jeremiah & Kyler honored their school SR Officer Gary Bowen as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Jenifer Willoughby was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Kaden & Karlie
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- Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his grandson, Brayden and his friend Creek.
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- Barry Pickett was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Lucas
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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 coliseum with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- 2019-20 DeKalb County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them!