Today, more than 975 second and 805 fifth grade students from 11 Dekalb County Schools 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 the 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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- Shyann and Camden lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Bill Monroe was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Isabelle.
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- Kirby and his friend Brynlee honored his dad Brent Tinker as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- State Representative Nathaniel Ledbetter was honored by his grandchildren Deacon, Major, Tripp, & Addison as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Thomas Ridgeway was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by J.T. and Mrs. McAllister accepted on his behalf.
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- McKinley & Aiden honored April Parnell as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Cooper honored R.E. RInger as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Brenda Vaughn was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Landon and is pictured her with Emily from LLF.
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- Sammy Smith was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Jake.
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- Johnna & AnnaLee honored Deborah Pharham as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Ell honored her grandmother Debra Bell as her Torch Team Hero.
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- David Bailey was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Allyssa & Carley.
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- These Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- U.S.A.!
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- The students filled the Colesium with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Thank you for your service, Mr. RInger!
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- DeKalb County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them.