Today, over 825 second and fifth-grade 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 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 >
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- Smiling faces of future Super Citizens in Dekalb County!
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- Dekalb County students will soon graduate as Super Citizens.
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- Destiny, Danni, Guadencio, Gonzalo, Brayleigh, Olga, Evan, and Lorelei lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Superintendent Dr. Jason Barnett addressed the students with encouraging words.
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- Johnny Bolton of D&F Equipment Sales Inc., our generous sponsor, encouraged the students to make a difference every day.
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- Eli honored Kim Norwood as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Marilin, Summer, and Amari honored Ms. Susan Peek as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Honoring their Hero.
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- James Coker was honored by his granddaughter Emily and classmate Ayleen as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Ava honored Stan Reeves, U.S. Army, as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Honoring her Hero.
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- Chief of Police of Geraldine Matt Crum was honored as Torch Team Hero by Kentlei and Douglas.
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- Tom, Ismael, and Adan honored Crossville High School senior Nick Walls as Torch Team Hero.
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- Jameson honored Libba Peek as Torch Team Hero.
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- Staci Mason was honored as Torch Team Hero by Ana.
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- Taking the Super Citizen Pledge.
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- Thank you, sponsors!
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- These Fifth Graders take the Super Citizen Pledge.
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- Student volunteers lead their classmates in the Next Great Americans tour anthem.
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- Celebrating in song!
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- Loud and proud for Liberty!
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- Only you can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Students get loud for Liberty!
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- Our Helping Hands and Torch Team Heroes and the students who honored them.
