Today, more than 150 second and third grade students from Elkmont Elementary School filled the gymnasium. 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 Limestone 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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- These 2nd graders proudly show their graduation certificate!
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- 3rd graders are excited to celebrate!
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- Jada & Caleb lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Principal Haley James was honored by Aaron and the 2nd grade as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Thorn honored Coach Barry Pugh as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Bevin honored Deputy Jason as her Torch Team Hero.
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- These 2nd graders stand together to take their Helping Hands Pledge.
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- The 3rd graders take their Super Citizens Pledge.
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- Cooper, Kylee, Jessi, Natalie, Lena, Julia, Harper, Issac, Christopher, Caleb, & Lily lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- The students filled the gym with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Elkmont Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes pose for a photo with the students that honored them!
