Today, Elkmont Elementary School 2nd and 3rd grade students filled their 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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- Jonathan and Everett lead students, heroes, and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance!
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- Sophia told us about her 2nd grade class’s Helping Hands hero: custodian Brandon Baldwin!
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- Madi and Alley told us all about how their Torch Team Hero, Elkmont parent liaison Amanda Mims,, inspires their class to be Super Citizens!
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- Now it’s time for Elkmont Elementary 2nd graders to take their Helping Hands Pledge!
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- Mr. Palmer himself led the students in their Helping Hands Pledge!
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- Mr. Palmer says “you’ve gotta do good to be good,” and these students pledged to do just that.
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- 2nd grade students pledged to “be responsible for what they say and do, in their country, community, family, and school.”
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- Now it’s time for Elkmont Elementary 3rd graders to take the Super Citizen Pledge!
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- These students placed their hands on their heart and promised to be a Super Citizen.
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- 3rd grade students pledged to be “a good, responsible, and active American.”
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- Recieving the Helping Hands certificate!
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- Showing off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate!
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- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Students and teachers alike singing along to our tour anthem!
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- We were incredibly honored to spend the morning celebrating with these heroes, students, and guests, especially Rep. Danny Crawford and Elkmont principal Lee Francis!