Today, 150 Forest Oaks Elementary fifth graders waited eagerly for the Super Citizen Graduation Celebration to begin. After finishing 10 weeks in the Super Citizen Program, they are gathered to be rewarded for 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 civic, character, financial literacy and social studies. And in the closing piece of the program, Torch Teams, students are applying those crucial lessons in the real world.
Students chose heroes who embodied the traits of amazing citizens and read essays from stage before presenting them with Authentic Liberty Replicas . They learned that “when you honor a hero, you become a hero!”
See the heroes honored today in the photo gallery below!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
Did you see today’s event? Were you as emotional as we were? Will you help us continue this amazing mission?
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- The Super Citizen graduates from Forest Oaks Elementary posed for a picture before the program.
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- This Super Citizen from Forest Oaks is proudly holding his graduation certificate.
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- The next great Americans from Forest Oaks pose for a picture here with their graduation certificates.
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- The Super Citizen graduates from Forest Oaks Elementary posed for a picture before the program.
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- The Boy Scouts lead the students and heroes in the Pledge of Allegiance to kick off the 2015 Super Citizen Graduation Celebration.
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- Seen here, the Forest Oaks students say the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Hero Officer Shivers is honored by Taylor from Mrs. Sexton’s class today at the graduation celebration.
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- Hero Sarah Chavex is honored today by Jakes fifth grade class.
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- In this picture the dog “Hero” is getting ready to accept his Torch Team award.
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- Mr. Don Williamson and Hero accept the Torch Team hero award for the Chelsea Fire Department.
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- Mayor Earl Niven is honored today as a Torch Team Hero by Nora in Mrs. Birdsong’s fifth grade class.
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- From Mrs. Painters class, Cloie honors Brad Garrar as her Torch Team hero.
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- Hero Melinda Sams is honored today by Kayleigh in Ms. McFarland’s class.
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- Mary, Brylee, Cassie, Alexis, Ava and Makaylia are seen here leading the students and heroes in the song “YOU in the USA.”
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- The Super Citizens of Forest Oaks sing together “YOU in the USA.”
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- The students of Forest Oaks are seen here taking the Super Citizen Pledge.
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- Forest Oaks Super Citizens and their heroes pose together for a post celebration photo.
