Today, Robert C. Hatch & Frances Marion second and fifth grade students filled the Frances Marion High School Auditorium. 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 an 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 Perry 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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- Showing off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate!
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- Showing off their Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
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- Quntin, Carlton, Ka’Niyah, and Kamari lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Harleigh selected Ms. Tonja Hamilton as her Helping Hands Hero, recognizing the positive impact she makes each day.
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- Axum honored Coach Johnny McCalpine as his Helping Hands Hero, celebrating the encouragement and leadership he brings to students.
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- Corbin chose Dr. Leasa Abrams-Wilson as his Torch Team Hero, recognizing her dedication and influence.
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- Maryanna and Joshua proudly honored Tammy Suttles as their Torch Team Hero, celebrating the difference she makes in their school community.
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Leading the crowd in song!
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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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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- We were honored to spend the morning celebrating with our heroes, students, donors, and special guests.