Today, 525 students filled the Geneva County 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 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 Geneva 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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- Eleanor, Fisher, & Delaney lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Brenda Skinner is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Asher & Charity and their 2nd grade friends at Geneva County Elementary
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- Geneva County Elementary 2nd graders honored Stephanie Calhoun as a Helping Hands Hero and Zishan & Jaycie tells us all about her.
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- Hartford Police Chief Annie Ward is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Geneva County Elementary 2nd graders and Ava & Cameron tells us all about her.
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- Chanda Draughon is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Parker & Halli and their 2nd grade friend at Geneva County Elementary School
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- Brynlee & Samson 2nd graders chose Officer Keith Shehee as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Slocomb Assistant Principal Heather Hatton is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Avery Grace & Anabella and their 2nd grade friends.
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- 2nd graders at Slocomb had their friends Alyssa & Colson tell everyone why they chose Brandi Aronhalt as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Geneva County 5th graders chose Abigail Shehee as their Torch Team Hero and Adaleigh, Brennan, & Ryles tell everyone about her!
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- Levi chose his mom Sierra Carter as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Tim Wise is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his grandson Caleb.
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- Josh had his friend Able tells us why he chose his mom as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Deanna Lester is chosen as a Torch Team hero by her daughter Quinn
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- 2nd graders take their Helping Hands Pledge.
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- Taking their Helping Hands Pledge.
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- Geneva County 5th graders take their Super Citizen Pledge
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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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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- U.S.A.!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Singing in celebration!
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- The students wave their flags in song.
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- Geneva County Schools Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes!