Today, Geneva County Elementary, Samson Elementary, & Slocomb Elementary School 2nd & 5th grade 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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Kameron, Jud, Mariah, Bayleigh, and Aria lead students, heroes, and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance!
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Emileigh and Layton told us all about their class’s Hero: Foster mother and school custodian Brittany Adams!
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School librarian was honored by Sam as his class’s Helping Hands hero!
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Harper and Emma led us all in showing our appreciation to their assistant principal, Mrs. Latrissa Cammack!
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Turner, Madison, and Lily shared about their Torch Team Hero: Speech therapist and Assistant Principal at GES, Mrs. Nicole Dillard!
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Beloved Kindergarten teacher-turned-reading coach Jenna Justice was honored as a hero today, and Haisley, Jacoby, and Cayden told us all about it!
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Special Education Specialist Felicia was given her Torch Team award by her daughter, Alyssa. They’re pictured here with dad/husband Harvey!
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Quinton shared all about how Mr. Julius inspires him and his classmates to become true Super Citizens!
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Raelynne and Laycee chose to honor Mr. Trevor Forrester as their class’s Torch Teams Hero!
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Adam Marr is a founder of the Warrior Angels Foundation. Dylan and Austin told us how this makes Mr. Marr a great example of a true Super Citizen!
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Now it’s time for Geneva County 2nd graders to take 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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Now it’s time for Geneva County 5th graders to take the 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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Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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Singing along to our tour anthem!
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Singing along to our tour anthem!
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“Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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We were incredibly honored to spend the morning celebrating with these heroes, students, and guests!