Today, more than 175 2nd and 5th grade students filled the gymnasium at Holt Elementary School. 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 civic, 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!
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- The Next Great Americans of Holt Elementary School
- These are the smiling faces of Holt students as they prepare to honor their heroes.
- The Super Citizens of Holt Elementary show off their graduation certificates.
- The students are excited to honor their heroes and become Super Citizens.
- The Next Great Americans of Holt Elementary School
- These are the smiling faces of Holt students as they prepare to honor their heroes.
- The Super Citizens of Holt Elementary show off their graduation certificates.
- The students are excited to honor their heroes and become Super Citizens.
- The program was kicked off with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Briley, Robbie, Markeela and Jacarey.
- The Holt students stand together to pledge allegiance to the American Flag.
- Officer McArthur Brown was honored today as a Helping Hand hero by Amani.
- Orion honored Sharon Hill today as a Helping Hand Hero.
- Hero Ada Frances Smith was honored today by Jordan and her classroom.
- Jada honored her Helping Hand Hero, Reverend Schmitt Moore.
- Carolyn Cabbill was honored by Julian today as a Torch Team Hero.
- The students pledge together that they will remember what they have learned in the Helping Hands Pledge.
- The 5th graders stand together to take the Super Citizen Pledge.
- Kristen Sharp leads the crowd in “YOU in the USA” with the help of Jordan, Kaylyn, Oswaldo, Kyndzie, Jeremiah, Malicah, Taylor and Jessica.
- The students sing together for freedom as Super Citizens.
- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
- The Super Citizens sing together in celebration of being Super Citizens.
- The Super Citizens and the 2016 Helping Hand and Torch Team Heroes