Today, more than 200 2nd and fifth grade students filled Holt Elementary gymnasium. 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!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by Tuscaloosa County Community Alliance, BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama, ScreenTech, AlaTrade Foods and passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
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- The Super Citizens are excited to honor their heroes.
- Our Next Great Americans graduating as Super Citizens.
- Marvin, Mahana, Christopher and Yami lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Colton honored Mrs. Candice Pugh as his Helping Hand Hero.
- Amy Green was honored as a Helping Hand Hero by Jordyn.
- Kaleb honored Carlene Terry as his Helping Hand Hero.
- Ms. Gladys Wells was honored today as Ja’Murial’s Helping Hand Hero.
- Allison honored Calvin Haynes as her Helping Hand Hero.
- Mrs. Burns was honored as the Holt fifth grade Torch Team Hero and honored by Faith, Desmond, Katherine and Alex.
- The students stand together to take the Super Citizen Pledge.
- The students stand together to sing of liberty and freedom.
- Kristen Sharp led the crowd in the tour anthem “YOU in the USA” with the help of Aniyah, Ja’keria, Chris, Kaden, Pelar, Alimayo, Quincella, Kaila, ToryAnna and Bryson.
- The view as the students join together in song.
- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
- The view of the room full of Super Citizens.
- The 2016 Holt Elementary Helping Hand and Torch Team Heroes.