Today, Lakewood Elementary 2nd and 5th graders packed the school’s cafeteria. 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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- As a special surprise, the Lakewood students made boards about their heroes in their honor.
- These Super Citizens are shown here showing off their graduation certificates.
- These Super Citizens are shown here showing off their graduation certificates.
- These Super Citizens are shown here showing off their graduation certificates.
- The celebration began with the Pledge of Allegiance with the help of Mykia and Ka’Miyah.
- Mrs. Osmer was honored as a Helping Hand hero by Taurean from Mr. Johnson’s class.
- Mikayla honored Mrs. Drake as her classroom hero at the Super Citizen Celebration.
- Hero Mrs. Brown was honored today by Ja’Quavious from Mrs. Glascow’s class.
- Hero Mr. Stephens was honored today as a Torch Team hero by Maurice.
- Aubrey honored classroom hero, Mr. Griffin today at the Super Citizen Graduation Celebration.
- Jada honored her classroom hero, Officer Dykes, today at the Super Citizen Graduation Celebration.
- Zhane, Dallas, Akina and Anthony led the students, visitors and heroes in the Super Citizen theme song “YOU in the USA.”
- In this picture, the Super Citizens of Lakewood and the heroes sing together “YOU in the USA.”
- The Lakewood Elementary students and their heroes all together for a celebration picture.