Today, Little Ridge Intermediate 5th graders filled their 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 civics, character, financial literacy and social studies. And in the closing piece of the program, Torch Teams, students are applying those crucial lessons in the real world.
Students chose heroes who embodied the traits of amazing citizens and read essays from stage before presenting them with Authentic Liberty Replicas . They learned that “when you honor a hero, you become a hero!”
See the heroes honored in the photo gallery below!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by the DeKalb 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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- Lev & Lydia lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Todd Phillips is honored as Mrs. Davis’ Class Torch Team Hero and Miguel shares all about him.
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- Briana tells everyone all about why Yadelis Robayna is honored as Mrs. Stone’s Class Torch Team Hero.
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- Mrs. Fleming’s Class honors Jill Henderson and Annabelle tells us all about her.
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- BryLynn tells us why her brother Officer Brian Folsom is honors as Ms. Tate’s Class Torch Team Hero.
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- Hannah and her friend tell everyone why Sargent Joe McClure is honored as Mrs. Sparks’ Class Torch Team Hero.
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- Officer Curtis Massey is honored as Mrs. Wilks’ Class Torch Team Hero and Blaize shares all about him.
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- Mrs. Machen’s Class honors Pat Taylor as a Torch Team Hero and Sarah shares all about him.
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- Ashley Kisor is honored as Mrs. Cash’s Class Torch Team Hero and Bella shares all about her.
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- Mrs. Hulgan’s Class honors Officer Austin Chapman as a Torch Team Hero and Levi tells us all about why.
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- Taking their Super Citizens Pledge.
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- Little Ridge Intermediate Heroes!