Today, more than 200 2nd and 5th grade students filled the cafeteria at McDonnell 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!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by Regions Bank,Vector Wealth Strategies, and passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
Did you see today’s event? Were you as emotional as we were? Will you help us continue this amazing mission?
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These Super Citizens show off their graduation certificates.
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These students are proud to become Super Citizens today.
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The students show their excitement about becoming Super Citizens and honoring their heroes.
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These Super Citizens show off their graduation certificates.
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These students are proud to become Super Citizens today.
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The students show their excitement about becoming Super Citizens and honoring their heroes.
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These Super Citizens show off their graduation certificates.
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These students are proud to become Super Citizens today.
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Principal Worshim welcomes everyone and gets the celebration started.
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The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Julissa, Harmony, Khamani, Ashley and Maddie.
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Hero Ms. Nall was honored today by Eva as a Helping Hand Hero.
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Jordy honored Ms. Daphne Rivera as his Helping Hand Hero.
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Kamia honred Ms. Ward as her classroom Helping Hand Hero.
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Hero Ms. Sanabria was honored today by Khamani as her Helping Hand Hero.
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Hero Ms. Davis was honored today as Amari’s Helping Hand Hero.
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Jameah honored her Torch Team Hero, Ms. Woods, today at the Graduation Celebration.
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Tre honored his classroom hero, Yahir today at the Graduation Celebration.
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Hero Yetsamin, was honored today by her friend and classmate Shaune.
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The McDonnell students and their 2016 Super Citizen Heroes.
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These students are seem here taking the Super Citizen Pledge.
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Kristen Sharp leads the students in “YOU in the USA” with the help of Annise, Prevail, Jamarquris, Ashley, Faeryn, Eric ad Dorian.
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The students join together to raise their voices as Super Citizens.
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McDonnell students sing together “YOU in the USA”.