Today, more than 875 students from Blount, Brewbaker Intermediate, Chisholm, Dozier, & Forest Avenue filled the Davis Theatre of Performing Arts. 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 the Montgomery County Community Alliance. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
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- The fifth graders are excited to honor their heroes.
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- All smiles as these second graders graduate as Super Citizens.
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- Camille, Jayda, Hannah, Jazmin, Joshua, Brianna, Andrew and Sam let the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Many thanks to Max 4 Kids Foundation (Sandra Stenger, Brooke Rollan and Wayne Blackwell) and their generous donation to the Liberty Learning Foundation.
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- Kristen Sharp stands with Camille as she honors her Helping Hand Hero, Torrie Patterson.
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- Mackenzie honored Corey Jackson as her Helping Hand Hero.
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- Jimari honored Annette Brown as her Helping Hand Hero.
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- Laquanda Hall was honored as the Helping Hand Hero of Da’Nashya and Braylan.
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- Charles Williams was honored by Lainey and Brody today at the Super Citizen Celebration.
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- Wayne Sigler was honored as a Helping Hand Hero by Alexander.
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- Tia Blackmon, the new Art teacher at Chisholm, was honored today by Kerrigan.
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- Schronna Brown was honored as Zimeriah’s Helping Hand Hero.
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- Cynthia Gantt was honored today by Janiyrah.
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- Debbie Peavy accepted her Torch Pin today from Kristiana.
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- Oliver honored Ms. Sonja Williams today at the Super Citizen Celebration.
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- Farell and Chloe honored Laura Brabham as their Helping Hand Hero.
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- Captain Tyler Warren was honored today by Ethan and Emma as a Helping Hand Hero.
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- Hero Leslie Price was honored as a Helping Hand by Jade.
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- Officer Blunt was honored today by these two Super CItizens.
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- Melody Finch was honored today as a Helping Hand Hero.
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- Jordan honored his Torch Team hero, John Bowman.
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- Hero Martin Clayton was honred today by Joshua Threlkeld.
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- Hero Teresa Straughn was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Eugenio.
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- Officer and hero, John Mackey, was honored by Julio.
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- Caitlan was honored as Alex’s Torch Team Hero.
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- Andy Wilson was honored as as Torch Team Hero by Brooklyn.
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- Todd honored his father and hero, Todd Wilson Sr.
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- Donna Gunn was honored today by Maia.
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- The students stand together to take the Super Citizen Pledge.
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- Treyshawn, Jamari, Chanel, Amhya, Olivia, Addison, Patricio, Frankie, Ka’Millie, Brandson, Bryan, Jazmyne, Juantrice, Amyrea, Jacobe, Destiny, Kerrigan, Khalil, Rhea, Jackson and Amiyah led the crowd in the tour anthem, “YOU in the USA”.
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- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
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- The students raise their voices together in song.
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- Kristen Sharp leads the Super Citizens in song.
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- The 2017 Montgomery County Helping Hand and Torch Team Heroes
“They really demonstrated appreciation for what people do and give to them,” said U.S. Air Force Captain Tyler Warren who was honored today. “I hope they see themselves in each of the people they honored. They’re kids right now but they need to get involved and know that if they don’t get involved … who will. If they don’t step up, who will? I felt that each of them understood they need to be the next generation of Super Citizens.”