Today, more than 150 2nd and 5th graders students joined together at Morningview 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 Montgomery County Community Alliance and passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
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- The Next Great Americans of Morningview Elementary School
- These are the smiling faces of Morningview Elementary Super Citizens.
- The students show their excitement about honoring their heroes.
- The Next Great Americans of Morningview Elementary School
- These are the smiling faces of Morningview Elementary Super Citizens.
- The students show their excitement about honoring their heroes.
- The Next Great Americans of Morningview Elementary School
- These are the smiling faces of Morningview Elementary Super Citizens.
- The students show their excitement about honoring their heroes.
- The celebration is kicked off with the Pledge of Allegiance with the help of Aiden, Caleb, Kaylin and Ashlee.
- The students join together to take the Super Citizen Pledge.
- The students pledge together that they will remember what they have learned in the Super Citizen Program.
- Officer Mackey was honored today by Jawauntae and fifth graders as their TorchTeam Hero.
- Quentin and Maria honored Mr. Issac Shaver as their Helping Hand Hero.
- Genesis, Carlos and Zion honored Myiesha Brown as their Helping Hand Hero.
- Principal Miller was honored today by Calista and her classroom as a Torch Team Hero.
- Mrs. Casbey was honored today as a Torch Team Hero by Jacob and his fifth grade class.
- Kristen Sharp led the crowd in “YOU in the USA” with the help of Makenna, Audrey, Kameron, Jawauntae, Madison, Eily and Sarah.
- The students sing together in celebration of their super citizenship.
- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
- The heroes join with the Super Citizens in song.
- The crowd sings together for freedom and liberty in “YOU in the USA”.
- The students raised the roof with the voices in “YOU in the USA”.
- The students raised the roof with the voices in “YOU in the USA”.
- The Morningview Super Citizens and the 2016 Helping Hand and Torch Team Heroes