Today, 225 students filled the Mulkey Elementary School Auditorium. 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 (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 Geneva 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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- Adalyn & Raelyn lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Bailey Mae honored her dad, William Austin as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Cathy & Ricky Bennett are honored as Helping Hands Heroes by their granddaughter, Evie.
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- Grayson honored his stepdad, Officer Cory Dean as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Morgan Finch is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by her daughters, Mackenzie & Madison.
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- Griffin honored his dad, Heath Fountain as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Alan Jones is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by his grandson, Jenson.
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- Brooks honored Officer Jose Martinez as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Kevin McCormick is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Brooklyn.
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- Peyton honored Police Chief Pepper Mock as her Helping Hands Hero.
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- Principal Jami Seay is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Ava.
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- Millie honored her dad, Probate Judge Toby Seay as her Helping Hands Hero.
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- Jahleayah honored Superintendent Ron Snell as a Helping Hands Hero and we grabber her picture after her speech.
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- Lauren Hill is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Lauren.
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- Klaire honors her dad, Hagler Ward as her Helping Hands Hero.
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- Noyln & Treylen honored Jane Kelley as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Jessica Wise is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Brayden & Madison.
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- Nicole Hart is honored as a Torch Team Hero by her son, JD and his friend Xander.
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- Brigham & Baylor honored their dad, Chad McKnight as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Austin and his friend, Kaden honored his dad Jason Green and we grabbed their picture after their speech.
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- Justin Yarbrough is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter, Ava and her friend, Draidyn.
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- Jennifer Tindol is honored as a Torch Team Hero by her daughter Alyssa and her friend, Kaleigh.
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- Christian & her friend, Keshan honored her mom, Hannah Ward as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Coach Jamel Harris is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Simeon & Graycen.
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- Cooper & his friend, Emma honored his mom, Bridgett White as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Mayor David Hayes is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Logan & Ava.
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- Maddi & her friend, Garrett honored her dad, Ashton Cutts as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Tanya Smith is honored as a Torch Team Hero by her daughter, Daphnie & Ava.
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- Hunter & Shanel honored their kindergarten teacher, Mandy Precise as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Holli & Ethan honored their bus driver, Danny Coleman as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Nicole Williams is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Laythan & Rayna.
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- 2nd graders take their Helping Hands Pledge!
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- 5th graders taking their Super Citizens Pledge!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- U.S.A.!
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- The students wave their flags in song.
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- The students wave their flags in song.
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
