Today, more than 300 second and fifth grade students 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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- Danielya & Landon lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Summer honored Officer Brandon Rogers as her Helping Hands Hero.
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- Jill Colby was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Summer.
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- Garrett honored Doreen Bock as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Nicholas honored Father Zachary Greenwell as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Michael Covey was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Brinson.
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- Brigham honored his dad Chad McKnight as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Ricky Morgan was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Logan.
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- Chief Tony Clemmons is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Ethan.
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- Jayceton honored Steven Rodriguez as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Maria Cordell was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Zoi.
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- Bobby Light was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by his son Easton.
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- Charles Barnes was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by his son Charles.
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- Amilya honored her mom Kirsten Place as her Helping Hands Hero.
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- Baylor honored Terry Parker as her Helping Hands Hero.
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- Officers Casey Fink, Cole Dean, Michael Hornsby, Jacob Godwin, & Wesley Bass were honored as Helping Hands Heroes by Jed.
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- Jake & his friend Jarvares honored his dad Mike Turner as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Evian & his friend Beck honored his mom Tanya Bryant as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Clayton Thompson was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter Valerie & her friend Raylei.
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- Marlie & her friend Maeleigh honored her dad Jody Medley as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Mark McDuffie was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his son Brody & his friend Evan.
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- Faye Owen was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Landon & Judd.
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- Lawson & his friend Thomas honored his dad Michael Demmer as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Jimmy Tucker was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter Bella & JJ.
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- Jordan & Reagan honored Coach Jomanda Johnson as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Judge Toby Seay was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter Mary Elizabeth & Aubrey.
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- Layla & her friend Carly honored her dad Brad McCoy as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Karlee Jo & Javion honored Mallory Mixon as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Macy & her friend Amy honored her mom Tiffany Turner as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Coach Brent Justice was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Levi & Haze.
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- Ava, Ansley, Lheilynd, Madi, John Warren, Autumn, Psyjah, Erika, TaQuan lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Mulkey Elementary Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them.