Today, Mulkey Elementary School 2nd and 5th grade students filled their 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 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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Grady and Aubrey lead students, heroes, and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance!
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Wyatt told us about his 2nd grade class’s Helping Hands hero: Nurse Practitioner Jaime Johnson!
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Noel took the stage to tell us about their 2nd grade Helping Hands Hero,Officer Justin Arnold!
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Tommi Lynn shared about how Coach Michael Fox inspires her class to be super citizens!
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Officer Michael Hornsby shows these students what a true super citizen looks like! Jaxon and Tyleigh told us all about it!
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Paisleigh took the stage to honor her very own dad, Volunteer Firefighter Jared Johnson!
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Beloved Lunch Lady Tobi Lindsay received her Helping Hands Hero award from Lauryn!
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Samuel told us all about his class’s Helping Hands Hero, Mr. James Mason!
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Willow’s class chose Isabelle Padgette as their Helping Hands Hero!
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Charlie told us all about why Sgt. Chelsie Smith deserved to be honored with his class’s Helping Hands award!
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Locke got to present this Helping Hands award to his father, Mr. Ben Snell!
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Retired Sheriff Greg Ward was honored by Walker as a Super Citizen!
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Lily and Adalyn shared about Mulkey Elementary’s SRO, Officer Justin Arnold.
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Coach Michael Fox is such an inspiration to these students that he’s been honored twice today! Elijah presented his Torch Teams award.
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MacKenzie honored her class’s Torch Team Hero: Her mom, Nurse Morgan Finch!
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Lila presented her mom, Beth Cutts, with her class’s Torch Team Award!
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Greyson told us all about his class’s Torch Team Hero: Mr. Cory Dean!
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Taylor and Millie’s class chose to honor beloved teacher and basketball coach Si Locke!
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Army Recruiter Sherri Light inspires her son Jensen’s class to be th best they can be!
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Isabelle Padgett is back for another award for her work with Branches and Blessings. Evie’s here to present her Torch Teams Award!
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Klaire shared all about her class’s Torch Team Hero: her dad, Mr. Hagler Ward!
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Red Coleman, local pastor and football coach, received his Torch Team Award from his son, Elishua!
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Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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“Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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Singing along to our tour anthem!
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Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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We were incredibly honored to spend the afternoon celebrating with these heroes, students, and guests!