Today, more than 400 students from Pike County Schools, New Life Christian, and Covenant Christian filled the Troy Center Ballroom. After finishing 10 weeks in the Super Citizen Program, they are gathered to celebrate their accomplishments and honor local heroes from the stage.
Pike County Elementary School Assistant Principal Rodney Drish
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 Troy Bank and Trust. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans. “This is something that needs to continue every year,” says Pike County Elementary School Assistant Principal Rodney Drish. “Without sponsors, it wouldn’t be possible. They know that the students are the future. This gives them the chance to become successful.”
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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- These Super Citizens are excited to celebrate!
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- These Pike County 2nd graders show off their graduation certificate!
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- Hayden, Jeana-Gayle, Miller, A’Zhoree, Emma, & Christian lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance
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- Laila and her friend Kendra honor her dad, Daniel Hussey as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Bruce Taylor is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by his son Bryce.
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- Pamela Moates is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Eva.
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- Anicka honors Jason Burgans as her class Helping Hands Hero.
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- Assistant Principal of PCES is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Terius.
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- Mr. Ethan Brown is honored as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Lalah honors Monty Carter as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Antwan honored Officer Jerrick Cooper as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Riley honors her mom, Amanda Grant, as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Lock honors Michele Coffie as a Helping Hand Hero. She couldn’t be there so Kelli Dodd poses with Lock!
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- Holley Davis is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Emma.
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- Brinlee honors her parents, Alecia and Josh Southwick as Torch Team Heroes.
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- Carter honors his grandmother Ann Dunn as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Principal Wanda Corley of Goshen is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Ashlyn and Hannah.
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- Marico and Alan honor Julia Wyche as a Torch Team Hero .
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- Josia and Yasmine honor Beth Chancellor as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Jason honors Jessica Willis as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Beth honors her little brother Graham as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Emma honors Pattie Faircloth as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Jerry Cobb is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his granddaughter Courtney.
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- Christian honors Jason Nesbitt as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Cornelius Griffin is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his son Cornelius.
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- Master Sergeant Robbie Joseph is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his grandson Geramiah.
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- Addi-Grace, Halton, Ruben, Bailey, Kileigh, Messiah, Chloe, Zaniya, Elizabeth, Kennedy, James Wade, Brea, Courtney, Ceekryt, Hailey, & Karmen lead everyone in our tour anthem!
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- These teachers and students proudly wear their t-shirts with Troy Bank & Trust logo!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- We LOVE our Troy Bank and Trust family! Thank you Dianna, Bob, Jennifer and Kayla for supporting us and the great Super Citizens of Pike County.
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- Thank you for loving our Becky too!
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- The 2017-18 Pike County Helping Hands and Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them!
