Today, 125 students filled the Pike Liberal Arts Cafeteria. 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 Troy Bank & Trust. 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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- 2nd graders show off their graduation certificate!
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- These 3rd graders are excited to celebrate and honor their heroes!
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- Keira & Avery lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer.
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- Elizabeth honored her grandfather Wayne Murphy as her Helping Hands Hero.
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- Jeremiah Kendrick was honored by his daughter Ella Kate as her Helping Hands Hero.
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- Charley Kate honored Firefighter Ethan Brown as her Helping Hands Hero.
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- Jimmy Copeland was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his grandson Ryan.
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- Reagean honored her grandfather Dr. Mahone Chandler as her Torch Team Hero.
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- These 2nd graders stand together to take their Helping Hands Pledge.
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- Standing to take their Super Citizens Pledge.
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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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.!
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- Our very own Becky Saunders and our Troy Bank & Trust family member Bob Mills are enjoying the song too!!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Thank you, Troy Bank & Trust!
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- U.S.A.!
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- Pike Liberal Arts Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes, the students that honored them along with Headmaster Mr. Burkett and Asst. Headmaster Ms. Grice and our Troy Bank & Trust family – Bob Mills, Kayla Wright and Mark Jordan!