Today, more than 125 students filled the Pike Liberal Arts Gymnasium. 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 and 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 showing off their Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
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- These 3rd graders are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
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- Luke & Kaleb lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Lily opened their Super Citizen Celebration Graduation with the Lord’s Prayer.
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- Evelyn honored her mom, Dr. Kristin Williams as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Kelli Cleveland Brookins is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Cate. Her children, Jackson, Kade, Cole, & Zane accepted for their mom and we got her on a Facetime call to be in our picture!
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- Noah honored his grandfather Roy Houlton as a Torch Team Hero. His friends, Witt, Zane, Finlay, & Madelyn shared why we honor Super Citizens!
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- Taking their Helping Hands Pledge!
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- 3rd graders taking their Super Citizens Pledge.
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- The students filled the gym with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- U.S.A.!
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- Our family from Troy Bank and Trust say…Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- They are having a blast singing along to our tour anthem!
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- U.S.A.!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Thank you, Troy Bank and Trust!
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- Pike Liberal Arts Helping Hands & Torch Team Heros!