Today, 2nd and 5th grade students filled the cafeteria at Ridgecrest Elementary School. 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 civic, 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 passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
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- These Super Citizens are seen here posing for a picture with their graduation certificates.
- Our next great Americans from Ridgecrest Elementary are excited to start the celebration today.
- These Super Citizens are seen here posing for a picture with their graduation certificates.
- Our next great Americans from Ridgecrest Elementary are excited to start the celebration today.
- These Super Citizens are seen here posing for a picture with their graduation certificates.
- Our next great Americans from Ridgecrest Elementary are excited to start the celebration today.
- These Super Citizens are seen here posing for a picture with their graduation certificates.
- This smiling Super Citizen is very happy to show off her graduation certificate.
- The celebration was kicked off with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Natalie and Damion.
- This Ridgecrest student is saying the Pledge of Allegiance.
- The entire 2nd grade from Ridgecrest Elementary joined together to honor one hero, their Principal, Mrs. Peggy Harris.
- Diamond is seen here honoring her Torch Team hero Donna Annerton.
- Hero Claudia Alexander was honored today as a Torch Team hero by Madison.
- Melanie is seen here honoring her Torch Team hero Ms. Cross.
- The Ridgecrest Elementary students and their heroes
- In this picture, the Ridgecrest students take the Super Citizen Pledge.
- To celebrate their graduation and their heroes, the Ridgecrest students sing “YOU in the USA” with the help of Cheyenne, Jaden, Maurice and Emma.