Today,Gillmore Elementary and Jackson Intermediate second and fifth grade students filled Gillmore Elementary School’s 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 an 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 the Clarke 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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- David, Chase, and Za’Denn led us in the Pledge Of Allegiance!
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- Beloved Bus Driver and Firefighter William Jackson was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Roman’s Class!
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- Skylar told us all about their class’s hero, Corporal Griffin Mullinix!
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- Waylon introduced us all to Sergeant Chris Shoultz, his class’s Helping Hands Hero!
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- Janson’s class chose to honor Corporal John Blacksher as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Skylein honored her class’s hero, D.A.R.E Teacher Sergeant Chad Morris!
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- Mayor Paul South always advocates to “Love Where You Live”, and that’s inspired Riley’s class to care for their community!
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- Kaye, Karter, Jayah, and Cannon took the stage to show their appreciation to their Principal, Mrs. Tarathia Sullivan!
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- Pledging to be a Helping Hand!
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- Taking their Super Citizen Pledge!
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- Mr. Palmer says “you’ve gotta do good to be good,” and these students pledged to do just that.
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- 5th grade students pledged to be “a good, responsible, and active American.”
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- The students 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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- Singing 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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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- We were incredibly honored to spend the afternoon celebrating with our heroes, students, and guests like Police Chief Jerry Taylor!