Today, over 500 students filled the Geneva County High School 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 the Geneva County Community Alliance and passionate community sponsors. 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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- Second graders of Geneva County are excited to graduate as Super Citizens!
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- Smiling faces of our Next Great Americans!
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- Superintendent Becky Birdsong welcomed the students to the celebration.
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- Kendall, Addison, Collin, Zay, Melanie, and Jaizy lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Ian and Khrystian honored Sergeant Bryan Parks of the Hartford Police Department as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Coach Chase Curenton was honored as Helping Hand Hero by Brannon and Mason.
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- Madison honored Kristina Aldridge as Helping Hand Hero.
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- Principal of Samson Elementary Blakelynn Barker was honored as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Hattie honored Shannon Walding as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Alivia and Calie honored Mr. David Byrd as Helping Hand Hero.
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- Bella Rayne and Anna Dee honored Mrs. Melissa Justice as Helping Hand Hero
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- Jaxon and Peyton honored police officer Mr. Baron Dotson as Helping Hand Hero.
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- Mr. Derry Grace was honored as Helping Hands Hero by Anabella and Levi.
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- Karoline and Thomas honored Mr. Ray Stinson as Helping Hero.
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- Jonathan Woodham was honored as Torch Team Hero by Jada and Kelvin.
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- Ms. Palmer was honored as Torch Team Hero by Josie and Jemma.
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- Taryn and Jeffrey honored Mrs. Hicks as Torch Team Hero.
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- Connor honored his father Officer Todd Dorriety as Torch Team Hero.
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- Chris Sconyers, U.S. Army, was honored as Torch Team Hero by Aylana.
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- Harlan honored his mother, Shana Dorriety as Torch Team Hero.
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- Timothy Bedsole, U.S. Army, was honored by his daughter, Summer as Torch Team Hero.
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- Thank you, sponsors!
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- These Super Citizens lead their classmates in the Next Great Americans Tour Anthem!
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- Celebrating in song!
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- Only “you” can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Singing “You in the U.S.A.!”
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- Super Citizens celebrate in song!
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- The auditorium of Geneva County High School fills up with the voices of Super Citizens!
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- Thank you, sponsors!
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- Our Helping Hand and Torch Team Heroes, the students who honored them, and our administrators from Geneva County.
