Today, 450 2nd and 5th grade students filled Selma High School Auditorium. 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 Selma 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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2nd graders showing off their Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
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These 5th graders are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
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Representative Prince Chestnut welcomes everyone to the Super Citizen Celebration!
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Isaiah, Glentravious, Travis, Trinity, & Demerria lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Clark 2nd grade honor Jasmine Bender as a Helping Hands Hero and Ariel telss everyone all about her.
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Chloe shares why Edgewood 2nd grade coe Clara Thomas as a Helping Hands Hero.
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Marleigh tells everyone why Meadowview chose Demetrius Murray as a Helping Hands Hero.
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Phoebe tells everyone why Meadowview 2nd grade chose Mr. Greg as a Helping Hands Hero.
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Payne 2nd grade chose Coach Steve Washington as a Helping Hands Hero and Brandon tells us all about him!
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Cherri Briggins is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Sophia P Kingston 2nd grade and Aubrey shares why
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Clark 5th grade chose Dana Hall as their Torch Team Hero and Xavier tells us all about her!
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Jordyn shares why Clark 5th graders chose Tashayla Turner as a Torch Team Hero.
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Edgewood 5th grade chose Jerry Milhouse as a Torch Team Hero and Calvin & Kinsley tell us all about why!
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Jamari shares why Cynthia Purifoy is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Meadowview 5th graders.
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Payne 5th graders chose Vivian Williams as a Torch Team Hero and Jamari tells us all about her!
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Sophia P Kingston 5th graders honor Cheri Briggins as a Torch Team Hero and Madison & Shania tell us all about why!
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Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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U.S.A.!
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Super Citizens singing along to our tour anthem!
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We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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Super Citizens singing along to our tour anthem!
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Singing loud and proud!
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Selma City Schools Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes!