Today, Kinston, New Brockton, Zion Chapel Elementary students filled the Kinston 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 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 Coffee 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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- Showing off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate!
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- Showing off their Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
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- Ja’Darren, Woodrow, Adalyn, Elizabeth, and Bennett lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Alli Kate’s class chose Mrs. Lisa Riley as her Helping Hands Hero, celebrating the second-grade teacher who inspires her students each day.
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- Connor selected Mr. Paul Adkison as his class’s Helping Hands Hero, recognizing the New Brockton school custodian whose hard work helps keep the school running smoothly.
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- Desmond and Cheyenne honored Mrs. Jade Henderson as their Helping Hands Hero, acknowledging their assistant principal whose leadership supports students throughout Zion Chapel.
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- Tyler chose to honor Mrs. Meagan Driggers as his class’s Torch Team Hero, recognizing her impact through leadership as Kinston’s principal.
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- Karsyn selected Mrs. Shannon Piland as her class’s Torch Team Hero, honoring the positive impact she has made.
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- Ms. Lori McCrory was selected by Bella as her class’s Torch Team Hero for the support and encouragement she provides as a reading specialist.
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- Lynlee, Gunnar, Fox, and Willow came together to honor Superintendent Kelly Cobb as their Hero. In her role as superintendent, she was recognized for her leadership and dedication to supporting students and schools across the district.
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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- We were honored to spend the morning celebrating with our heroes, students, donors, and special guests. Thank you to Superintendent Kelly Cobb and Carolyn Broaden from central office for celebrating with us!