Today, 225 students filled the FS Ervin Elementary 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 Wilcox 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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- Karvell & Taylor lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Arielle & Aubrey honored Gloria Thomas as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Dr. Laurette Gibson, Principal of Hobbs Elementary was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Ivayanna.
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- Baleigh honored Lula Knight as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Donnie Calhoun was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Jalia.
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- Jayden honored Frank Mendenhall as a Helping Hands Hero. Principal Vernita Laister accepted for him.
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- Patricia Packer was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Cadence.
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- Patrick honored his mom Lashonda Rodgers as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Jannie Tolliver was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by her son Josiah.
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- J’Morris honored Carolyn Thomas as a Torch Team Hero and his friend Albert took a picture with him after his speech.
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- Coach Trevelle Coleman was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Javariun.
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- Jakayla honored Norbert Thomas as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Standing together to take their Helping Hands Pledge.
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- 5th graders pledging to be Super CItizens!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- U.S.A.!
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- The students filled the gym with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Wilcox County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them!