Today, 200 students filled the Troy Elementary School Cafteria. 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 Troy Bank & Trust. 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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- Principal Teresa Sims welcomes everyone to the celebration!
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- Erin, Layla, Tori Kate, & Kaiden lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Mary Brooke honored Ed Averett as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Nurse Brenda Debose was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Talyla & David.
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- Malaysa honored Dr. Eric Law as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Lakendra Baker was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Major & Maddie.
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- Assistant Principal Dr. Joanna Taylor was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Vivikta & Heenam.
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- Dr. Kelly Roberts was honored as a Helping Hands hero by Maggie.
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- Jessi DeLuca was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Krishaun.
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- Shirley Hooten was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Sam & Zha”Nari.
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- David and his friend Tamiya honored his dad Caleb Dawson as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Skylar honored her mom Sabrina Pennington as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Tamara Herrington was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Jakayla and Tahauny took a picture with her after her speech.
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- Assistant Principal Emma Fluker was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Savion.
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- 2nd graders take their Helping Hands Pledge.
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- The 3rd graders stand together to take their Super Citizens Pledge.
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- These students helped lead everyone in our tour anthem!
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- The students wave their flags in song.
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- Mr. Thomas celebrated in song with his students!
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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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- Thank you, Troy Bank & Trust!
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- Troy Elementary Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes. The students that honored them, Principal Sims and our Troy Bank & Trust Family – Dianna Lee, Kayla Wright, Bob Mills, & Kathryn Faircloth.
