Today, University Charter School second and third grade students filled their 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 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 Sumter 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 Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
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- Showing off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate!
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- Excited to celebrate, honor heroes, and take their pledges!
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- Macon and Sheffield lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Sloane proudly honored Mr. Nick Woodruff as her class’s Helping Hands Hero, recognizing the leadership he shows as a head coach at UWA.
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- Raelynn celebrated Ms. Bertha Dunigan as her class’s Helping Hands Hero, appreciating the positive impact she has made in her life.
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- Maci proudly recognized Morgan Shelton as her class’s Torch Team Hero, celebrating the role she plays as a library director.
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- Kip honored Dorothy Smith as his class’s Torch Team Hero, with Morgan Shelton accepting the recognition on her behalf.
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- Mackenzie celebrated Doris Linebarger as her class’s Torch Team Hero, with Morgan Shelton accepting the honor on her behalf.
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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- U.S.A.!
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Leading the crowd in song!
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- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- 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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- We were honored to spend the afternoon celebrating with our heroes, students, donors, administrators, and special guests. Thank you to Principal Meghan Dunn for celebrating with us!