Today, W. O. Lance Elementary 2nd and 3rd grade students filled their 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 Chambers 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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- They are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
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- Showing off their Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
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- Keelan & Koi lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance
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- Michael shares with everyone all about why Tammy Spence is honored as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- JJ Truitt is honored as a Torch Team Hero and Kallie shares all about her!
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- 2nd graders taking their Helping Hands Pledge.
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- THese 3rd graders stand together to take their Super Citizen Pledge.
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Singing loud and proud!
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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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- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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- U.S.A.!
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- W. O. Lance Elementary School Heroes!