Today, more than 175 2nd and 5th grade students from Wares Ferry Road filled the lunchroom. 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 civic, 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!
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- The Next Great Americans of Wares Ferry Elementary School
- These are the smiling faces of Wares Ferry Elementary students before they honor their heroes.
- The Super Citizens of Wares Ferry Elementary School
- These are the smiling faces of Wares Ferry Elementary students before they honor their heroes.
- The Next Great Americans of Wares Ferry Elementary School
- These are the smiling faces of Wares Ferry Elementary students before they honor their heroes.
- The program began with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Tyshon, Kiona, Ingram and India.
- Hero Charlotte Belser was honored today by Dwayne and Haley as their Helping Hand Hero.
- Jocelyn honored Christine McQueen as her Helping Hand Hero.
- Benjamin honored Mrs. McKee today as his Helping Hand Hero.
- Darren and Erica Sanders were honored today as Camrynn and Makayla’s Helping Hand Heroes.
- John Veres was honored today by McKenzie’s classroom as their Torch Team Hero.
- Principal “D” was surprised today and honored by his students as a TorchTeam Hero.
- The students joined together to take the Super Citizen Pledge.
- The students pledged together that they would remember what they have learned in the Super Citizen Graduation.
- The Super Citizen Pledge
- The students joined together to sing “YOU in the USA” with the help of Michael, Jayden, Isabella, Tamia, Kamryn and Julian.
- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
- The view as the students join together in song as Super Citizens.
- Kristen Sharp helps lead the students in “YOU in the USA”.
- The Super CItizens of Wares Ferry Elementary singing together for freedom and liberty.
- The Wares Ferry Super Citizens and their 2016 Heroes.