{"id":6405,"date":"2011-02-11T16:54:53","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T00:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.reallifesuperheroes.org\/?p=6405"},"modified":"2011-02-11T16:54:53","modified_gmt":"2011-02-12T00:54:53","slug":"who-was-that-masked-man-real-life-superhero-visits-classes-at-helix-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/2011\/02\/11\/who-was-that-masked-man-real-life-superhero-visits-classes-at-helix-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Was That Masked Man? Real-Life Superhero Visits Classes at Helix High!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally posted: http:\/\/lamesa.patch.com\/articles\/who-was-that-masked-man-real-life-superhero-visits-helix-high<\/a>
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Photo by Tea Krulos<\/p><\/div>
\nBy Genevieve Suzuki<\/a>
\nDC<\/a><\/strong>\u2019<\/a>s Guardian<\/a><\/strong> is a real life superhero\u2014whose red, white and blue character founded the Skiffytown League of Heroes.<\/a> As told by Milwaukee-based blog Heroes in the Night, Guardian recently paid a visit to Helix Charter High School<\/a>, and impressed students and teachers.
\n\u201cI asked pointed questions about what influences they surround themselves with,\u201d Guardian recalled telling students. \u201cI also talked about their responsibilities: to learn, to be apart of their family, their community and nation. How it takes involvement in being a friend, a son or daughter and even a citizen. It was not all rosy, straight talk about good and bad things that happen.\u201d
\nThe masked man based on Captain America lives in the Washington metro area but spends half the year in Southern California. He doesn’t tell his real name, but his Skiffytown League does real good\u2014organizing community events and aids such groups as Make-A-Wish, The Joyful Heart Foundation, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Army Fisher Houses and the Autism Research Institute.
\nAccording to a blog<\/a> that follows real life superheroes, DC Guardian\u2019s mission is to \u201croam the streets of Washington D.C. with copies of the nation\u2019s Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence. Explaining to passers-by the importance of their nation\u2019s democracy, DC\u2019s Guardian never reveals his face. He says the reason behind this is to allow black, white, Asian or Hispanic people to see themselves behind the mask.\u201d
\nWhile he and his league may be comically costumed, the volunteer work they do is actually quite serious.
\nGuardian told Heroes that a Helix English teacher found him while she was researching an upcoming class topic\u2014the study of comic books and their influence on reading and personal character development. Although Guardian had only planned to talk to one class, he wound up spending the whole day there, talking to several more classes.
\n\u201cThey had really gone above and beyond to look out for me,\u201d Guardian told Heroes. \u201cI can\u2019t thank them enough.\u201d
\nLooks like Helix has at least one superhero on its side: \u201cI was honored to be asked there and I would return in a heartbeat if asked again. It gave me much more than I think I gave them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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