Today, Lincoln Elementary, Munford Elementary, & Stemley Road Elementary students filled the BB Comer High School 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 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 Talladega 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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- These Talladega County students are excited to honor their heroes and get their Helping Hands graduation certificates!
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- Showing off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate!
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- Christa, Amier, Chance, Lyvia, Annie, and Annalyse lead students, heroes, and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance!
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- Zoe and Adley’s class chose to honor Zoe’s dad, Officer Derek Turner, as their Helping Hands Hero!
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- Brantley and Nicholas honored their class’s hero: Brantley’s grandmother and member of the cafeteria staff, Mrs. Barbara Martin!
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- Principal Myra Edwards is this class’s Helping Hands Hero, and Sawyer and Colt told us all about it!
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- Addison and Jayce told us all about Ms. Domonique Bridges. She’s a paramedic, and she shows these students what a real Super Citizen looks like!
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- PTA President Jenifer Peters is the Torch Team Hero for Caroline and Reina’s Class!
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- Gunner and Bryson took the stage to honor their Torch Team Hero, Mr. Adam Watson!
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- Kirby and Krimsyn honored Narcotics Officer Josh Powers as their Torch Teams Hero!
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- Jase introduced us to his father, flight paramedic Heath Drummond, and shared how he inspires Jase’s class to her the best they can be!
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- Aaliyah’s class chose to honor their Reading Teacher, Mr. Ryan Elston, as their Torch Team Hero!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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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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- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- We were incredibly honored to spend the morning celebrating with our heroes, students, and incredible guests from the central office: Superintendent Suzanne Lacey, Deputy Superintendent Vicky Ozment, Karen Culver, Angie Robinson, Chad Bynum, and Emily Harris from Central Office, Kathy Landers from the School Board! We also want to give a shout out to Ms. Margaret Morton from Safe Earth for celebrating with us today!