Today, Thompson Intermediate School fifth grade students filled the Thompson Middle 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, students are applying those crucial lessons in the real world.
Students chose heroes who embodied the traits of amazing citizens and read essays from stage before presenting them with Authentic Liberty Replicas . They learned that “when you honor a hero, you become a hero!”
See the heroes honored in the photo gallery below!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by the Shelby 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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- Ethan & Landon lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Easton & Annaly took the stage to tell us about their class Hero, April Atkins
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- Officer Eddie Edmundson is honored as a Torch Team Hero. Chase & Evie tell us all about why!
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- Makayla and her friend Millie shares all about why they honored her dad, Officer Nathaniel Parker as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Officer William Kuehner is honored as a Torch Team Hero and his daughter Madison and her friend Jordan tell everyone all about him.
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- Evie & Aubree share all about why they honored their substitute teacher, Mr. Gladness as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Joe McClain is honored as a Torch Team Hero. Masson & Mason tell us all about him.
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- Alyson, Tre, & Victor share all about why they chose Jillian Thomas as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Ashley McLaughlin is honored as a Torch Team Hero and Cora and Saif share all about why!
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- Nurse Laurie Brinkerhoff is honored by Isabella & Kyleigh as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Treazure & Gavin tell us all about why Antonio Kelly is their Torch Team Hero.
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- Madeline & Devon share all about why they chose Principal Jamelia Hayes as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Mariella Levinson is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Hazen & Dahlia.
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- Sophia shares why she chose to honor her mom, Elizabeth Roberts as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Meagan Harbison is honored as a Torch Team Herol. Her daughter, Lillie and her friend Genesis tell us all about her.
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- Caitlyn, Sarah, & Mariyah tell everyone all about why they chose Allison Collins as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Firefighter Cliff Dyson is honored as a Torch Team Hero. His son Aiden and his friend Grant tell everyone all about why!
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- Addison & Peyton tell everyone all about why Kayla Glass is their Torch Team Hero.
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- Zoey & her friend Abbie tell all about why they chose her mom Crystal Jordan as their Torch Team Hero!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- These students are excited to sing 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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- U.S.A.!
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- Singing LOUD and PROUD!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Singing along to 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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- Thompson Intermediate School 2025 Torch Team Heroes!