Today, 625 students from Hazel Green, Lynn Fanning, New Market, & Walnut Grove filled the Hazel Green High School 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 Madison 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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- 2nd graders showing off their Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
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- These 3rd graders are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
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- Joe & Easton lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Thomas honors Donna Curry as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Principal Leslie Cross is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Mylah and her teacher accepts for Mrs. Cross.
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- Raylan honored Sandra Boettner as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Hydi Hendrickson is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Cason.
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- Rowan honors Jettie Hyatt as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Chris Whitman is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Kaylia.
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- Cheyenne honors Greg Lanford as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Kate O’Neal is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Madison.
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- Bo honors Courtney Howell as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Kyle honored John Schuman as a Helping Hands Hero and his teacher accepts in his absence.
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- Ann Schrimsher is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Randee.
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- Henry honored Cynthia Fitch as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Carrie O’Barr is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Paysleigh & Autumn
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- Lillie honors Cynthia Fitch as a Torch Team Hero.
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- 2nd graders say their Helping Hands Pledge!
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- These 3rd graders take their Super Citizens Pledge.
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- Standing together to take their Super Citizens Pledge.
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- U.S.A.!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Singing in celebration!
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- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Madison County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes and the students that honored them!