Today, more than 750 students filled the BB Comer Memorial 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.
Justin Lackey, Talladega County Farmers Federation Board Member and Helping Hands Hero
“I hope that they can take away a little bit of understanding about how important it is to give back to your community,” Talladega County Farmers Federation Board Member Justin Lackey says. “If they have the opportunity to sit down and watch it one time, you will see a difference. They will see what kind of impact it’s making to our kids, to our future generation.”
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 students lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Jennifer Peters is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Piper & Peyton.
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- Brantlee & Ryleigh honored Myra Truss as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Lesie Shaddix is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by her son Corby and his friend Sophia.
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- Jaliyah & Lawson honored Jill Hosmer as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Belinda McClellan is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Lorelei and Brycesen.
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- Emma & B.J. honored Jenny Wood as their Helping Hands Hero and Ashley gets a picture with them after their speech.
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- Justin Lackey is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Sarah & Bailey.
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- Willow & Natalie honored Stephanie Haynes as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Sean Synder is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by his daughter, Madeline and her friend Javien.
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- Natalie honored Melanie Land as her Torch Team Hero and Ashley took a picture with her after her speech.
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- Amber Palmore is honored as a Torch Team Hero by her daughter, Caitlyn and her niece, Gabby.
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- Allie Segrest is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Nora.
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- Bryson honored his grandmother, Jean Burk as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Officer Trae Miller is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Caden & Sarah.
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- Dawson & Madison honored Coach Seth Ford as their Torch Team Hero and Ashley took a picture with them after their speech.
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- Jaxson & Christopher honored Anne Munroe as their Torch Team hero and Ashley takes a picture with them after their speech.
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- R.D. Pitts is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his grandsons, Braydon & Kaden and their friend Milee.
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- Jody Daniel is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter Annalie and her friend Olivia. His wife, Angie accepts in his absence.
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- Brenda Cochran is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Zy’hion & Alauna.
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- The students filled the auditorium with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- U.S.A.!
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- 2019-20 Talladega County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes, along with the students that honored them!
