Today, 175 second and fifth grade students filled the Lauderdale County 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 Lauderdale 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 2nd graders show off their graduation certificate.
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- These 5th graders are excited to celebrate their heroes!
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- Lenzy & Jackson lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Mr. Tommy Nash was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Avery.
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- Link & Lake honored their grandfather, WW II Veteran Mr. Ritter as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Savannah honored Mr. Shelton as her Helping Hands Hero.
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- Mr. Weathers was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Cale.
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- Tiffany Caperton was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Ethan.
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- Sonja King was honored as a Torch Team Hero. Emily with LLF poses with Jamie who honored her.
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- James Kennedy was honored as a Torch Team Hero. Emily with LLF poses with Elektra who honored him.
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- Sophie honored her grandfather, James Kennedy as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Gennason honored her preacher, Robert Lancaster as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Peggy Harris is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Lila.
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- Makayla was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Makayla.
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- Dale Howard is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Ella.
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- Eddie Garner is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Jackson.
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- Mallory honored her grandfather, Freddie McConnell as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Caleb honored Patty Palmer as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Brian Sparks was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Carson.
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- These 2nd graders stand together to take their Helping Hands Pledge.
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- These 5th graders take their Super Citizens Pledge.
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- Haley, Savannah, Reagan, Amelia, Raven, Emery, Lanah, Miguel, Jeremiah, & Bella lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- The students wave their flags in song.
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Lauderdale County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes and the students that honored them.
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- WW II Veteran Mr. Ritter pictured here with 4 generations of Super Citizens in his family!
