Today, more than 325 students filled the Lee 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, 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 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 >
- These students show off their certificate!
- These students are excited to celebrate!
- Maritsa, Bette, Neema, Kamron, & Amya lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Assistant Principal Hovet Dixon is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Janasia.
- Sydnie honored Chris White as a Torch Team Hero. We grabbed her picture after her speech!
- Ashely honored her best friend Hannah as her Torch Team Hero.
- KaMykel honored Jennifer Ledyard as his Torch Team Hero.
- Coach Edward is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Chase.
- Felicia Pride is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Victoria. Mrs. Nowakowski gets a picture with her after her speech.
- Jamie Holloway is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Elijah.
- These students stand together to take their Super Citizens Pledge.
- These Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- The students filled the Lee High School Auditorium with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Huntsville City Torch Team Heroes and the students that honored them.