Today, 300 students filled the Central Junior 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, 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 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 5th graders are excited to celebrate their heroes!
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- Showing off their graduation certificate!
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- Jackson & Kori Ann lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Principal Dr. Sabrena Malone was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Hayden.
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- Hayden honored his dad Wayne Hart as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Officer Mark Senf was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his son Tyler.
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- Remington, Kiley, Kennadee, Katherine, & Kyleigh honored Officer Fountain as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Taking their Super Citizens Pledge.
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- Pledging to be Super Citzens!
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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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- Lauderdale County Torch Team Heroes, the students that honored them, Superintendent Jonathan Hatton, Curriculum Director Dr. Amy Jones, Eddie Martin with Alabama Department of Commerce and community member Ms. Carolyn.