Today, 5th grade student from Asbury, Brindlee Mountain Elementary, Douglas, & DAR filled the Guntersville Church of Christ. 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 Marshall 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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Henry, Turner, Kailey, and Sam lead students, heroes, and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance
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Bethany and Eduardo honor Tara Cole as Asbury’s Super Citizen!
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Hunter told us all about how his hero, Brindlee Mountain Elementary SRO Erin Putlovis, inspires his class to be Super Citizens!
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Everett and Kaden honored the Douglas Elementary nurses Tanya Mitchell, Deidre Barnes, and Krista Lacy as their class Super Citizens. Nurse Barnes was on hand to accept their award!
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Janvi took the stage to tell us why Bailee Love, DAR paraprofessional, is a true Super Citizen!
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Now it’s time for Marshall County 5th graders to take the Super Citizen Pledge!
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Pledging to be a Super Citizen!
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Students pledged to be “a good, responsible, and active American.”
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Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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Students and guests alike singing along to our tour anthem!
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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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We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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“Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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All smiles to sing “YOU in the U.S.A”!
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Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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Our amazing heroes and community leaders, including Monica Gramling of First Southern State Bank, and Drew Giamalva of the Sand Mountain Reporter.