Today, more than 825 fifth graders students filled the Temple Baptist Church Sanctuary. 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 Cullman 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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- Owen & Destiny lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Colby, Bryant, & Ty honored Coach Tim Willoughby as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Anna & Aaron honored Dr. Elizabeth Pruett as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Principal Susan Melton was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Jacob & Kayden.
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- Sophie honored her grandad Charles Leonard as her Torch Team Hero. Ashley with LLF posed for a picture with her in his absence.
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- Jared Johnson was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter Lanie.
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- Eder & Dylan honored Michelle Pender as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Sam & Izzac honored Chad Whaley as their Torch Team Hero. Ashley posed with them in his absence.
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- Caylee & Alannah honored their friend Jayden as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Jan Carter was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Lana.
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- Krimson honored Frank Gingrich as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Ryan Butterfly was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Abby.
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- Sila, Morgan, & SaraBeth honored the PTO Moms as their Torch Team Heroes.
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- Kelly Scott is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Starr.
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- These students stand together to take their Super Citizens Pledge.
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- These Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- The students filled the sanctuary with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- U.S.A.!
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- Cullman County Schools Torch Team Heroes and the students that honored them.
