Today, 675 students filled the BB Comer 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 (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 Talladega 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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- Chasity, Chrisdasia, & Zaiden lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Deputy David Haun was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Breyonna & Lyric.
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- Brandy Nichol was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Serenity.
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- BJ Stagner was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Nylah & Nora. Ashley Woodson with LLF is pictured with the students in his absence.
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- Barry Harbin is honored by his son Landon. His wife Jamie accepts on his behalf.
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- Jamie Blankenship was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Traveon and his friend.
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- Sgt. Kenny Archer was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Rihanna & Ayrianna.
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- Tina Culver was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Chade.
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- Jason Jacks is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Camden.
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- Marianne Garrett was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Hannah.
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- Assistant Principal Lawrence is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Evan.
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- Kait honored her mom, Lindsay Bryant, as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Sally Davis is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Lizbeth.
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- Dr. Seni Wilson is honored as a Torch Team Hero by her son Camron and Brianna.
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- Ethan and his friend honored Greg Motes as their Torch Team Hero. Ashley poses with them in his absence.
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- Johnathan Sherbet is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his son Shane, who accepted on his behalf and his friend Kennedy.
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- These 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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- Talladega County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them!
