Today, 450 students from Anniston City Schools filled the Cobb Elementary School gymnasium. Second and fourth graders from Cobb Elementary, Constantine, Golden Springs, Randolph Park and Tenth Street waved flags and waited eagerly for the show to begin. After finishing 10 weeks in the Super Citizen Program, they, and a large showing of local VIPs, 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 civic, 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!”
Torch Team Heroes Honored today:
- Cobb:
Monterria Young (Hero: Lenard Thornton)
Xavier Buchanan (Hero: Sherry Buchanan) - Constantine:
Adrianna Fitten (Hero: Lieutenant Colonel Hattie LaFay Richardson) - Golden Springs:
Therina Hall (Hero: Kimberly Mcghee) - Randolph Park:
Camren Bake (Hero: Larry Holcombe)
Jayson Richardson (Hero: Quentin Burrow) - Tenth Street:
Demonte St. Clair (Hero:Robert Hood)
Helping Hands Heroes Honored today:
- Cobb:
Kamouri Harmon (Hero: Oops, we missed the hero’s name! Let us know here please >) - Constantine:
Shannon (Hero: Sheila Ball) - Golden Springs:
Nyleigha Gibson (Hero: Shellie Barrett) - Randolph Park:
Amori Jones (Hero: Kellie Lawler)
ShNarra Greathouse(Hero: Anne Cohill)
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
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- Anniston City students are seen here showing off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate.
- Anniston City’s next great Americans showing off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate.
- These girls show their smiles in excitement to honor their Helping Hand hero.
- Anniston City students are seen here showing off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate.
- This Anniston Super Citizen is proud to show her graduation certificate.
- Anniston City students are seen here showing off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate.
- The program began with the Pledge of Allegiance led by these Super Citizens: Tariq, Gabriella, KeAndre, Jacaria, Dakari, Asia and Alicia.
- This Anniston City Super Citizen says the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Kamouri introduces his classroom hero and tells about the impact he has made on his life.
- Kamouri and his classroom hero, Lenard Thornton, pose for a picture
- Shannon poses here with his Helping Hand hero, Sheila Ball.
- Hero Shellie Barrett poses here with Nyleigha who presented to her.
- Randolph Park Elementary students honor Kellie Lawler as their classroom hero.
- Randolph Park student, ShNarra, introduces her classroom hero.
- Amari and her hero Mrs. Anne Cohill pose for a celebration picture.
- Cobb Elementary student, Monterria, introduces her hero and tells everyone about the impact he has made on her life.
- Monterria poses her with classroom hero, Lenard Thornton.
- Cobb Elementary student, Xaier, poses with his classrooms Torch Team Hero Sherry Buchanan.
- A surprised hero, Lieutenant Colonel Hattie LaFay Richardson, hugs Constantine student Adrianna.
- Lieutenant Colonel Hattie LaFay RIchardson and Adrianna
- Golden Springs student, Therina presents the award and poses for a picture with Torch Team hero, Kimberly McGhee.
- Hero Larry Holcombe gets a picture with Randolph Park Elementary student, E’Leah.