Today, Arab Elementary School 5th grade students filled their 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 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 >
- Ella Rae & Atticus lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Archie Anderson is honored as a Torch Team Hero and Lily shares all about him.
- Aubrey & Whitt tell everyone why Principal Jessica McCrary is honored as a Torch Team Hero.
- Jenn Brttnell is honored as a Torch Team Hero and Charlie shares all about her.
- Superintendent Dr. Johnny Berry is honored as a Torch Team Hero. Caroline & Morgan tell everyone all about why!
- Reagan and her friend Brantlee honor her dad, Police Chief Shane Washburn as a Torch Team Hero.
- Jamey Pruett is honored as a Torch Team Hero and Kaci tell us all about him.
- Jaylee shares with everyone why Alex Sierra is honored as a Torch Team Hero.
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- Singing loud and proud!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- U.S.A.!
- Celebrating in song!
- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Arab Elementary Torch Team Heroes!