Today, 150 filled the Arab Elementary 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 its 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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Arab Elementary Super Citizens are ready for the celebration to begin!
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Arab Elementary Super Citizens are ready for the celebration to begin!
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Lawson, Aubrey, Luke and Ally lead the Pledge of Alligiance.
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Aubrey and Mrs. Williams stands in honor of her Torch Team Hero Kevin Walls.
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Tracy Clark was honored today by Braxton.
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Allissa stands with Kristen Sharp as she reads about her classroom’s Torch Team Hero, Dr. B.C. Maze.
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Luke honored Adam Gilbert as his Torch Team Hero.
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Hannah honored William Baker as her Torch Team Hero.
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Ava honored her father and Torch Team Hero Dale Kinney.
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Ariel and Lola honored Lillian Garner as their Torch Team Hero.
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The students stand to take the Super Citizen Pledge.
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They pledge together that they will remember what they have learned in the Super Citizen program.
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Kaycee, Ariel, Ellie, Lexi, Annalease, Zoe, Lilli and Destiny lead the crowd in the tour anthem, “YOU in the USA”.
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The students sing together the tour anthem, “YOU in the USA”.
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The students sing together of liberty and freedom.
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The students proudly wore the logos of their generous sponsors.
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The 2017 Arab Elementary Torch Team Heroes