Today, 210 second and fifth graders filled the Attalla Elementary School 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 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!”
See the Torch Teams & Helping Hands Heroes honored today in the photo gallery below!
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- The students of Attalla are proud of their Super Citizen Graduation certificate.
- The next great Americans of Attalla show off their graduation certificates in this picture. The students of Attalla are proud of their Super Citizen Graduation certificate.
- The students of Attalla are proud of their Super Citizen Graduation certificate.
- The next great Americans of Attalla show off their graduation certificates in this picture.
- The students of Attalla are proud of their Super Citizen Graduation certificate.
- The next great Americans of Attalla show off their graduation certificates in this picture.
- The smiling graduates of the Super Citizen program are seen here with their certificates.
- The students of Attalla are proud of their Super Citizen Graduation certificate.
- The smiling graduates of the Super Citizen program are seen here with their certificates.
- Abbie and Cameron are seen here leading the students, teachers and heroes in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- The Super Citizens of Attalla begin the celebration by saying the Pledge of Allegiance.
- The Super Citizens of Attalla begin the celebration by saying the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Hero JoAnn Daily accepts her Torch Pin as a Helping Hand hero today at Attalla Elementary School.
- Krystal Tyler is seen here accepting her Torch Pin as a hero for Attalla Elementary students.
- Hero Stevie McCright is honored today as a Helping Hand hero by Shawn.
- Allie is seen here honoring her Helping Hand hero, Jaye Rosson.
- Cali is shown here with her Helping Hand hero, Tiffeney Gibbs.
- Chris McCarver is seen here accepting his award for being a Torch Team Hero for Attalla Elementary School.
- In this picture, Alyssa honors her Torch Team hero Wayne Dingler.
- Creasap is seen in this picture with classroom hero Erica Sewell.
- Anna Hill is seen her accepting her Torch Team Hero award from Toby.
- Hero James Graham is seen here accepting his Authentic Statue of Liberty Replica from Josh.
- Kristen Sharp, Noah, Destiny, Blakely, Jace, Riley and Noah lead the crowd in the Super Citizen anthem “YOU in the USA.”
- The students of Attalla raise their voices today by singing “YOU in the USA.”
- The students of Attalla raise their voices today by singing “YOU in the USA.”
- The students of Attalla are seen here taking the Super Citizen Pledge.
- The Super Citizens of Attalla and their heroes get a post celebration picture.