On Thursday March 1, 2018, over 225 students filled the Brewton 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 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 Escambia County Community Alliance and passionate community sponsors. 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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- These Brewton Elementary second and fourth graders will soon graduate as Super Citizens!
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- Smiling faces of our Next Great Americans!
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- JaKayla and Jonah lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Melissa McMillan was honored as Helping Hands Hero by Kailyn.
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- Sophie honored Therese Sheehan as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Retired teacher and school volunteer Mr. Nelson was honored as Helping Hands Hero by ShiaLynn.
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- Izzie honored Jamie Stanford as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Jenny Gray was honored as Helping Hands Hero by Ellie.
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- Mr. Donny Cottrell was honored as Torch Team Hero by Jake.
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- Jamie Stanford was also honored as Torch Team Hero by Zykeria.
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- Kate honored her grandmother, retired teacher Mrs. Kathy Farrior, as Torch Team Hero.
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- Mrs. Edie Kelley was honored as Torch Team Hero by Julianne.
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- Taking the Super Citizen Pledge.
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- Students take the Super Citizen Pledge.
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- Holt, Selah, Andrew, Rhys, A.J. and Sarah Paige lead the Next Great Americans tour anthem.
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- Students celebrate becoming Super Citizens!
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- Thank you, sponsors!
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- Only you can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Loud and proud for Liberty!
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- Our Helping Hands and Torch Team Heroes, the students who honored them, Dr. Varner, Mrs. Lambert and our dear sponsors Ms. Simmons and Ms. VanDeWater.