Today, 275 students filled the Covington County Central Office Auditorium. 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 Covington 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 >
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- Lane, Blake, Ben, Tess, & Jacob lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Brayden honored Sandra McLeod as his Torch Team Hero, pictured with him is Cindy who accepted in her absence.
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- Sgt. Jeff Daniels was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Kinsley.
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- Rebecca & her friend honored Matt Smith as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Raylynn honored her grandparents, Wanda & Ricky Smith as her Torch Team Heroes.
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- Hunter honored his grandfather, Kent Barnes as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Cindy Phillips is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Riley.
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- Mayor Terry Holley was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his granddaughter Ellie.
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- Dawson honored Jeff Burleson as his Torch Team Hero.
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- These students stand together to take their Super Citizen Pledge.
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- Thank you to our amazing sponsors!!
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- The students wave their flags in song.
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- Kayden, Michael, Piper, Miracle, Tereka, Kylee, Isabella, Jayla, & Janya lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- U.S.A.!
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- Covington County Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them and our friend, Phillip Jones with the Solon and Martha Dixon Foundation!
