Today, Luverne, Brantley, & Highland Home Elementary students filled the Luverne High School Auditorium. After finishing 10 weeks in the Super Citizen Programs, 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 an 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 the Crenshaw 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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- Showing off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate!
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- Showing off their Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
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- Khalia, Taylor, Destiny, Abigail, Turner, and Tommy lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Recognized by Addison, Ada Rae, and Elsa, Whitney VanCor was named a Helping Hands Hero for the care she brings to her first-grade classroom.
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- Emma Grace and Dax chose to honor Dr. Clint Kilcrease as their Helping Hands Hero, celebrating his service as a community doctor and leader.
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- Aiden selected Stephanie Fuller as his Helping Hands Hero, recognizing the teacher helper who provides valuable support in the classroom
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- Sullivan honored Ellis Daniels as his Torch Team Hero, celebrating the school custodian whose hard work helps keep the campus running smoothly
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- JeanAnne Branum was recognized by Kinzlie and JaLayzianna as their Torch Team Hero. Serving as both a reading coach and math coach, she was honored for helping students grow and succeed.
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- Leadership and encouragement inspired Cash and Maggie to honor Jonathan Jordan as their Torch Team Hero, recognizing the assistant principal for the positive impact he has on students.
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- We were honored to spend the afternoon celebrating with our heroes, students, donors, and special guests. Thank you to Meredith Welch from Troy Bank & Trust for celebrating with us!