Today, 2nd and 5th grade students filled the Cullman Primary School. 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 the Cullman 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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- Case, Shelby, and Ellie lead students, heroes, and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance
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- Iivan Cornell honors Ms. Cindy Cornell, a veteran and his mom, as his Cullman Primary class’s Helping Hands Hero!
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- Daxton Nabors told us all about how his hero, Cullman Primary nurse Kalysha Whittle, inspires his class to be Super Citizens!
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- Cullman Primary 2nd grade honored Mr. Kenny Culpepper, former Cullman police chief, as their Helping Hands Hero, and his granddaughter Ophelia Culpepper told us why he is such a wonderful Helping Hands Hero!
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- Annabelle Stephens told us all about why her class chose to honor Senior Master Sergeant Justin Hollingsworth as her West Elementary 5th grade Torch Team Hero!
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- Mr. David Wiggins was honored as a Torch Team Hero by East Elementary, and Copeland Varden and Marika Podnecky told us all about it!
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- Now it’s time for Cullman Primary 2nd graders to take the Helping Hands Pledge!
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- Mr. Palmer says “you’ve gotta do good to be good,” and these 2nd grade students pledged to do just that.
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- These 5th grade students placed their hands on their heart and promised to be a Super Citizen.
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- Cullman City 5th graders pledged to “be responsible for what they say and do, in their country, community, family, and school.”
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Students and guests alike singing along to our tour anthem!
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Thankful to our heroes and special guests, especially Jessica Phillips and Christina Jones of People’s Bank, for their part in making the Next Great Americans!