Today, Cullman Primary, East and West Elementary 2nd and 5th grade students filled the Cullman High School 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 (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 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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- Carla, Liam, & Reed lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Firefighter Will Roberson shows Cullman students what bravery and perseverance truly looks like, and that’s why Own honors him as Cullman Primary’s Helping Hands Hero!
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- Officer Intae Suh has shown Cullman students what a true true Hero looks like and Torrin shares all the reasons why he was chosen as Cullman Primary’s Helping Hands Hero!
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- Nurse Randi Thomas is honored as a Cullman Primary Helping Hands Hero. Brysen tell everyone all about her!
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- Isabella & Juan lead their school in thanking the service of their much-beloved Custodian Michael Banks and accept his award in his absence!
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- PTO President Lindsey Guleserian has shown the students of East Elementary how to be a Super Citizen and Henley & Liam honor her as their Torch Team Hero!
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- West Elementary students recognized the bravery and selflessness of Keenan Hollingsworth and Gloria honors her from the stage as their Torch Team Hero!
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- Pledging to be a Helping Hand!
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- Taking their Helping Hands pledge!
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- These students placed their hands on their heart and promised to be a Super Citizen.
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- Taking their Super Citizen Pledge!
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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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- 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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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Singing 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 David Wiggins from Premier Bank of the South, Rachel Hickman from Legacy Federal Community Credit Union, Cortney Myrex with Cullman County District Attorney’s Office, Belinda Hyatt from Cullman County Development Agents and Kim All from Cullman City Council for celebrating with us!