Cullman County 5th Graders Honor Heroes And Become Heroic Super Citizens(2016)

Today, more than 750 fifth grade students from Vinemont Elementary, Harmony School, Fairview Elementary, West Point Intermediate, Hanceville Elementary, Cold Springs Elementary, Holly Pond, Good Hope Elementary, Parkside Elementary, Welti Elementary, and West Point Elementary Schools will be attending the Super Citizen Celebration. 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 civic, 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 Cullman County Community Alliance, AlaTrade Foods, Alfa, Wells Fargo, ScreenTech, and BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.

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: The Cullman County students get ready to become Super Citizens.

: These citizens show off their graduation certificate in this picture.

: The Cullman County Super Citizens.

: The Cullman County students get ready to become Super Citizens.

: These smiling students are ready to honor their heroes.

: Kadence and Amy honored Nurse Heather Smith as their Torch Team Hero.

: Officer Boyd Posey was honored as Malaya and Dakota’s Torch Team Hero.

: Rylee, Cade, Sam, John, Kloe, Andrew, Brianna, Jack and Abbegail led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.

: Kate honored her mom and hero, Allison Lewis, as her Torch Team Hero.

: Elisa honored Officer Shane Chambers as her Torch Team Hero.

: Madison and Elizabeth honored Mr. M. Cothran as their Torch Team Hero.

: Easton and Bear honored Pastor Chuck Kennedy as their Torch Team Hero. Pictured here with Kristen Sharp.

: Mrs. Janet Sweatman was honored as Lillie and Jenna’s Torch Team Hero.

: Eli and Kobe honored Officer Jeff Lawson as their Torch Team Hero.

: Jonathan, Kiera and Marli honored Mrs. Greco as their Torch Team Hero.

: Brinley and her classmate honored Mrs. Becky Glass as their hero today. They are pictured here with Kristen Sharp.

: Isaiah and Kristen Sharp stand in honor of his Dad and Torch Team Hero, Josh Boyd.

: Sydney honored Mr. Anthony Taylor as her Torch Team Hero.

: Mr. John Wilhite was honored today by Toby as a Torch Team Hero.

: Ella, Ciara, Isabella, Raylee, Riko, Kaley, Khalil, Darrius, Kyle, Elizabeth, Elijah, Emma, Aubrey, Mabry, Aleena, Kayla, Jaeden and Parker led the crowd in the tour anthem “YOU in the USA”.