Today, 225 students from US Jones & Westside Elementary Schools filled the US Jones Elementary School Gymnasium. 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 Marengo 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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- TJ & Maci lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Jaxon, Paris & their friends in Ms. Alson’s class honor Pamela Tensley as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Ms. Bassinger’s class honor Officer Cleshanah Barlow as a Helping Hands Hero and her daughter ZaNiya tells us all about her.
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- Tara Harris is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Ava and her friends in Ms. Beshears class.
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- Ms. Foy’s class honor Dee Roark as a Helping Hands Hero and Ellie tells everyone all about her.
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- Sophie and her friends in Ms McVay’s class honor Jessica Henson as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Ms. Reynolds’ class honor Justina Allgood as a Helping Hands Hero and her daughter Sealy tells everyone all about her.
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- Penny Stanford is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Paisley and her friends in Ms. Stokes’ class.
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- Ms. Thomasson’s class honor Rhae Darsey as a Helping Hands Hero and her son Finn and his friend Taylor share all about her.
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- Margaret Anne Gilchrist is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Taylor and her friends in Ms. Willis’ class.
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- Reed honors his dad Jason Windham as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Rhea Darsey is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Emily
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- Pastor Michael Johnson is honored as a Torch Team Hero and his daughter Joiyden tells us al about him!
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- Carmen tells us all why Suzann Hughes is honored as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Lana Smelley is honored as a Torch Team Hero and her daughter Violet tells us all about her.
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- Herrin tells everyone why Margie Jackson is honored as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Jessica Collier is honored as a Torch Team Hero and Haylee shares why!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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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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- The students wave their flags in song.
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Singing in celebration!
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Demopolis City Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes!