Today, more than 350 students from US Jones & Westside Elementary filled the US Jones Elementary 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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- 2nd graders showing off their Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
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- These 5th graders are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
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- Lawson, Christiana, & Gabriel lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Katie Windham with Demopolis Rotary Club presents a check to Alicia Sherman & Hannah Kuykendall with Liberty Learning Foundation!
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- Coach Jeffrey Stanley is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by his son Jaxon.
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- Lindon Chief of Police Robert Alston is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Mason.
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- Hudson honored Penny Stanford as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Mary Lillian Roberts is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Embree.
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- Dakota honored Nurse Terri Cameron as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Katie Windham is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Stellar.
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- Sherron Brown is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Thomas.
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- Graceyn honored Sgt. Richard “Tank” Bryant as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Dr. Brittany Anderson is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Charlee.
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- Nurse Teressa Freeman is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Amelia.
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- Carly honored Emily Lowe as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Jayden honored Tara Arnold as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Robert honored their School Custodian Mr. McClain as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Tammy Knot is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Lillie.
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- Officer Cleshanah Barlow is honored as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Issac Alston, Jr. is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Bre’Asia.
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- Shelby honored Coach Meagan Bott as a Torch Team Hero.
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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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- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Singing in celebration!
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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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- Demopolis City Schools Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes!