Today, 2nd and 5th grade students filled Westside 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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- Christina & Ariyanna lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Angie Weeks is honored as Ms. Alston’s class Helping Hands Hero and Ava shares all about her.
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- Avery tells everyone why her friend Officer Cody Key is honored as Mrs. Reynolds’ class Helping Hands Hero.
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- Mrs. Thomasson’s class honors Jennifer Jordan as a Helping Hands Hero and Kieren shares why!
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- Shep shares why Ms. Gandy’s class honors Donna McGee as a Helping Hands Hero
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- Major Walker is honored as Ms Beshears’ class Helping Hands Hero and Parker tells us all about him.
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- Camilla Lane shares why her mom Jenny Miller is honored as Mrs. Moseley’s class Helping Hands Hero.
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- Cody Hagler is honored as Mrs. Stokes’ class Helping Hands Hero and his son Jase shares all about him.
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- Mrs. Basinger’s class honors Brittany Crawford as a Helping Hands Hero and her son Foy shares all about why.
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- Dr. Amanda Pendergrass is honored as Mrs. McVay’s class Helping Hands Hero and her son Thomas tells us all about her.
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- Brady and his friend Emmalyn share all about why his mom Kaite Windham is honored as a US Jones Torch Team Hero.
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- Jay Reynolds is honored as a US Jones Torch Team Hero and his son Webb shares why!
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- Amari tells everyone all about why Officer Alan Dailey is honored as a US Jones Torch Team Hero.
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- Nurse Melanie McCrory is honored as a US Jones Torch Team Hero and Ava tells everyone all about her.
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- Janiyah tells everyone all about why Nurse Teressa Freeman is honored as a US Jones Torch Team Hero.
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- Cassandra Edwards is honored as a US Jones Torch Team Hero and Mary shares why!
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- US Jones Assistant Principal Beth Fleming is honored as a Torch Team Hero and Wyatt shares all about her!
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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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- 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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- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- Demopolis City School Heroes!