Today, 5th graders from Girard Intermediate, Highlands, Jerry Lee Faine, & Selma Street Elementary Schools filled the Dothan High School Convocation Center. 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, 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 Houston 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 >
- Kaileb, Harrison, Taleah, Alenah lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Assistant Principal Derrick Lane is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Chris & Jordan.
- Girard Intermediate honors Shawn Potter as a Torch Team Hero an Nadia, Arianna, & Austin tell us all about him.,
- Susan Harrell is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Sakaiyah
- Girard Intermediate honored Keri Hobbs as a Torch Team Hero and Valencia & Grayslyn tell everyone why.
- Highlands 5th grade honor Lafeal Williams as a Torch Team Hero and Hudson tell us all about why.
- Anaiyah tells everyone all about why Joe Cook as a Torch Team Hero by Highlands.
- Javon Green is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter Charlotte.
- Tyler & Brandon tell everyone all about why Faine 5th grade chose Coach Kevin Green as a Torch Team Hero.
- Angela Underwood with The House of Ruth is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Selma Street 5th grade. Kyrin & Chanell tell us all why!
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- U.S.A.!
- Super Citizens singing along to our tour anthem!
- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Dothan City Torch Team Heroes!