Today, more than 300 students filled the Haleyville Elementary School Auditorium. 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 Winston 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 are excited to celebrate!
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- These 5th graders show off their graduation certificate.
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- Lily Ann & Sadie lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Jed honored Lori Crook as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Rachel Blanton was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by all her beautiful children: Emily, Clay, Charity, Aleecia, & Marcus.
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- Kaden, with the help of his siblings, Mary, Zedica, Lacey, Georgia, & mom Judy honored their mom Crystal Gulley as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Lydia honored Dana Pettus as a Helping Hands Hero and Dana’s parents, Gary & Sandra came to surprise her.
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- Board Member Beth McAlpine was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Emme.
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- Emme honored Tim Goar as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Steve Bryant and his dog Trump were honored as a Torch Team Hero by Aaron. His family surprised him and came to see him get the award!
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- Susan Riggs was honored today by her daughter Nikki, granddaughter Natalyn and many of her family were there to surprise her!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- U.S.A.!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Haleyville Elementary Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes along with the students and family that were there today to honor them!