Today, 575 students filled the Lee High 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, 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 Madison 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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- Zoey, Cannon, Matalyn, & Laila lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Caylee, Jayden, & Jamari honored Twana Green as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Kelly Powell was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Ahlaya.
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- Ava honored her Uncle Ricky Brizendine as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Eric Duffy was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Trinity.
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- Anna Grace honored Steve Filoromo as her Torch Team Hero. Ashley with LLF grabbed a picture with her after her speech.
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- Michelle honored Abraham Moore as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Melanie Smith was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Mahala.
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- Jessica & Yoselin honored their classmate, Yari as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Andrea Blankenship is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Addison, Gage, & Aiden.
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- Zanell, Kenzie, & Mazziah honored Kimberly Patrick as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Trakeeta WInn is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Ansley.
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- Gabe honored Kevin Walker as his Torch Team Hero.
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- These students stand together to take their Super Citizens Pledge.
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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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- 2019-20 Huntsville City Torch Team Heroes, the students that honored them, along with our friends from Adtran and our LLF Board Member, Dennis Madsen!