Today, over 600 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 (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 Madison County Commission and passionate community sponsors. 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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Makenzie, Levi, Payton, Ayanna, Dallas, Jahaziah, Bryson, Caitlyn and Quintin lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Board of Education Member and former Huntsville City School teacher, Pam Hill, was honored today as a Helping Hand hero by Reagan.
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Theresa Wilson was honored as a Helping Hand Hero by Eli.
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Charlotte Woo was honored by Andrew as a Helping Hand Hero.
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Madelyn honored Barbara Holbrook as her Helping Hand hero.
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Meredith honored Gabrielle Degenaar as her Helping Hand Hero.
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Prince and Mrs. Stoves stand to honor their Helping Hand hero, Assistant Principal Alecia Young.
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Lyriq honored Dr. Linda Burruss as her Helping Hand hero.
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Lakeeta Perkins was honored by Adriaunna as a Helping Hand hero.
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Postman Paul was honored today as John Randall and Monte Sano Elementary’s Torch Team Hero.
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Coach Crump was honored by Clara and Monte Sano Elementary’s Torch Team Hero.
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Kim Hart was honored as Sean’s Torch Team Hero.
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Aubrey honored Fisher Hedgeman as her Torch Team Hero.
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Kristen Sharp of the Liberty Learning Foundation stands with Lily as she honored Officer Danny Seals as a Torch Team Hero.
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Kat honored Paula Elkins, Lunchroom manager, as her Torch Team Hero.
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Hunter proudly honored Rhonda Williams as her Torch Team hero.
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Keisha Moore was honored today as a Torch Team hero by Jennifer.
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Kamerin honored Ridgecrest security officer, Allicyn Rice, as her Torch Team hero.
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Arieal and her teacher stand to honor Torch Team Hero Maria Young.
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Areila and her teacher stand to honor her Torch Team hero Mrs. Walker.
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The students stand to take their Super Citizen Pledge.
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The students pledge together to remember what they have learned on their Super Citizen journey.
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The students of Huntsville City Schools proudly wear the logo’s of their incredible sponsors.
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Gabrielle, Caleb, Laila, Sylvester, Sofia, Siena, Henry, Lydia, Bo, Yandel, Zakiyia, Karen, Zamilah, Arionna, Demarius and Jordan lead the crowd in the tour anthem “YOU in the USA”.
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The students, teachers and special guests sing together about freedom.
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The 2018 Huntsville City Helping Hand and Torch Team heroes