Today, more than 525 students from Huntsville City Schools 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 >
- Pranavi, Sanya, Jasmine, Zion, & Serenity lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- James honored Jaime Davis as his Torch Team Hero.
- Stacey Besheres is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Story.
- Emmie honored Ronald Roberson as her Torch Team Hero accepting for him as Ms. Scites.
- Shaun Smith is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Prosper.
- Mia honored School Counselor Laura Walker as her Torch Team hero.
- Cherysh & Demeco honored Patrica Clark as their Torch Team Hero. Ashley gets a picture with the students.
- Adams honored Coach Tassone as his Torch Team Hero.
- Talyah honored Hannah Alderson as her Torch Team Hero.
- Tanner honored Terry Osmer as his Torch Team Hero.
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- U.S.A.!
- The students filled the auditorium with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- Singing loud and proud!
- 2019-20 Torch Team Heroes, the students that honored, along with LLF Board Member Sean Kelly