Today, 2nd & 5th grade students from Indian Valley & Pinecrest Elementary Schools filled Pinecrest Elementary School Gymnasium. 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 an 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 Talladega 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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- Excited to celebrate, honor heroes, and take their pledges!
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- Indian Valley 2nd grade students are getting ready to honor their heroes!
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- Jai’Veon & Kolbe lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- SRO Jonathan Ledbetter has shown Indian Valley students what a true Hero look like and Georgia tell us why they chose him as their Helping Hands Hero!
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- Kinston and his friend tell everyone all the reasons why Pinecrest honored his mom Shaunta Sims as a Torch Team Hero
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- Caden and his friend honored Tammy Gill all the reasons why she is their Torch Team Hero and accept on her behalf.
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- Taking their Helping Hands pledge!
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- Taking their Super Citizen Pledge!
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- These students placed their hands on their heart and promised to be a Super Citizen.
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- U.S.A.!
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- Leading the crowd in song!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- Leading the crowd in song!
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- U.S.A.!
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- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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- Singing in celebration!
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- Singing loud and proud!
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- We were honored to spend the morning celebrating with our heroes, students, donors, and special guests. Thank you to Superintendent Dr. Michele Eller, Nate Brewer- Sylacauga City Council, Maintenance & Transportation for Sylacauga City Schools, & Nancy Dixon- Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement for celebrating with us!