Today, 675 students filled the Stevenson Middle 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 Jackson 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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- Kade & Pryce lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Officer Cecil Davis was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Jayleigh and her friend.
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- Ellie & Ansley honored Shannon Anthony as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Jhanya and her friend honored Andy Jones as their Helping Hands Hero and Ashley took a picture with them after their speech.
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- Tessie McKenzie was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Elijah.
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- Leland & Camila honored Geneva Barrett as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Indie and her friend honored Shelly Jenkins as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Principal Michael Wilborn was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Izaiah.
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- Sydney & Brayden honored Crystal Siniard as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Felicia Bethune was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Emery.
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- Ronnie Shelton was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Jachson and his friend.
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- Ed Gant was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Zakkery.
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- Maranda honored Dylan Thornberry as a Helping Hands Hero
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- Megan Saint was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Ava.
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- Temperance and her friend honored K.K. Smith as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Mayor Steve Helms was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Blayze and his friend.
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- State Representative Tommy Hanes was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Kennzie & Keyden.
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- Taking their Helping Hands Pledge!
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- Standing together to take their Super Citizens Pledge!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Jackson County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them!