Today, 250 5th graders from Waterloo, Central, Underwood, & Wilson Elementary Schools filled the Central High 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, 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 Lauderdale 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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- 5th graders showing off their Super Citizens Graduation Certificate!
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- These 5th graders are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
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- Memphis, Brycen, Raymond, & Winona
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- Kyla, Harper, & Ava tells us all about their hero!
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- Amy LeCroy is honored as a Torch Team Hero by the 5th graders of Waterloo.
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- Central 5th graders honored Jakari’s mom, Shaquilla Koger as a their Torch Team Hero.
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- Ady shares why her hero was chosen.
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- Officer Cody Nelson is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter and her classmates at Underdwood!
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- Ella shares all the reasons they chose their hero.
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- Wilson 5th graders honored, posthumously Officer Nick Risner and his daughter, Allie accepted in his honor.
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- Taking their Super Citizens Pledge.
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- These 5th graders pledging to always remember to be Super Citizens!
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- 5th graders taking their Super Citizens Pledge!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- The students wave their flags in song.
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- U.S.A.!
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- Celebrating in song!
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- Lauderdale County West Schools Torch Team Heroes!