Today, 100 5th grade students filled the Larry Sinyard Gymnasium at Lauderdale County High School. 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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- These students show off their graduation certificate!
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- Super Citizens!
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- Kaysen & Easton lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance
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- Mia honored her preacher, Jimmy Cox as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Zachary Davis was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his son Ayden.
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- Jackson honored Jimmy Mason as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Aiden honored his mom, Jennifer Burns as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Zach Keeton was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Blakely.
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- Jackson honored Jimmy Triplett as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Breonna honored her bus driver, Buffy Wallen as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Emma Kate honored Hulan Newton as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Haley Christopher was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Karson.
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- Tucker honored his grandfather, Phillip Butler as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Kaden honored Adam Russell as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Paisley honored Alex Bayes as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Madison honored her grandmother, Gina Weir as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Daniel Moody was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter Olivia.
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- Lanisha May was honored as a Torch Hero by Olivia.
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- Millie honored Waylon Hill as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Kobe honored his grandfather, Dominick Lagolbo as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Laura Sweat was honored as a Torch Team Hero by her son Brett.
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- 5th graders taking their Super Citizen Pledge!
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- Lizzie, Colt, Caylin, Karson, Kylie, Breonna, Brett, Trevor, Zayde, Caine 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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- The students filled the gym with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Lauderdale County High Torch Team Heroes, the students that honored them, along with Principal Taite and the amazing 5th grade teachers!
