Today, 2nd and 5th grade students filled the 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 (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 Lauderdale County Community Alliance and passionate community sponsors. 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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- The students are excited to honor their heroes.
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- All smiles as the students celebrate their Super Citizen graduation.
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- Desi, Asa, Jose and Emma led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Karson honored Dawn Newton as his Helping Hand Hero.
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- Ivey honored her Helping Hand Hero, Mayor Richard Herston.
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- Pastor Terry Herston was honored as Molly’s Helping Hand Hero.
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- Kenny Morgan was honored by Avery today at the celebration.
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- Dr. Daniel Hammond was honored today as Briar’s Torch Team Hero.
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- Layne honored Jimmy Cross as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Brittany White was honored today by her son, Jack.
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- Meredith honored her Torch Team Hero, Whitney Tedford.
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- The students pledge together that they will remember what they have learned through the Super Citizen program.
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- The students lift their voices to sing the tour anthem, “YOU in the USA”.
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- Lily, Eston, Madison, Sawyer, Brodie, Jackson, Audrey and Kember lead the the crowd in song.
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- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
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- The view from the crowd as they sing together for freedom.
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- The 2017 Lauderdale County Helping Hand and Torch Team Heroes.
