Today, 150 students filled the Lauderdale County 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 civic, 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 passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
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- The smiling faces of Lauderdale Super Citizens.
- The Lauderdale Super Citizens of 2016
- The smiling faces of Lauderdale Super Citizens.
- The smiling faces of Lauderdale Super Citizens.
- The students pose with their graduation certificates.
- The Lauderdale Super Citizens of 2016
- The smiling faces of Lauderdale Super Citizens.
- The students pose with their graduation certificates.
- The smiling faces of Lauderdale Super Citizens.
- Mattie, Mallory, Jennason and Ethan lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- The students say the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Hero James Godsey was honored today as a Helping Hand Hero.
- Hero Morris Barnes is seen here with Emery who honored him as her classroom hero.
- Grayson honored Jerry Marlow today as his classroom hero.
- Sara Beth honored Mr. Stacy Childress as her classroom hero.
- Devin honored Mr. Edward Word as a classroom hero.
- Jaylon was excited to honor his hero, Mr. Brasco Watkins.
- Kristen Sharp shares a picture with Hayden who worked so hard on his story about his hero Mr. Donald Avers.
- Chesney honored Mrs. Tabitha Siegel.
- The students sing “YOU in the USA”.
- The students sing “YOU in the USA”.
- Song Helpers: Katelyn Ruthie, Ashton, Mason, Ttus and Mallory.
- he students raise their voices to sing together.
- “Only You can keep the Ui in the usa.
- The students of Lauderdale and their heroes.