Today, fifth graders from Heritage, Midtown, & Mill Creek Elementary Schools filled the James Clemens High 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, 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!
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- Cruz, Elijah, and Emerson lead students, heroes, and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance!
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- The Heritage Elementary Harmony Club sang the National Anthem to kick off our event!
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- Garrett’s mom Nicole Dow shows his class what bravery and perseverance truly looks like, and that’s why she’s their Hero!
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- Nasir led his class in thanking their much-beloved Science and Social Studies teacher Mrs McCall!
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- Claire, Madelyn, Ashlyn, and Ahana joined forces to honor their class’s Hero: Super Citizen Mrs. Rolanda Deberry!
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- Now it’s time for Madison County 5th graders to take the Super Citizen Pledge!
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- Taking their Super Citizen Pledge!
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- These students placed their hands on their heart and promised to be a Super Citizen.
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- 5th grade students pledged to “help govern and care for [their] community.”
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- Hands on hearts, these students pledged to be Super Citizens.
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- Pledging to be the Super Citizens of Madison County!
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- 5th grade students pledged to “help govern and care for [their] community.”
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- Hands on hearts, these students pledged to be Super Citizens.
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Leading the crowd in song!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Students, heroes, and teachers alike singing along to our tour anthem!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- We were honored to spend the afternoon celebrating with our heroes, students, and amazing teachers.
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by the Madison County Community Alliance. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.