Today, 475 students filled the Hazel Green 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 (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 Madison 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 2nd graders show off their certificate!
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- 3rd graders are excited to celebrate!
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- Spencer & Aylissa lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- School Board Member Nathan Curry is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Carter.
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- Zoey honored Melissa Pogue as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Lilakate and her friend Lauren honored her dad, Fin Pendergast as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Major Michael Harrell is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by his son Mason and his friend Alec.
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- Adrian and his friend Kailey honored his dad, Steve Price as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Makenna honored her dad Guy Forrester as her Helping Hands Hero.
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- Yvette Hardin is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by her daughter Alaina.
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- Hudson and his friend Daisy honored his mim Melissa Cobble as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Holly Franklin is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Cadence & Savannah.
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- Hudson honored his dad Captain Nick Holman as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Laura Vincent is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Rheagan.
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- Trey honored Ruby Osborn as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Lydia George is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Raya.
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- Kaydence honored Amy Adkin as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Dr. Nancy Curry is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by her grandson, Caleb and his friend Karter.
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- Kasha honored Officer Terrence Petty as her Helping Hands Hero. Hazel Green High School Principal Headen accepted on his behalf.
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- Anna and her friend honored her great grandad Laron Self as their Torch Team Hero. Her mom accepted on his behalf.
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- Brody and his friend honored his dad, Danny Bean as their Torch Team Hero. His mom accepted on his behalf.
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- Isaac honored his grandad, Billy Moore as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Kelley Reid is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Lucy.
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- These Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem1
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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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- Madison County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes and the students that honored them!
