Today, more than 575 students filled the Sparkman 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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- Harper, Zoey, Jeremye, Leah Mae, Tanner, & John lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Leilani honored Quintellis Darden as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Renee Reed was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Tre & Tanajah.
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- Ava honored Steve Trash as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Javion & Emily honored Deputy John Blakly.
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- Hannah honored Julie Guay as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Ava honored her mom Mandi Boyd as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Roderick Morton was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter Amyia.
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- Clara honored her grandfather Paul Freiburger as her Torch Team Hero and her mom Amanda Freiburger accepted on his behalf.
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- Francis Spinelli was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his grandson John.
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- Coach Rod Smith was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Luis & Sabra.
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- The students wave their flags in song.
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- Our heroes are singing in celebration too!
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- The students filled the gym with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Singing in celebration!
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- U.S.A.!
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- Singing loud and proud!
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- Madison County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them!
