Today, hundreds of second, third, and fifth grade students filled the gymnasium at Sparkman High School. After finishing 10 weeks in the Super Citizen Program, students from Endeavor, Harvest, Madison County and Monrovia Elementary schools 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 the Madison County Community Alliance, BlueCross Blue Shield of Alabama, ScreenTech, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Inc., Regions Bank, Wells Fargo, Madison County Commission, AEgis Technologies Group, COLSA Corporation, Sam’s Club, U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Walmart, Lockheed Martin and passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
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- Levy, Will, Scarlet, Aiden, Jayden, Marlee and Langston led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- These Super Citizens are excited to honor their heroes with the Torch Pin.
- The students will honor their Torch Team Hero with an authentic Statue of Liberty replica.
- All smiles as they graduate from the Super Citizen Program.
- Mr. Pete Mehok was honored today by Gabby as a Helping Hand Hero.
- Tanner honored Mr. Larry Bridges today at the Celebration.
- Dr. Headen was honored as Savannah’s Helping Hand Hero.
- Clover honored Mrs. Jenny Olson today at the Super Citizen Graduation Celebration.
- Elijah and Alaina honored Mrs. Hydi Phelps as their Helping Hand Hero.
- This smiling Super Citizen is excited to graduate today.
- Caiden honored his father and hero as his Torch Team Hero today.
- Josie honored Coach Beverly Randolph as her Torch Team Hero.
- Mrs. Butler was honored today as Esther’s Torch Team Hero.
- This smiling citizen takes the Super Citizen Pledge.
- The students pledge together that they will remember what they have learned.
- The 3rd and 4th graders are seen here taking the Super Citizen Pledge.
- The Super Citizens of Madison County sing together “YOU in the USA”.
- The students wave their flags in song.
- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
- The 2017 Helping Hand and Torch Team Heroes