Today, more than 300 students filled the George P. Austin Junior 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 Marengo 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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- 2nd graders show off their graduation certificate!
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- These 3rd graders are excited to celebrate their heroes!
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- Nickelus & Collins lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Dorthea Carter is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Jabeion.
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- Christian honored his mom, LaTerrica Dulaney as her Helping Hands Hero.
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- Jeriamiah and his friend Constance honored his Aunt Sharon Anderson as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Rihanna honored Ms. Agee & Ms. Quinney as Helping Hands Heroes.
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- Kathy Henslee was honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Camdyn.
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- Dr. Timothy Thurman was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Madison.
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- Sheriff Ben Bates was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Adrian.
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- Tracey Smith is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Mariah. Her principal accepted on her behalf.
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- Gayle Miller is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Insley.
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- These 2nd graders take the Helping Hands Pledge.
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- 3rd graders stand together to take the Super Citizen Pledge.
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- These Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- The students filled the gym with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Marengo County & Linden City Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them.
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- We love our Alfa & Alabama Farmers Federation Family! Thank you, Robert Utsey for your support!
