Today, 475 students filled the Connect Church Sanctuary. 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!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by the Marshall 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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- Aiden & Avery lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Ken Burns is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Kathryn and her school.
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- Officer Ken Baker is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Kailey, Willow, Sarah and their school.
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- Malorie Casey is honored as a Torch Team Hero by her friends from Claysville 3rd grade.
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- Deb Seibenhener is honored as a Torch Team hero by Brian, Dakota, & Josue.
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- Abigail Perez is honored as a Torch Team Hero by her sister, Bella.
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- Kevin Breedlove is honored by his daughter, Jaycee and her friend.
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- Mr. Drexell Morrow is honored by his great granddaughter, Callie Rae as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Max Nunnally is honored a a Torch Team Hero by Myles.
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- Brad Black is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his granddaughter Abi.
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- Principal Keith Buchanan is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his son Patrick.
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- These students stand together to take their Super Citizens Pledge!
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- These Super Citizens Pledge together!
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- These Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- The students celebrate in song.
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- The students filled the sanctuary with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Marshall County Torch Team Heroes and the students that honored them!
