Today, 3rd grade students from Allentown, Eichold-Mertz, Elsie Collier, Maryvale, & Tanner Williams filled the Murphy High School Auditorium. 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 Mobile 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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- Ridge, Taylor, Ella, Khamori, Akira, and Eva lead students, heroes, and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance!
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- Kate and Maya Belle took the stage to tell us all about their hero, SRO David Phillips!
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- Roman shared about his class’s Helping Hands Hero: His mom, Dr. Tiquera Hall!
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- Kayson and Julian’s class chose to honor their beloved custodian, Mr. Antoine Wills!
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- Ms. Kellie Snodgrass was honored as a hero today, and her daughter Darby told us why!
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- Abigail told us all about her dad, Brian Sickler, and about how his bravery and service with the Coast Guard makes him her class’s Torch Team Hero!
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- Jaxon told us about his class’s Torch Team Hero: Mr. Joe David Lovelace!
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- Colonel Lytelia Cherie Moss was her nephew Kingston’s class’s Torch Team Hero!
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- Austin shared how his school’s SRO inspires him and his classmates to be the best they can be!
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- Maisie’s grandmother Dawn Miller is a US Air Force Veteran, and she’s shown these students what a Super Citizen looks like!
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- Jaiden shared all about his class’s Torch Team hero: his mother, Ms. Ashley Ruffin!
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- Reading Coach and Super Citizen Ms. Cabrina McShan is this class’s Torch Team Hero. Mason let us know why!
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- Caleb and Azariah took the stage to honor their Torch Team hero, Ms. Renee LaBoe!
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- Kohen got to present his stepdad, Devon Dorsey, with his Torch Team Award! His mom was here to accept it too!
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- Middleton Farm is a fourth-generation dairy farm, and today they represent the American Dream to Claire’s Class! Here she is presenting the Torch Team Award to her dad, Jeff Middleton!
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- Daniel’s class chose to honor their School Nurse, Ms. Amanda Wicker, as their hero!
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- Delilah’s class has learned the importance of taking care of their community from her dad, Arborist Josh Mims!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Students and teachers alike singing along to our tour anthem!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- We were incredibly honored to spend the morning celebrating with these heroes, students, and guests!