Today, more than 350 fifth grade students from Monroeville Middle, Monroe Intermediate, Excel, J.F. Shields, & J.U. Blacksher filled the Alabama Coastal Community College 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 Monroe 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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- These 5th graders are excited to celebrate!
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- These students show off their graduation certificate.
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- Bre’Anna & Aiden lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Taran honored Principal Gary Glass as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Assistant Prinicpal LeeAnn McPhaul was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Jackson.
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- Alaska honored Patricia Nettles as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Eddie Nettles was honored as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Jamiyah honored Jamel Stallworth as a Torch Team Hero. We took a picture with her after her speech.
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- Board Member, Barbara Turner was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Angel.
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- Lily honored Laura Redditt & Lauphylis Dean as Torch Team Heroes and we took a picture with her after her speech!
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- Paige & Jaylyn honored Mrs. Norwood as a Torch Team Hero and we took a picture with them after their speech.
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- Tammy Parker is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Tyrus, Raven, & Berkley.
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- These students stand together to take their Super Citizens Pledge!
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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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- Monroe County Torch Team Heroes, the students that honored them, along with Superintendent Greg Shehan and several our the Administrators!
