Today, more than 300 Monroe County Public County fifth graders 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 its 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 fifth graders show off their graduation certificate!
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- These Super Citizens are all smiles as the begin their celebration!
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- Ms. Turner, Director of Student Services, welcomes everyone to the celebration!
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- Kate, Julissa, Jaxon, & Ameriyah lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance
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- Jacob honors the Excel Varsity Baseball team as their Torch Team Hero
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- Darius honors the Excel Varsity Baseball Coaches as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Principal Coquesa Dotson is honored as a Torch Team Hero by JaKayla & Denaijah.
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- Mr. Freddie Howard is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Dante.
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- Milauni honors Mrs. Regina Taylor as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Monica Buckhault is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Jackson & Cade.
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- Mr. Robert Rivers & Mrs. Ethel Hives are honored as Torch Team Heroes by Khloe & Marley.
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- The students of Monroe County proudly wear the logos of their generous sponsors!
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- These students stand together and pledge to be Super Citizens!
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- Eva Anne, Anna, Ja’Taye, A’meria, Aayashia, Tyliya, Leighton, Avery, Denver, & Kody lead the crown in our tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- These Super Citizens sing in celebration!
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- Tina Kicklighter with Georgia Pacific is presented a “thank you” by LLF’s Reeivice Girtman.
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- 2017-18 Monroe County Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them and Tina Kicklighter from Georgia Pacific.
