Monroe County Public Schools Fifth Grade Students Become Super Citizens and Honor Heroes!

Today, 250 fifth grade students filled the Coastal Alabama Community College Nettles 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.

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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 >

: Ryland, Jaquavius, Shakira, Charlie, & Kameron lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.

: Excel 5th grade honored Jimmy Dale Lambert as a Torch Team Hero, Peyton shares all about him and his daughter Lee Anne McPaul accepts on his behalf.

: Vicki Smith is honored as a Torch Team Hero by JF Shields and Cameron tells us all about her!

: JF Shields honored Jamal Stallworth as a Torch Team Hero and Timothy tells us why!

: Logan and his friends at JU Blacksher honored his mom Holly Young as a Torch Team Hero and Claire gets a picture with him after his speech.

: Principal Coquesa Dotson is honored by her 5th graders as Monroe Intermediate as a Torch Team Hero and Jamiya tells everyone all about her!

: Monroeville Middle honored Annie Washington as a Torch Team Hero and Jada shares why!

: Marie Hives Andrews is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Terrance and his friends at Monroeville Middle and Claire grabs a picture with him after his speech.