Today, Excel, JF Shields, JU Blacksher, Monroe Intermediate, & Monroeville Middle School 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.
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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- Phanni, Camrynn, Maddie, Karston, and Gracie led us in the Pledge of Allegiance!
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- Zoe’s class chose to honor their D.A.R.E. Instructor, Officer Cory Morrow!
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- Madison’s class chose to honor their classmate, Elijah. His continued resilience in the face of grief inspires them to be resilient as well.
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- Assistant Police Chief Officer Joseph “Joey” Williams was selected as the Torch Team Hero for Kylee’s class!
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- Anthony introduced us to their class’s Torch Team Hero, beloved secretary Ms. Carolyn Dailey
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- Taking their Super Citizen Pledge!
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- 5th grade students pledged to be “a good, responsible, and active American.”
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in 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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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Leading the crowd in song!
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- Students, heroes, and teachers alike singing along to our tour anthem!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- We were incredibly honored to spend the morning celebrating with our heroes, students, and guests, especially Mayor of Monroeville Charles Andrews!