Today, more than 1200 second and fifth grade students from Catoma, Dalraida, Dannelly, Highlands Gardens, Martin Luther King, and Morningview Elementary Schools filled the auditorium at the Davis Theatre for Performing Arts. 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 civic, character, financial literacy and social studies. And in the closing piece of the program, Torch Teams (or “Helping Hands” for the younger students), students are applying those crucial lessons in the real world. They chose heroes who embodied the traits of amazing citizens and read essays from stage before presenting them with Authentic Liberty Replicas & Liberty Pins. They learned that “when you honor a hero, you become a hero!”
See the Torch Teams & Helping Hands Heroes honored today in the photo gallery below!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by the Montgomery County Community Alliance, Montgomery County Commission, Auburn University Montgomery, J. K. Lowder Family Foundation, Jim Wilson and Associates, Montgomery City Council, Al Allenback, Guardian Credit Union and passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
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- Camden, Cassidy, and Xander honored Cindy Mattox.
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- Andrea honored her father, retired Montgomery Police Officer and veteran Andrew Lee Robinson as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Victor Crowell was honored as Torch Team Hero by Isabella and Kaleb.
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- Anthonee honored Cassandra Jones as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Corporal Gil Robinson was honored as Helping Hands Hero by Saige, Angel, and Keldrick.
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- Rosa and Tamireya honored Courtney Myers, technology coordinator from Morningview, as their Helping Hands Hero.
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- Tykeria honored Ms. Rhonda Jane Ferguson Thompson, along with service dog Brodie, as their Helping Hands Heroes.
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- Virgil Powell, MLK school counselor, was honored as their Torch Team Hero by Alexandra.
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- Nadia, Kimiya, and Michelle honored Corporal Kofee Anderson as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Gloria Lloyd was honored by Madilyn as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Madilyn honored Thomas Helus as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Danielle Davis was honored as their Torch Team Hero by Andrew.
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- Sarah honored Mr. Daniel “Low-rider” Dixon, retired U.S. Airforce and educator, as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Mr. George McDonald was honored as Torch Team Hero by Kelli.
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- Celebrating graduation in song!
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- Only “you” can keep the “you” in the U.S.A.!
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- Singing the Next Great Americans anthem!
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- These proud Montgomery County students take the Super Citizen pledge.
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- These Super Citizen recite the pledge proudly.
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- Sheriff Derrick Cunningham and fellow members of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department proudly supported our Next Great Americans.
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- Our Helping Hands and Torch Team Heroes and Montgomery County Commissioner Rhonda Walker.
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- Our Next Great Americans celebrate liberty!
