Today, more than 1,000 second, fourth, and fifth grade students from eight Morgan County Schools filled the gymnasium at Priceville Jr. High School. After finishing 10 weeks in the Super Citizen Program, the students from Sparkman Elementary, Danville-Neel Elementary, Priceville Elementary, West Morgan Middle, Danville Middle, Priceville Junior High, Falkville Elementary, and Lacey’s Spring Elementary Schools 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 Morgan County Community Alliance, AlaTrade Foods, NuCor Steel Decatur LLC, ScreenTech, and Toyota Manufacturing Alabama Inc., and passionate community sponsors. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
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- Excited Morgan County Super Citizens!
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- These Morgan County 2nd, 4th and 5th grade Super Citizens can’t wait to graduate!
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- Smiling Super Citizens!
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- Trinity, Brooke, Briley, Bridger, Jonah, Noah, Cat, Abby, Gracie, Sam and Parker lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- The Next Great Americans!
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- Taking the Super Citizen Pledge with pride!
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- Morgan County Super Citizens take the pledge.
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- Amidy honored Mayor Melvin Duran as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Tina Honeycutt was honored as Helping Hands Hero by Hannah.
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- Landon and Levi honored SRO Seth Sullivan as Helping Hands Hero. Kelli Dodd from the Liberty Learning Foundation accepted on his behalf.
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- Addison honored her grandmother Delisa Templeton as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Katy honored Mrs. Winkles as Torch Team Hero.
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- Julie and Jay Morris were honored as Torch Team Heroes by Jackson.
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- Mr. Charles Wilbourn as honored as Torch Team Hero by Ryder.
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- Ava honored Pastor Tom Campbell as Torch Team Hero.
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- Mackenzie honored Mrs. Anne Kellet as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Sawyer honored Deputy Jarrell Holland as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Joe Lubisco was honored by Alyssa as Helping Hands Hero.
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- Taking the Super Citizen Pledge.
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- Mr. Tyler Jones was honored by Reagan as Torch Team Hero.
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- Ryan Hawkins was honored as Torch Team Hero by Lora.
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- Olivia honored her cousin Lora Leigh Frost as Torch Team Hero.
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- World War II Veteran of Omaha Beach, Richard Sparkman, was honored as Torch Team Hero by his great-grandson Bryant.
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- Ethan honored Mrs. Johnson as Torch Team Hero.
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- Jaskson honored his father John Anguilli as Torch Team Hero.
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- Celebrating in song!
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- Singing the Next Great Americans anthem!
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- Holding up their flags for freedom!
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- Loud and proud for liberty!
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- Only “you” can keep the “you” in the U.S.A.!
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- Celebrating graduation as Super Citizens!
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- Our Helping Hands and Torch Team Heroes and the students who honored them.
