Ozark City Second and Third Grade Students Honor Local Heroes, Become Super Citizens

Today, more than 325 second and third grade students filled the Mixon Elementary School Gymnasium. 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 (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 Dale County Community Alliance and passionate community sponsors. With its 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 >

: These 2nd graders are excited to honor their heroes!

: These 3rd graders are all smiles as they get ready to celebrate!

: Molly, Alyssa, Taylor, & Ladondrick

: Linda Simmons is honored as a Helping Hand Hero by Jaidyn and her class.

: Armanie smiles with her classes Helping Hand Hero, Michael Walker

: Principal Charlotte Smith is honored by Micaiah and her class as their Helping Hand Hero!

: Evie smiles with her class’s Helping Hand Hero, Amber Brannan

: Amanda & Alan Tolison are honored today as Helping Hand Heroes by Jayla and her class.

: Brenna honored her Helping Hand Hero, Cindy Sanders who couldn’t be here today!

: Cathy Yeatts is honored as a Helping Hand Hero by Tristan and his class.

: Mr. Kedric Blackmon is honored as a Helping Hand Hero by Dakota and his class!

: Isaiah honors his dad, Sergeant Billy Reniva as his class’s Torch Team Hero

: Major Delvin Goode is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his son, Delvin and his class.

: Makynzye honors her dad, Christopher Bonner as her class’s Torch Team Hero

: Isaac and Karianne honor her grandfather as their class’s Torch Team Hero.

: William Watson was honored by Kaia and her class as their Torch Team Hero. He couldn’t be there so her teacher smiled proudly with her!

: Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ricky Medley was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his son Jevon and his classmate, Sanaya. His mom, Saleema accepted on his behalf.