Today, Russellville Elementary, West Elementary, & Covenant Christians students filled the Russellville High School Audiotorium. 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 Franklin 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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Showing off their Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
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They are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
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UNA Student, Madeline Cooper helps Molly, Iker, Nathalia, & Grayson lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Libby shares why Covenant Christian honors Joel Parris as a Helping Hands Hero.
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Bret Waldrep is honored as a Covenant Christian Helping Hands Hero and Luke shares all about him.
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Coach Chris Boatright is honored as a Helping Hands Hero and Aiden tells everyone all about him.
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Jeri shares with everyone why Officer Rick Itter is honored as a Helping Hands Hero.
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Brian Hamilton is honored as a Helping Hands Hero and Zalinah tells everyone all about him.
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Ellie shares with everyone why Chris Hargett is honored as a Helping Hands Hero.
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Mindy & Jamie Harris are honored as Helping Hands Heroes and Anthony & AJ tells everyone all about them!
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Judith tells everyone all about Leslie DeLeon and why she is chosen as a Helping Hands Hero.
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Cassy Groce is honored as a Helping Hands Hero and Tryton tells everyone all about her.
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Aubrey honors Jamie Sumerel as a Helping Hands Hero.
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Kirk Sparks is honored as a Helping Hands Hero and Stetson shares why he was chosen.
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Ford tells everyone all about why Jessica Vincent is honored as a Helping Hands Hero.
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Laura tells everyone why Russellville Utility Linemen are honored as Torch Team Heroes. Craig Grissom & Hunter Smith accept for all lineman.
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Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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U.S.A.!
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Singing along to 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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Russellville City and Covenant Christian Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes!