Today, Southside Elementary School, Whitesboro Elementary School, John S Jones Elementary School, Glencoe Elementary School, & Glencoe Middle School second and fifth grade students filled the Southside High School 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 (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 an 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 Etowah 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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- Superintendent Dr. Alan Cosby welcomes Etowah County students, teachers, and heroes to their Super Citizen Celebration!
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- Brooklyn, Zayne, Noah, & Jonah lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Nash introduced us to Richard Jonhson, Glencoe’s Helping Hands Hero!
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- Adalynn shares why Anna Colvin is chosen as a Southside Helping Hands Hero!
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- Southside Librarian Allison Williams is chosen as a Helping Hands Hero because of all she does in their school community! Tessa shares all about her!
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- School Resource Officer Glenn Cline has shown Southside students what a true Hero looks like and Braileen tells us why they chose him as a Helping Hands Hero!
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- Calvin lead his friends thanking their at Southside much-beloved Principal Carrie Yancey!
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- Emma chose Nancy Smith – her “GiGi”, as a Helping Hands Hero because of all she does in the community!
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- Whitesboro Booster Club Representatives Destin McCormick & Jessica Beam are honored as Helping Hands Heroes and Miller & Josie share all the reasons why!
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- Whitesboro Principal Mary Beth Gilliland is honored as a Helping Hands Hero. Lynleigh & Rilynn tell everyone all about why they chose her!
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- Mrs. Heather Crumpton is honored as a John S. Jones Helping Hands Hero and Kallie shares all about her!
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- Daleton tells everyone all about why he chose his dad, Nurse Scotty Smith as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Elizabeth “Lizzy” Lamb is chosen as a Helping Hands Hero and Oliver tells us all why!
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- Pastor Joey Jones is honored as a Southside Torch Team Hero and his nephew Cooper tells us all about him!
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- Once again School Resource Officer Glenn Cline has shown Southside students what a true Hero looks like and this time Lillian tells us why they chose him as their Torch Team Hero!
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- Rielyn tells us all about why she chose her “Ninny” Penny George as a Torch Team Hero!
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- Cher Salers, Everett’s “Meemaw” is honored as a Torch Team Hero!
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- Everett chose his dad Brad Bowen, as a Torch Team Hero because of all he does in the community!
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- Laney chose her friend Lily as her Torch Team Hero because she has shown the tru meaning of what a hero looks like!
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- Elizabeth “Lizzy” Lamb is chosen, this time as a Torch Team Hero! Katie, Harper, & Dallas take the stage to share all about her!
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- Nash honors Amanda Burgess as a Torch Team Hero and Jennie Coker accepts on her behalf.
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- Easton’s Uncle Charles ”Drew” Lindsey, shows his class what bravery and perseverance truly looks like, and that’s why he’s their Hero!
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- Caleb’s dad has saved lives and helped his community, and that’s why Firefighter Andrew Stewart is a true Super Citizen!
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- Adalynn honors Riley as a Torch Team Hero!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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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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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- U.S.A.!
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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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- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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- We are thankful to our heroes, guests, and everyone who made our event possible, especially Superintendent Dr. Alan Cosby! We were pleased to welcome Southside City Council Members Jennifer McGriff & Keith Clay to our Celebration!