Today, 625 students filled the Lauderdale County High 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 Lauderdale 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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- 2nd graders are excited to celebrate their heroes!
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- 5th graders show off their certificate!
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- Robert & Shane help Libby show off her real measurements.
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- Steven Darracott is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Xavier.
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- Kamden honored Marty Jones as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Casey Hardy is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by his son Hunter.
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- Landon honored his grandfather Gary Gamble as his Helping Hands Hero.
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- Superintendent Jonathan Hatton was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Jovie.
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- Robert Ingram was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his grandson Landon
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- Clayton honored Chris Handback as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Hesston honored his great grandfather Tom Parker as his Torch Team Hero. Ashley took a picture with him after his speech.
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- Jerry Dew was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his granddaughter Clara.
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- Sydney honored her PawPaw Ronald J. Howard as her Torch Team Hero. Ashley took a picture with her after her speech.
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- Dale Hensley was honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter Elizabeth.
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- Cash honored his dad Kevin Belue as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Bonnie Grissom was honored as a Torch Team Hero by her son Cash.
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- Allie honored her dad Joshua Jennings as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Corey Looney was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Caley.
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- Kadie honored Officer Berry Curtis as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Adam Thompson was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Skylah.
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- Ayden honored Corporal Jerry D. Hill, posthumously, as a Torch Team Hero. His family accepted in his honor.
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- Kinsley honored Greg Keeton, posthumously, as a Torch Team Hero, Her mother, Lindsey accepted in his honor.
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- Peggy Miller was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Sadie & Karli.
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- U.S.A.!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- The students filled the gym with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- These students celebrated in song!
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- Lauderdale County Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes and the students that honored them
