Today, more than 525 students from Selma City Schools filled the Selma 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 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 Dallas 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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- Zariya, Tyreike, Riniyah, Checlie, & Ja’kyeria lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Jessie Edwards is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Terrence.
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- Alonzo honored Jennifer Ford as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Emerille tells us why Deborah King was chosen as their Helping Hands Hero and we grabbed a picture after her speech.
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- Rainean Terry is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Mikale.
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- Burma Lomax is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by her granddaughter Brooklyn.
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- Tyson honored Coach Adrian McClendon as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Jurni Owden is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Miracle.
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- Jessiah honored Nurse Chanette Craig as a Helping Hands Hero.
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- Tamecia Smith is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Abril & Kaleb.
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- Preston honored Krystal Dozier as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Nurse Lisha Smith is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Ziah.
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- Faith honored Laura Howorth as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Kimberly Grimes is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Amirriyah.
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- Cheri Briggins is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Keiara
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- The students wave their flags in song.
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- Selma City Schools Helping Hands & Torch Team Heroes!