Today, 375 students filled the Lee 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, students are applying those crucial lessons in the real world.
Students chose heroes who embodied the traits of amazing citizens and read essays from stage before presenting them with Authentic Liberty Replicas . They learned that “when you honor a hero, you become a hero!”
See the heroes honored in the photo gallery below!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by the Madison 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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- Charles, Abby, Cami, Jalen, Karma, & Caitlyn lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Anna Mae & Taylor honored Jim Sieja as their Torch Team Hero.
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- John Hacker was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Sy & Mary Coles
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- AJ honored Tom Morrow as his Torch Team Hero
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- Principal Becky Balentine was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Austin.
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- Principal Sherita Joiner-Pryor was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Caiden and Mrs. Scites accepted on her behalf.
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- Deanna Gandy was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Aubrey.
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- Jaiden honored Chandra Carter as his Torch Team Hero.
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- Tiara honored Mrs. Wherry as her Torch Team Hero and Emily took a picture with her after her speech.
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- McKinzie honored Mr. Fulford as her Torch Team Hero and Emily took a picture with her after her speech.
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- Magdalene honored Mary Ivy Cost as her Torch Team Hero and her daughter Emma Kate accepted on her behalf.
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- These students stand together to take their Super Citizen Pledge.
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- These students lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- The students filled the Lee High School Auditorium 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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- The students wave their flags in song.These Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Huntsville City Torch Team Heroes and the students that honored them!