Today, more than 775 students from Sycamore, Childersburg Elementary, Childersburg Middle, Watwood, BB Comer, Fayetteville, & Winterboro filled the BB Comer Memorial 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 civic, 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 Talladega County Community Alliance. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
Did you see today’s event? Were you as emotional as we were? Will you help us continue this amazing mission?
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- All smiles before the celebration!
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- Students wait to honor Torch Team heroes.
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- Wearing crowns and ready to begin!
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- Ready to celebrate Super Citizens!
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- The house was full of students, community members, parents and sponsors ready to celebrate!
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- Second grade super citizen!
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- Kavaris, Sanaa, Kara, Kamerin, Jaelyn, Josie, Kenleigh and Harley led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Students stand in reverence to the singing of the National Anthem.
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- B.B. Comer junior Ariale Looney sang the National Anthem beautifully.
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- Margaret and Deiondra honor Mr. Garrett as Helping Hand Hero.
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- Stan White was honored by Lily and Kaleb as Helping Hand Hero.
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- Gunnery Sergeant Grant Jones was honored by Elizabeth as Helping Hand Hero. His mother accepted the award on his behalf as he was unable to be present at the ceremony today.
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- Greg Clifton was honored by Aiden as Helping Hand Hero.
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- Kade and Maria honored Dr. Rekha Chadalawada as Helping Hand Hero. Liberty Learning’s Kelli Dodd stood in for her.
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- Kylie Harrison honored Kody Harrison as Helping Hand Hero.
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- Tahj and Kaidyn honored Hollie and Andy Osbourn as Helping Hand Heroes.
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- Kelli Earley was honored by McKenzie as Helping Hand Hero.
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- Super Citizens enjoying the celebration.
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- David Deloach was honored by Aubrey. Jacob accepted the award on his behalf.
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- Ian honored his mom, Erica Denty, as Torch Team Hero.
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- Jada and Katie honored Dallas Davenport as Torch Team Hero.
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- Staff Sergeant Chris Bagwell was honored as Torch Team Hero by Jaelyn and Noah.
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- Leah and Collin honored Jeff Scott as Torch Team Hero.
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- Mason and Laurin honor Donald Duncan as Torch Team Hero.
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- Derek Stephens honored as Torch Team Hero by Lexie and Kenshin.
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- Jayanna and Zach honored Mrs. Belinda Frost as Torch Team Hero.
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- Repeating the pledge together.
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- Second grade student takings the Super Citizen pledge.
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- Saying the pledge together.
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- Fifth grade students become Super Citizens.
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- The students take the Super Citizen pledge together.
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- The crowd raises their voices in song.
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- Holding up their flags for Liberty!
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- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
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- The crowd raises their voices in song.
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- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
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- The crowd raises their voices in song.
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- The Super Citizens sing together in celebration.
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- Song volunteers led their schools in the Super Citizen Anthem.
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- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
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- The crowd raises their voices in song.
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- The 2016 Super Citizen Heroes
