Today, in two huge events, more than 1200 students filled the B.B. Comer 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 Talladega County Community Alliance and passionate community sponsors. With its 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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- Leaders from the schools led the others in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Everyone joins together to pledge allegiance to the flag.
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- The view from the stage as they led the others in the National Anthem.
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- Jakob stands with his Helping hand hero, Ms. Emma.
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- Paisley and her classmate honor their Helping Hand Hero, Mrs. Green.
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- Gordon and Caleb stand together to honor their Helping Hand Hero, Connie McGehee.
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- Assistant Principal Jones was honored today as a Helping Hand Hero by Abigail and Reid.
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- Mrs. Howard was honored by Jordan today as a Helping Hand Hero.
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- Mrs. Deason was honored by Nolan as a Helping Hand hero.
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- Lela and Jaelyn honored Emily Humphrey as their Helping Hand Hero.
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- Jenny Trickett was honored as Brooksley and Ellie Rose.
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- Justin Lathem was honored as a Helping Hand Hero by Kasen and Livarus.
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- Aliyeh and Jarrell honored Shannon Brasher as a Helping Hand Hero.
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- This Super Citizen stands in honor of Hero, Johnny Ponder, with Emma and Brayden.
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- Aubree and Braden honored Jeff Rutledge as their Helping Hand Hero. (Mrs. Trickett stands in his honor).
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- Djiman and Jayden honor Jennifer Towles as their Helping Hand Hero.
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- Tasha Henderson was honored today by Ta’Nylah.
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- King honored his Assistant Principal and Helping Hand Hero, Mr. Bynum.
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- Jalan honored his father and Torch Team Hero, Jason Woods.
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- Franklin Gunter was honored by Alyssa and Kameron.
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- David and Kiler honored Chante Chatman as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Katie, Bailey and Griffin honored Coach Halloway as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Bailey and Maddie honored Cindy Graham as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Amberly and Morgan honored Shane Clark as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Torch Team Hero Connie Beverly was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Laney and Kelvin.
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- Renee Stone was honored by Cheyenne and Caroline.
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- Jim and Linda Jones were honored by Jason and Scott.
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- The students sing together about liberty and freedom.
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- Representatives from each school came to the stage to help lead the crowd in song.
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- The crowd joins together to sing the tour anthem “YOU in the USA”.
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- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
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- The view from the stage as the students sing together.
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- Thank you to David Farnsworth, Claude Friday and Kathy Landers of ALFA for all your generous support.
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- The 2017 Helping Hand and Torch Team Heroes
EVENT 2
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- Codi, Christian, Ava, Khloe, Katherine, Neeley and T.J help lead the crowd in The Pledge of Allegiance.
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- The view from the stage as the crowd sings together the National Anthem.
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- William and Zakhia honor Shareka Lee as their Principal and Helping Hand Hero.
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- Holden and Danna honored Mrs. Bryant as their Principal and Helping Hand Hero.
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- Brooklyn and Olivia honor Crystal Braxton as their Helping Hand Hero.
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- Tina Runya was honored as Dakota’s Helping Hand Hero.
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- Joycelyn Evan was honored y Lily Kate as Helping Hand Hero.
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- Harrison and his grandfather Fred Brooks stand in honor of John Brooks, his Helping Hand Hero.
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- Brandi Chaviers was honored by Kaamia and Kaitlyn as a Helping Hand Hero.
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- Ramsey honored Mary Hay as her Helping Hand Hero.
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- Jeremiah and Logan honored Sydney Murphy as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Ansley honored Jena Jones as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Annie Ozment was honored today as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Lanie honored Marianne Garrett as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Kennadi honored Julie Hibbs as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Neeley honored her father and hero Jarrod Cunningham.
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- Danica, Delilah and Scarlet honored Mike Smith as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Cliff Herringdine was honored as a Torch Team Hero.
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- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
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- The students join together to lead the others in the tour anthem “YOU in the USA”.
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- Skyy, Kameron, Taven, Kaylie, Mariah, Jamarius, Autumn, Allisa, Emma, Addison, Jayden and Sophie lead the crowd in song.
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- The 2017 Talladega County Helping Hand and Torch Team Hero.
