Today, 625 students filled the BB 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. 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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- Morgan, Samaree, & Kendall lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Harper & Jaxon honor Cindy Graham as a Helping Hands Hero by Lincoln 2nd graders.
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- Wendy Cardwell is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Ryker and her 2nd grade friends at Lincoln.
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- Liberty & Lucas honor Breanna Twymon as a Helping Hands Hero for Lincoln 2nd graders
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- Shannon Smith is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Erin & Campbell and their 2nd grade friends from Lincoln
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- Lincoln 2nd graders honor Pam Young as a Helping Hands Hero and Addison tells us all about her.
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- Whitney O’Kelley is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Zannah & Parker and their 2nd grade friends at Lincoln
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- Officer Tylor Martin and K-9 Scout are honored as Helping Hands Heroes by Caroline & Hadley and their 2nd grade friends from Munford.
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- Joseph & Aston honor Betty Knox as a Helping Hands Hero for Stemley Road 2nd grade.
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- Lilly Grace tells everyone why the 2nd graders at Stemley Road chose Wanda Arthur as a Helping Hands Hero and Ms. Hale accepts on her behalf.
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- Neveah honors her mom Mandy Fant as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Royciah & Mary Beth honor Avery Bobbit as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Rebecca Deason is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Dayne.
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- Aubrey honors Susan Ogle as a Torch Team Hero
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- Arnetria Howard is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Gibson
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- Billy Ray Wilson is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Willow.
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- Preston & Katie honor Emily Clifton as a Torch Team Hero and accept her award on her behalf.
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- Baylee honors her grandmother Shirley Singleton as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Marline Haywood is honored as a Torch Team Hero by her niece Ava.
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- Ashton honors Joseph Hedum as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Super Citizens singing along to our tour anthem!
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- U.S.A.!
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- Super Citizens singing along to our tour anthem!
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to 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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- Talladega County Schools Heroes!