Today, 2nd & 5th graders from Lincoln Elementary, Munford Elementary, & Stemley Road Elementary filled the McFarlane 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 an 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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- Excited to celebrate, honor heroes, and take their pledges!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Harper & Camille introduced us to Lincoln’s Helping Hands Hero, Emily Jones!
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- Cayla Hardy is honored by Kenadee & Taylor as Munford’s Helping Hands Hero!
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- Aubrey & Kaslyn shared all about why Shebril Armbrester was chosen as a Stemley Road’s Helping Hands Hero!
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- Lincoln 5th grade students honor Kattie Hendrix as their Torch Team Hero and Jaxon & Piper tells us all about her!
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- Prezley & her friend Caroline tell everyone about why Munford 5th graders chose her dad, Quinn Leister as their Torch Team Hero!
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- Ayanna King is chosen as Stemley Road’s Torch Team Hero and Amari shares all about why!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Leading the crowd in song!
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- U.S.A.!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- These students singing in celebration!
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- SInging along to our tour anthem!
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- The students filled the room 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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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- Singing loud and proud!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- We were honored to spend the morning celebrating with our heroes, students, donors, and special guests. Thank you to Kelvin Cunningham- Deputy Superintendent, Sharika Lee-Math Coordinator, Dr. Angela Robinson- Federal Programs Coordinator, Steve Frank – Personnel Coordinator, Chad Bynum + Jason jacks – Transportation Coordinator, & Amy Smith – Curriculum Coordinator for celebrating with us!