Talladega County Students Become Super Citizens(2016)

Today, more than 710 students from Lincoln, Munford, Stemley Road Elementary 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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: The students are excited to celebrate as Super Citizens.

: These smiling heroes are excited to become Super Citizens.

: The Super Citizens get excited about honoring their heroes.

: These smiling heroes are excited to become Super Citizens.

: The Super Citizens get excited about honoring their heroes.

: These smiling heroes are excited to become Super Citizens.

: The Super Citizens get excited about honoring their heroes.

: Ciara, Gabriella, Austin, MaKinley, Mikyah and Dylan lead the students and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance.

: Second grade students wait their turn to honor their heroes.

: Arnetria Howard was honored by Mercedez and Jeffrey as Helping Hand Hero.

: Ian and Harleigh honored their Helping Hand Hero, Leslie Jewel.

: Kade and Tucker honored Karen Woodruff as Helping Hand Hero.

: Conner and Anna honored Belinda McClellan as Helping Hand Hero.

: Kamryn and Bryson honored Charles Evans as Helping Hand Hero.

: Lonna James was honored by Charleigh and Madison.

: Janet White was honored as Helping Hand Hero by Ryleigh and Caiden.

: Grayson and Brooklyn honored Debby Smith as Helping Hand Hero.

: Ella and Rylie honored Nurse Dobbs as Helping Hands Hero.

: Jagger honored Thad Bishop as Helping Hands Hero.

: Angie Smith was honored by Phoenix and Landon as Helping Hand Hero.

: Meredith Smith was honored by David and Tre’ciana as Helping Hands Hero.

: Mrs. Hickman was honored by Lexington and Jamia as Helping Hand Hero.

: Mrs. Roberts was honored by Zayne as Helping Hand Hero.

: King and Olivia honored Coach Lloyd as Helping Hand Hero.

: Andrea Groce was honored by Trinity as Torch Team Hero.

: Susan Turner was honored by Ashley as Torch Team Hero.

: Payden Hopson honored her mother, Betsy Hopson, as Torch Team Hero.

: Chad honored Matt Hill as Torch Team Hero.

: Emma Wallace was honored by Zareyah Truss as Torch Team Hero.

: Zach Linn honored his father, David Lynn, as Torch Team Hero.

: Ashlyn and her mom honored her brother Keeton Seehafer as Torch Team Hero.

: Amy Steele was honored by Ellie Jones as Torch Team Hero.

: Emma Smith honored Coach Heather McMorris as Torch Team Hero.

: Baron honored Tairia Denson as Torch Team Hero.

: Trish Gaither was honored by Jordyn Ponder as Torch Team Hero.

: Liberty Learning’s Kelli Dodd stood in for Gloria Wilson who was honored as Torch Team Hero by Danielle.

: The late Mrs. Gloria Ashley was honored as Torch Team Hero by Sharliyah. Her daughter, Vonda Ashley, accepted the award in memory of her mother.