Today, more than 425 3rd and 5th grade students from Asbury, Claysville, Brindlee Mountain Primary, Sloman Primary, and DAR Elementary Schools filled Guntersville First Baptist Church. 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, students are applying those crucial lessons in the real world.
Students chose heroes who embodied the traits of amazing citizens and read essays from stage before presenting them with Authentic Liberty Replicas . They learned that “when you honor a hero, you become a hero!”
See the heroes honored in the photo gallery below!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by passionate community sponsors. 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 Super Citizens of Marshall County
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- The students proudly wore the logos of their incredible program sponsors.
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- The Super Citizens of Marshall County
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- Landon, Trenton, Hunter, Lucy and Arlie lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- The students recited the Pledge of Allegiance as Super Citizens.
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- Hero Joe Wright was honored today as a Torch Team Hero by Jayden and Jasmine.
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- Nurse Mandy Garmany was honored by Mallory and Annaka as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Virgil Swords was honored today as Maddie’s Torch Team Hero.
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- Hero Brian Walls was honored as Cason’s classroom Torch Team Hero.
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- Hero Josh Jenkins was honored by Makayla as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Caleb honored his grandfather Ronnie Blackwood as his Torch Team Hero, his grandmother accepted on his grandfathers behalf.
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- Mattie honored her grandfather and hero, Ronnie Blackwood, today at the celebration.
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- Melia honored Thomas Long as her Torch Team Hero.
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- Nathaniel Fredrick was honored as Macy’s Torch Team Hero.
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- Hero Phyllis Kimbrell was honored by Amelia today at the Super Citizen Graduation.
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- The crowd joins together to take the Super Citizen Pledge.
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- The Super CItizens are pledging that they will remember what they have learned and keep acting as our Next Great Americans.
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- Kelli Dodd led the crowd in song with the help of Jacob, Karson, Maddie, Landon, Bella, Brooklyn, Olivia, Jordan, Dominic, Brianna, Dilan, Richard, Brittany, LeAnna and Makayla.
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- The students sing together as Super Citizens.
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- All smiles as they sing about Liberty and Freedom.
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- Kelli Dodd led the crowd in song with the help of Jacob, Karson, Maddie, Landon, Bella, Brooklyn, Olivia, Jordan, Dominic, Brianna, Dilan, Richard, Brittany, LeAnna and Makayla.
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- “Only you can keep the YOU in the USA”.
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- The volunteers demonstrate the motions of the song to the crowd.
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- The students joined together to sing the tour anthem, “YOU in the USA”.
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- The view from the balcony as everyone sang together.
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- Mrs. Rainey speaks to the students about showing their teachers appreciation.
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- The 2016 Marshall County Torch Team Heroes
