Today, 450 5th graders filled the Thompson Intermediate School Gymnasium. 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, 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 the Shelby 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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- 5th graders showing off their Super Citizen Graduation Certificate!
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- They are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
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- Principal Hayes welcomes everyone to the Super Citizen Program Celebration!
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- Grace lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Singing the National Anthem are Zion, Chloe, Kaylee, & Alida
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- Keegan & her friend Bentley honored her mom, Catherine Licci as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Johnny Brown is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter Anjali & Sydney.
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- Kaylee & Elijah honored their Custodian Antonio Kelly as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Mason Kerth is honored by his daughter and friend, Ella & Ada.
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- Taryne & her friend Riley honored her “Pop”, Johnny Jones as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Jerry Reynolds is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his grandson Zion & his friend Chloe. He then presented his grandson with his Fire hat!
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- Waker & Carter honored Officer Pounds as their Torch Team Hero and posed for a picture after their speech!
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- Caleb & Ember honored Julie Gray as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Moody & his friend, Gracie honored his mom Kathryn Byrd as a Torch Team Hero and posed for a picture after their speech!
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- Rafael Martinez is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his step son Justin & Jayden.
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- Morgan and her friend Nora honored her dad, Antonia Holmes as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Bethany Gray is honored as a Torch Team Hero by her son Wyatt & his friend Caroline.
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- Brayli & her friend Gabby honored her cousin, Riley Reach. His dad, Jacob Reach accepted on his behalf.
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- Joann Brown is honored as a Torch Team Hero by her granddaughter, Holli and her friend Haley. Holli’s mom accepted on her behalf.
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- Ethan & his friend Jimmy honored his grandfather Joel Maxwell as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Nicole & Quinn honored James Spann as a Torch Team Hero and posed for a picture after their speech!
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- Principal Jamelia Hayes is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Avery & Caroline.
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- Taking their Super Citizen Pledge!
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- Proud to be taking her Super Citizen Pledge!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- U.S.A.!
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- The students filled the gym with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Thompson Intermediate celebrating in song!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Students and teachers singing along to our tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Singing in celebration!
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- Thompson Intermediate Torch Team Heroes!