Today, 450 fifth grade students 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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- Zaelyn & Jeovani lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Officer Andrew Pounds is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Jose
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- Lindsey Toddhunter is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Matthew
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- Eli & Christiansen honored Cliff Dyson as a Torch Team Hero
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- Greg Gremillion is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Maddi and his daughter Annsley accepted on his behalf.
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- Julian honors Heather McDermott as a Torch Team Hero
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- Tommy Moore is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Nathan.
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- Walker honors his classmate Austen as a Torch Team Hero
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- Sam Boshell is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Presley & McKenna
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- Skylar honors John Moore as a Torch Team Hero
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- Josh Matherson is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Tanner
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- Dalton & Braden honor David Parrish as a Torch Team Hero
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- Jude honors Gene Little as a Torch Team Hero and his daughter Susan Huggins accepts on his behalf.
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- Caleb honors Victor Williams as a Torch Team Hero
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- David McCurry is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Caleb
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- Alecea & Zaelyn honored Nicholas Atchison as a Torch Team Hero
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- Tony Weidman is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Eli & Oliver
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- Evan honors Mrs. Flash as a Torch Team Hero
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- Gracie honors Brett Hogan as a Torch Team Hero.
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- Taking their Super Citizens Pledge.
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- Thompson 5th graders take their Super Citizens Plege
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- U.S.A.!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Super Citizens singing along to our tour anthem!
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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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- Thompson Intermediate Torch Team Heroes and the students that honored them!