Thomasville Kicks Off its Second Year of The Super Citizen Program!

At 1:00 pm on Jan. 15, 2014, The Thomasville Middle School gymnasium is packed with 125 fifth graders, parents, and city leaders. They waited excitedly to meet Lady Liberty, from Liberty Learning Foundation's Next Great Americans Bus Tour. Her 45-minute on-stage performance is gets them excited about the Super Citizen [...]

2014-01-15T00:00:00-06:00January 15th, 2014|Tags: |

Two kickoffs in one day in Clarke County!

On Jan. 14, 2014, the Next Great Americans Bus Tour Rolled into Clarke County for two tour stops in one day!  First stop: Jackson Intermediate School. More than 160 fifth graders are participating in the Super Citizen Program. Principal Gwendolyn Wheeler also included fourth graders in the kickoff festivities so [...]

2014-01-14T00:00:00-06:00January 14th, 2014|Tags: |

Cobb Elementary Graduation Celebration

On Dec. 17, 173 students from Golden Springs, Tenth Street, Randolph Park, Cobb and Constantine elementary schools in Anniston gathered to honor heroes, take the Super Citizen Pledge and receive graduation certificates. During the emotional Torch Teams presentation ceremony, a Marine, coach, substitute teacher, law enforcement officers and a principal [...]

2013-12-17T00:00:00-06:00December 17th, 2013|Tags: |

NEWS COVERAGE: Al.com Writes About Students and Their Local Heroes

By Sally Pearsall Ericson for Al.com | sericson@al.com  MOBILE, Alabama – A father. A custodian. A classroom volunteer. A librarian. A veteran.More than 300 third-graders from five Mobile County schools honored their heroes during a graduation ceremony from the Liberty Learning Foundation’s Super Citizen program, held at Davidson High School. Read [...]

2017-04-13T13:44:39-05:00December 10th, 2013|Tags: , |

Mobile County Graduation: 5 Schools, 400 Students & 21 Local Heroes Honored!!

On Dec. 5th, 2013, students from Orchard, Eichold-Mertz, Booth, Calcedeaver and Fonde Elementary Schools came together at Davidson High School auditorium to celebrate completion of the 10-week Super Citizen Program! Parents, teachers, press and community leaders were on hand as students took the Super Citizen Pledge, sang with Lady Liberty [...]

2013-12-05T00:00:00-06:00December 5th, 2013|Tags: |