Today, 425 students from Eufaula Elementary, The Lakeside School, and Barbour County Intermediate filled the Eufaula City 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 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 Barbour 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 >
- Elle & Ishmeal lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Maggie honored Rick Rainer as her Torch Team Hero.
- Kathy Thomas was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Cole.
- Kaylee honored Essie Wilson as her Torch Team Hero.
- Barbour County Intermediate Vice Principal Dr. Stephanie Alexander was honored as a Torch Team Hero by Isaiah & Lereiko.
- Christian & Gimena honored Shirley Smith as their Torch Team Hero.
- Juliana honored Charles Person as her Torch Team Hero and Ashley with LLF grabbed a picture with her after her speech.
- Shelly Morris is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Travis.
- Officer Ricky Dollar is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Austin.
- Jaydin honored her mom, Rebecca Powers as her Torch Team Hero.
- These 3rd graders stand together to take their Super Citizen Pledge!
- These Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- U.S.A.!
- These students sing in celebration!
- Barbour County Intermediate, Eufaula Elementary, & The Lakeside School Torch Team Heroes along with the students that honored them!