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Pike Liberal Arts second and third grade students from the Helping Hands and Liberty’s Legacy programs. Second graders presented torch pins to their chosen heroes, while third graders presented Liberty Replicas to their chosen heroes. Above, students sing the theme song of the program while doing the motions.

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Students say an oath, promising to act as Super Citizens.

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Adalyn Brown, left, presents a torch pin to her father and the classes chosen hero Neal Brown, head football coach at Troy University.

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Queenie Chen, left, and Libby Tompkins, right, presented a torch pin to PLAS Principal Becky Baggett.

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Jackson Boothe, right, presented a Liberty Replica to his uncle, Rep. Alan Boothe.

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Addison Henderson, right, presented a Liberty Replica to Dick Freeman.