Today, 2nd graders from Catoma, MLK, Morris, Nixon, Flowers, Halcyon, Vaughn Road, & Dalraida Elementary Schools filled the Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts. After finishing 10 weeks in the Super Citizen Program, they are gathered to celebrate their accomplishments and honor local heroes from the stage.
Thanks to Mr. Palmer and his very hands-on teaching, these students have begun learning about their important roles in America’s future. The “Hands on Liberty” DVD series and accompanying activities and lesson plans teach crucial lessons in civics, character, financial literacy and social studies to a tech-centric generation. And in the closing piece of the program, Helping Hands, 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 Liberty Pins. They learned that “when you honor a hero, you become a hero!”
See heroes honored and a glimpse of the exciting event in the gallery below!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by the Montgomery 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 >
- Super Citizens l lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Vertavis & Aubree tell everyone their friends at Morris chose Cynthia McTier as their Helping Hands Hero.
- Kizzy Shackleford is honored as a Nixon Helping Hands Hero and Kiya tells us all about her!
- Aubree tells everyone why she and her friends at Nixon chose Michelle Williams as a Helping Hands Hero.
- Mrs. Dunn is chosen as a Nixon Helping Hands Hero. Caylee & Alexa tells us all about her.
- Flowers honors Glenda Modozie as a Helping Hands Hero. Brennan & Sommer Rose tell everyone why!
- Khalia share with everyone why she and her friends at Halcyon chose Nancy Lowery as a Helping Hands Hero.
- Vaughn Road chose School Patrol Officer RIta McBroom as a Helping Hands Hero. Rayah & Kenzie tell us all about her.
- Dorothy Flowers is chosen as MLK’s Helping Hands Hero and Skylar and Amyrikal share all about her.
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Montgomery County Helping Hands Heroes!
- Thank you to our friends Ali & Melody with Guardian Credit Union!