2nd grade students from Russell County Schools Celebrate, Honor Heroes, and receive a Special Surprise at the Super Citizen Celebration!

Today, 2nd graders from Dixie, Ladonia, Mt. Olive, & Oliver Elementary Schools filled the Russell County High School Auditorium. 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 Russell County Community Alliance. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.

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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 >

: Peyton, Silas, Yolanda, & JonPaul lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.

: WIlliam & Kam honored Joy Dixon as a Helping Hands Hero vor Dixie Elementary!

: Jennifer Carey is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Clayton & Allyse and her friends at Dixie Elementary.

: Joah Wilson is honored as a Helping Hands Hero for Ladonia Elementary and Eli tell us all about why!

: Ladonia 2nd graders at Ladonia honor Abby Cook as a Helping Hands Hero and Alice shares all about her.

: Mr. Franklin is honored as a Ladonia Helping Hands Hero and Austin shares all about why.

: Josselyne shares why her friends at Ladonia chose Mrs. Loretta as a Helping Hands Hero.

: Mrs. DeYoung is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Lillith and her friends at Ladonia.

: Ava shares all about why Ladonia 2nd grade chose Raven Garrett as a Helping Hands Hero

: Sherrita Dix is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Elijah and his friends at Mt Olive

: Mt Olive 2nd graders chose Tonya Martin as a Helping Hands Hero and Kairi tell all about why!

: Caroline Saia is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Brena and her friends at Mt Olive.

: Mt Olive honors Akita Torbert as a Helping Hands Hero and Regan shares all about her.

: Jackson tells us all why he and his friends at Mt Olive chose Mrs. Jones as a Helping Hands Hero.

: Iyanna tells everyone why she and her friends Mt Olive chose Mrs. Hines as a Helping Hands Hero.

: Emily Overby is chosen as a Helping Hands Hero by Oliver 2nd graders and Shelby shares why!

: JonPaul tell everyone all about why Oliver chose Kelley Knoll as a Helping Hands Hero.

: Loretta Franklin is chosen as a Helping Hands Hero by Deslynn and her friends at Oliver!

: Kevin tells everyone all about why he and his friends at Oliver chose Assistant Principal Barry Kirby as a Helping Hands Hero.

: What a wonderful surprise for these Russell County 2nd graders! Thank you to our amazing friends at Alatrade Foods, Inc. for partnering with us to gift every 2nd grade student with Libby’s book- Libby Liberty™ In Search of Super Citizens!