Today, 2nd graders from East Lawrence Elementary School, Hatton Elementary, Hazelwood Elementary School, Moulton Elementary School, Mt Hope School, & Speake filled the Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 >
- Superintendent Dr. Jon Bret Smith welcomes everyone to the Super Citizen Celebratioin.
- Lyza, Bryant, Zemeria, Jaxon, Silas, & Raelynn lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- East Lawrence 2nd graders honor SR Officer Paul Preedon as their Helping Hands Hero and Kaylee tells us all about him!
- Abe tells us all about why he chose his dad Michael Gibson as a Helping Hands Hero.
- Harvin & London honor their mom Montana Winchester as a Helping Hands Hero.
- Haley McGuire is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by her children Bo & Khloe
- Hazelwood 2nd grade honor Otis Robinson as a Helping Hands Hero and Ja’Kaiden tells us all about him.
- Kinlee & Serenity tells everyone why Mouton 2nd grade chose Melissa Pitt as their Helping Hands Hero
- Mt. Hope 2nd graders chose Nurse Sarah Terry as their Helping Hands Hero and Bentley shares why!
- Nurse Kim Sutto is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Speake 2nd grade and Chipper tells us all about her.
- Lawrence County 2nd graders take their Helping Hands Pledge!
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- U.S.A.!
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Lawrence County Heroes!