Today, 2nd graders from Catoma, Morris, Flowers, Vaughn Road, Martin Luther King, Nixon, Halcyon, & 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 >
- Cadence, Kali, Kasey, Terence, Miranda, Kaidence, Trinity, & Za’Bralyn lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Catoma 2nd graders honor Coach Dana Reed as their Helping Hands Hero and A’myla & Jonathan share why!
- Mack & Miguel tells us why MLK 2nd graders chose Brenda Gilmore as their Helping Hands Hero.
- Coach Willie Watkins is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Kelsie and her friends from Flowers.
- Halcyon 2nd graders honored Nurse Holly Nolan as their Helping Hands Hero and Joshua tells us all about her!
- Officer Satrina Canady & Officer Jamille Johns are honored as Helping Hands Heroes by 2nd graders at Vaughn Road and Jaxon share why!
- Dalraida 2nd graders chose Lisa Christian as their Helping Hands Hero and Powers & Kamryn tell us all about her.
- Sherrell Lewis is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Dyvhner and his friends at Nixon
- Morris 2nd graders honor Atrina Poole as their Helping Hands Hero and Chana & Aria tell us all about her.
- Taking their Helping Hands Pledge.
- Montgomery 2nd graders taking their Helping Hands Pledge.
- Standing together to take their Helping Hands Pledge.
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- U.S.A.!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Singing loud and proud!
- Montgomery County Helping Hands Heroes and the students that honored them!