Today, 1st graders from Billingsley High, Daniel Pratt Elementary, Pine Level Elementary, & Prattville Primary School filled the Central Alabama Community College Auditorium. After finishing 10 weeks in the Hands on Liberty 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” 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 Autauga 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 >
- Showing off their Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
- Autauga County students & teachers are excited to celebrate!
- These Autauga County School 1st grade students are excited to honor their heroes and get their Hands on Liberty graduation certificates!
- Excited to celebrate, honor heroes, and take their pledges!
- Rayleigh, Nate, Oliver, & Dorothy lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Deputy Lynn Sutton has shown Billingsly students what a true hero looks like, and Case tells us why they chose her as a Helping Hands Hero!
- Austin honors Molly Kate Hudson as a Daniel Pratt Helping Hands Heroes for all she does for their school community!
- SRO Larry McDuffie shows Daniel Pratt students what bravery and perseverance truly looks like, and that’s why Grayson honored him as a Helping Hands Hero!
- Stella shared all about why Daniel Pratt 1st graders honored Alreddie Caver as a Helping Hands Hero!
- Owen shares why Pine Level chose SRO Deputy Corey Smith as their Helping Hands Hero, highlighting his dedication to keeping their school safe and supported.
- From the stage, Luke proudly explains why Pine Level’s first graders selected his mom, School Nurse Jessica Moses, as their Helping Hands Hero for the compassion she shows every day.
- From the stage, Saylor tells why Pine Level chose Principal Christen Harry as a Helping Hands Hero and recognizes her impact, even though she couldn’t be there.
- Kamya and Presley proudly recognize Pine Level CNP Ingrid Emerson as a Helping Hands Hero for the care she shows every day.
- Prattville Primary first grader Coral shares why her mom, Nicole Barnhart, is honored as a Helping Hands Hero.
- Lanstyn takes the stage to honor Gwen Warren as Prattville Primary’s Helping Hands Hero.
- From the stage, Caroline shares about lunchroom worker Rhonda Rawls and why Prattville Primary chose to honor her as a Helping Hands Hero.
- Regina proudly recognizes lunchroom manager Amy Blake as a Helping Hands Hero for her care and dedication to Prattville Primary.
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- U.S.A.!
- Students and teachers alike singing along to our tour anthem!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- U.S.A.!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
- We were honored to spend the morning celebrating with our heroes, students, donors, administrators, and special guests. Thank you to our friends: Jennifer Griffis, with AmeriFirst Bank; Brandy Mitchell, Dean of Academic Programs at Central Alabama Community College; Holly McNider, Director of Elementary Curriculum and Instructional Services; Audra Segers, Child Nutrition Program Director; Daron Bell, Child Nutrition Program Assistant Director; and Amber Hawkins, CNP Bookkeeper, for celebrating with us!
- We are so grateful for these Super Citizens for their support in helping make these students super citizens!

































