Today, 2nd graders from Colbert Heights, Leighton, New Bethel, Cherokee, & Hatton Elementary Schools filled the Colbert Heights High School Gymnasium. 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 Colbert 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!
- They are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
- Edward, Paisley, Lyric, Braxton, & Jasper lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Cherokee 2nd graders ho9nor Ashlee Harrell as a Helping Hands Hero and Lane & Claire tell everyone all about her.
- Ashley Summers & Sandy Springer are honored as Helping Hands Heroes by Brantley and his friends at Hatton Elementary!
- Colbert Heights Lunchroom staff: Chandra Claunch, Ashley McDougle, Britney Bailey, Carolyn Pennington, & Kimbers Claunch are honored as Helping Hands Heroes and Tristan tells us all about them!
- Christoper & Lucy tell everyone why Leighton honored Anbria Campbell as a Helping Hands Hero.
- Langston tells everyone why he and his friends at New Bethel chose his mom Karley Herring as a Helping Hands Hero
- Standing together to recite their Helping Hands Pledge.
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- U.S.A.!
- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- Colbert County Helping Hands Heroes!