Today, 2nd graders from Guntersville Elementary School filled their 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 Marshall 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!
- Zion & Mary Blair lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Mac tells us all about why Susan Banks is honored as a Helping Hands Hero.
- Jakena Watkins is honored as a Helping Hands Hero and Reese tells us all about her.
- Laveah shares all about why Tammy Looney is honored as a Helping Hands Hero
- Cindy Redington is honored as a Helping Hands Hero and Izzy tells us all about her.
- Bridget Massey is honored as a Helping Hands Hero and Taylon tells us all about why.
- Blakely tells us all about why Teresa Hood is honored as a Helping Hands Herol
- Taking their Helping Hands Pledge!
- Staning together to say 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!
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- 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.”
- Guntersville Elementary School Helping Hands Heroes!