Today, 2nd graders from East Lawrence, Hazelwood, Lawrence County Signature, Moulton, Mt Hope, Speake, & Hatton Elementary Schools filled the Lawrence County High School Auditiorium. 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” 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 >
- Addy, Brilynn, Jackson, Olivia, Mylan, Henry, and Noah led us in the Pledge of Allegiance!
- Kash took the stage to tell us all about his class’s Helping Hands Hero, Principal Yulonda Hampton!
- Heaven and Lille honored their mentor, Ms. Catherine Randle, as their class’s Hero.
- Principal Ryan “Coach” Bowerman shows his students what it means to take pride in their community, and for that Jeremiah honored him as Hero!
- Elliot, Legend, Chaseton, and Fayeth all had something to say about their hero, Mrs. Susan Steele!
- Blakely’s class honored Mrs. Amy Hall as their Helping Hands Hero!
- Mrs. Ann Waldrop received her Helping Hands Award from Noraleigh!
- Kaitlyn took the mic to tell us all about her class’s hero, SRO Chris Long!
- Taking their Helping Hands pledge!
- Mr. Palmer says “you’ve gotta do good to be good,” and these students pledged to do just that.
- 2nd grade students pledged to “be responsible for what they say and do, in their country, community, family, and school.”
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- Leading the crowd in song!
- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
- Students, heroes, and teachers alike singing along to our tour anthem!
- We were incredibly honored to spend the afternoon celebrating with our heroes, students, and guests, including Curriculum Coordinator Tameka Madden and Tara Abbott from CB&S Bank!