Today, 2nd graders from Marshall County Schools filled the Connect Church Sanctuary. 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

“Our kids, they are from high poverty, so they don’t have things that my personal children might have, like access to books and that sort of thing. And they don’t have a lot of role models and with the Super Citizen Program, we’re able to show them that we have role models in the school every day.” – Kerry Bush, Media Specialist Robert Sloman Primary and Helping Hands Hero

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.

 

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