Today, 2nd graders from Asbury, Brindlee Mountain Primary, DAR, & Sloman Primary filled the Guntersville Church of Christ. 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 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 >
- Conner, Lincoln, Slade, & Logan lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- School Nurse Stefanie Bryant is honored as a Asbury Helping Hands Hero. Marisela & Marcus tell everyone all about her!
- Gabriella & Ayden share why Asbury chose to honor their school Tech guru teacher Diego Diaz as their Helping Hands Hero.
- Jonah’s and his friend Oakleigh, tell everyone why they chose his mom, Jessica Pankey as Brinlee Mountain’s Helping Hands Hero!
- School Counselor Audra Keller has shown the students of DAR students how to be a Super Citizen and Lorelei, Jackson, Cayson, Aiden, & Ava honor her as their Helping Hans Hero!
- Calvin lead his friends from Sloman Primary in thanking their much-beloved Assistant Principal Pat Mayes!
- 2nd grade students pledged to “be responsible for what they say and do, in their country, community, family, and school.”
- Pledging to be the Super Citizens of Marshall County!
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- U.S.A.!
- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
- The students 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!
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
- U.S.A.!
- Singing loud and proud!
- We were honored to spend the morning celebrating with our heroes, students, donors, and special guests. Thank you to our friends from First Southern State Bank: Monica Gramling & Alexia Bailey. Rita Hancock, Abbie Underwood, & Emily Waldrop with the Central Office for celebrating with us



















