Today, 2nd graders from Dannelly, Davis, Highland Gardens, Carver, Morningview, Brewbaker, & Dozier Elementary Schools
filled the Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts. 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 Montgomery 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 >
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Super Citizens lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Mrs. Whetstone is honored as Dannelly’s Helping Hands Hero and J’Nya tells us all about her.
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Highland Gardens Assistant Principal Sharod Campbell is honored as a Helping Hands Hero. Tristian & Kaylee tell us all about him.
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Summer tells everyone why she and her friends at Carver honored her grandmother Sheri Rousseau as a Helping Hands Hero.
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Laura Booker is honored as a Helping Hands Hero Christian and his friends at Carver.
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Carver honors Kendall Weathersby as a Helping Hands Hero and Mackenzie tells everyone all about her.
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Morningview Counselor Latorya Hawthorne is honored as a Helping Hands Hero and Jekaylin tells us all why!
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Coryn Canalin is honored as a Dozier Helping Hands Hero. Her daughter Jocelyn tells us all about her and her husband, Michael accepts on her behalf.
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Charlie Morgan is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Kailin and her friends at Dozier
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Dozier honors Lawrence Wilson as a Helping Hands Hero and Sailla tells us all about him.
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Brewbaker 2nd grade teachers honored as Helping Hands Heroes and Cayden reads a speech about them.
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Luna tells everyone why Belinda Bellefleur is honored as a Helping Hands Hero for Davis.
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Davis honors Alma Fountain as a Helping Hands Hero and Sincere shares all about her.
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Ayanna shares all about why Willie Jackson, III is honored as a Davis Helping Hands Herol.
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Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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Montgomery Helping Hands Heroes!