Today, 2nd graders from Danville-Neel, Priceville, Eva, Falkville, Union Hill, Cotaco, & Lacey’s Spring filled the Danville-Neel Elementary School Gymnasium. 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 Morgan 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 >
- Hattie, Everett, Amelia Jo, Cruz, Adelaide, & Bo lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Kaulder’s dad has saved lives and helped his community, and that’s why Firefighter Clifton Salmon is a true Super Citizen!
- Marley told us all about why Toby Madden lets her light shine as a Priceville Helping Hands Heroes!
- Caroline from Priceville Elementary told us all about why her mom, Coach Allison Daugherty is a Helping Hands hero!
- Coach Wendi Johnson was honored by Issac as his class’s Helping Hands Hero!
- Teresa Walker showed the students of Danville-Neel what a true hero looked like! Marianna & Coralie shared all about her. Her daughters Kristen King & Rachel Jones accept in her memory!
- Collin and his friend Jordan share all about why Falkville honored his mom, Mallory Jones-Lemmond as a Helping Hands Hero!
- Brantley and his friend Everly share all about why his god mother Nancy Ellmore is honored by students of Union Hill as a Helping Hands Hero!
- Piper told us about why her friends at Cotaco chose their SRO Officer Chris Champion to be their Helping Hands Hero! Ms. Hickman accepts in his absence.
- Cotaco School Nurse Mary Brown is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Memphis and Ms. Sherman accepts on her behalf.
- Lacey’s Spring School Resource Officer Les Woodall has shown the students what a true Hero looks like! Lillya and Cowen shared all the reasons why he was chosen as their class’s Helping Hands Hero!
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- U.S.A.!
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
- 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.”
- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- U.S.A.!
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
- We were honored to spend the afternoon celebrating with our heroes, students, donors, and special guests. Thank you to our friend from Cerro Wire: Siddeqqah Johnson, Superintendent Tracie Turrentine, Dana Speegle, Director of Elementary Education, Dr. Jeremy Childers, Communication Director, Danville-Neel Principal Ms. Tara Morrow for celebrating with us!
- Thank you to our friends at Cerro Wire!































