Today, 2nd graders from Robertsdale Elementary School filled their gymnasium. 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 Baldwin 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 >
- Kynslee & Mister lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Melissa Lester is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by June and her friends in Mrs. Sawyer’s class
- Grady and his friends in Mrs. Cooper’s class honors Cooper Banks as a Helping Hands Hero
- Sara and her friends in Mrs. Myrick’s class honor Kammi Cook as a Helping Hands Hero
- Nurse Holly Welborn is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Taylor and her friends in Ms. Driver’s class
- Mrs. Hodge’s class chose John Loeffler as a Helping Hands Hero and Harmony share why
- Ms. Forrest is chosen by Zemira and her friends in Ms. Liebel’s class as a Helping Hands Hero.
- 2nd graders taking their Helping Hands Pledge
- Standing together to take their Helping Hands Pledge
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- Super Citizens singing along to our tour anthem!
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Singing in celebration@
- U.S.A.!
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- Robertsdale Elementary School Helping Hands Heroes and the students that honored them. Also pictured Mayor Charles Murphy & Principal Will Duncan.