Today, 2nd graders from Saraland 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 Mobile 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 >
- Showing off their Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
- They are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
- Adrianna & Isaac lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Logan tells everyone why his mom Elizabeth Briand is chosen as a Helping Hands Hero!
- Angela Brown is honored as a Helping Hands Hero and Wesley tells us all about her.
- Evie shares why Stacy Moody is chosen as a Helping Hands Hero.
- School Resource Officer Justin Wells is chosen as a Helping Hands Hero and Falynn tells us all about him.
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
- U.S.A.!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Principal Dr. Stan Stokley proudly poses with the chosen Helping Hands Heroes!