Today, 2nd graders from Barkley Bridge Elementary, Crestline Elementary, & F.E. Burleson Elementary filled the Hartselle High School Auditorium. 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 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 >
- Emmett, Lucy, & Eli lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Logan and his friends at Barkley Bridge honor his grandfather Brac Crocker as a Helping Hands Hero
- Barkley Bridge honor SRO Randy Adams as a Helping Hands Hero and Savannah tells us why!
- Melinda Shaddrix is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Crestline 2nd graders and Mckinley & Lucas tell everyone all about her!
- Crestline honors Kat Tyler as a Helping Hands Hero and Jaxon shares all about why!
- Dean tells everyone why he and his friends at F.E. Burleson chose Stephanie Roden as a Helping Hands Herol.
- F.E. Burleson Principal Bryant Whitlock is honored as a Helping Hands Hero and Alex tells everyone why!
- Caroline shares why F.E. Burleson chose Officer Roger Speake as a Helping Hands Hero.
- Katie Davis is chosen as a Helping Hands Hero by Barrett and his friends at F.E. Burleson.
- Olivia tells everyone why her mom Kayla Kretzer was chosen as a Helping Hands Hero for F.E. Burleson.
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- The students and heroes filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Hartselle City Schools Helping Hands Heroes!