Lady Liberty herself excites Madison fifth-graders about citizenship (by Gregg Parker) MADISON – More than 700 Madison elementary students watched American history come to life during the Lady Liberty Super Citizen Program on Jan. 9. Students from Columbia, Heritage, Horizon, Madison, Mill Creek, Rainbow and West Madison elementary schools filled [...]
At 9:00 am this morning, the James Clements High School Auditorium with packed with more than 700 students from Madison City Schools. They waited, fidgeted, sang & clapped as they eagery awaited a special guest to take the stage. After the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem and an heart-pumping [...]
At 9:00 am, Friday Oct. 3, 2014, the Grissom High School auditorium was buzzing with a younger-than-usual crowd of students. Two hundred & fifty elementary students from Chaffe, Williams, Farley, Whitesburg & Monte Sano schools wore Statue of Liberty crowns, waved flags and sent up a roaring applause as Lady [...]
Four hundred and twenty four students packed the Hazel Green elementary Gymnasium on Wed. Oct. 1, 2014. That's a lot of American Spirit in one room. Those students, teachers, and local VIPs wore red, white & blue, waved American flags and donned Statue of Liberty Crowns as they welcomed Lady [...]
Thanks to enthusiastic teachers and generous support from the Madison County Commission, 125 fifth graders at Harvest Elementary School will begin the exciting Super Citizen Program this year. The program teaches crucial lessons in civics, character, financial literacy, careers and Our Great American Story - all despite budget cuts and [...]
“They talk about being the leaders of tomorrow … they are the leaders of today,” says Madison Co. Commissioner Dale Strong as he talked about the strength of his local school system. “Eight years after graduating from high school, I was elected commissioner of the third largest county in the [...]
“It was absolutely amazing!. I am honored that our school was chosen to be apart of this program and the next generation, and our kids are the next generation and the history that they are going to learn as reserve of this program in phenomenal. So I am really excited [...]
