By NEAL WAGNER / Managing Editor

ALABASTER – Students at Alabaster’s two elementary schools took time to honor local heroes ranging from principals to school nurses and police officers during a pair of March 24 Super Citizen celebrations.

Through the Liberty’s Legacy Super Citizen program, second-graders at Meadow View Elementary School and Creek View Elementary School presented “torch pins” shaped like the Statue of Liberty to several adults who give back to the community.

Several weeks ago, the schools began the Super Citizen program with kickoff events at their schools. Since then, each second-grade class at the two schools has identified a local hero they consider to be a Super Citizen.

“They have identified qualities that are helpful and kind,” said Liberty’s Legacy employee Kristin Sharp. “We believe that when you honor a hero, you become a hero.”

The two ceremonies involved more than 400 students and more than 20 honorees who received time in the spotlight for their good deeds.

Meadow View Elementary School students honored the following individuals:

 

-MVES Principal Rachea Simms

-MVES school resource officer Jamison Lee

-MVES nurse Jennifer Smith

-MVES custodian Emily Glass

-MVES English as a second language teacher Dawn Wood

-MVES Assistant Principal Carol Williamson

-MVES custodian Pan Connell

-MVES child nutrition program Assistant Manager Jackie Miller

-MVES music teacher Dennis Jones

-MVES secretary LuAnn Gossett

-MVES librarian Christina Tomlin

 

Creek View Elementary School honored the following individuals during their Super Citizen award ceremony, which was scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

 

-CVES nurse April Mills

-CVES custodian Monica Lee

-Thompson High School engineering teacher Brian Copes

-CVES custodian Wayne Ward

-CVES child nutrition program employee Mary Lynne Roberts

-CVES Assistant Principal Holly Alverson

-CVES maintenance technician Derrick Bryant