Monroe County Public Schools crown-wearing, flag-waving fifth graders cheered, clapped and counted down to a grand entrance by Libby Liberty™ at Coastal Alabama Community College – Nettles Auditorium. Fresh off her Next Great Americans Tour, the lady in green brought history to life and introduced students to the 10-week civics, character, financial literacy and social studies program they’ll begin after her tour rolls away.
The Super Citizen experience includes today’s kickoff event, immersive learning and community service projects and will culminate with a graduation celebration that sees students honoring local, everyday heroes from stage.
These crucial lessons are being taught thanks to funding from the Monroe County Community Alliance who understand that these lessons must be taught despite school budget cuts. The day ended with a rousing sing-a-long of the tour’s anthem, “YOU in the U.S.A.”
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 >
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- These Super Citizens lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Libby Liberty™ makes her entrance to reveal her true name: “Liberty Enlightening the World.”
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- Libby’s mouth is 3 feet long, about the length of an electric guitar!
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- Karston & Connor help Libby show off her real measurements.
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- Libby’s finger is 8 feet long, the length of a car.
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- There are 25 windows in her crown, from which you can see the beautiful view of the New York Harbor.
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- She isn’t green like Shrek, she turned patina through a process called oxidation.
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- Mr. Eiffel designed her skeleton, just like he designed the Eiffel Tower!
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- Libby invites the students to imagine what it would be like to be an immigrant traveling to Ellis Island.
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- “The New Colossus” is engraved on Libby’s pedestal.
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- Libby leads the students in showing their appreciation for everyone who made the event possible!
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- Super Citizens help Libby lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Libby loves having Super Citizens singing along to her tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- Waving their flags and singing along to our tour anthem!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Libby loves having Super Citizens singing along to her tour anthem!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
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- U.S.A.!
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- Students and teachers alike singing along to our tour anthem!
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- These Monroe County students are excited to pose with Libby Liberty™.
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- Monroe County 5th grade students are excited to pose with Libby Liberty™.
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- These Monroe County students are destined for greatness as they start their Super Citizen Journey!!
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- These great citizens are about to start their Super Citizen journey.
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- Libby had a blast today with these Monroe County students!
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
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- Libby greets the wonderful students of Monroe County!
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- The Next Great Americans of Monroe County!
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- These students are excited to meet Libby Liberty!
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- Libby loved getting to visit the students of Monroe County!
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- The Official Libby Liberty Selfie!
