100 crown-wearing, flag-waving third graders cheered, clapped and counted down to a grand entrance by Libby Liberty™ at Irondale Community School. Fresh off her Next Great Americans Tour bus, 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 bus 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 Jefferson 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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- Camaree & Major lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Principal King welcomes everyone to the Super Citizen kickoff.
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- Libby makes her entrance to greet the 3rd graders of Irondale Community School
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- Yatzil & Jose 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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- Libby reveals her 879 inch shoe size.
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- She isn’t green like Shrek, she turned patina through a process called oxidation.
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- Her torch is what lights the way to freedom.
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- The letters on her tablet represent the date of American Independence!
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- The chains around her feet are broken to symbolize our freedom from oppression.
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- Libby’s skeleton is made of iron and steel!
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- Libby shares with these Super Citizens about Alabama’s 200th birthday celebrations!
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- The students close their eyes to imagine they are on a long, hard journey.
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- These students imagine what it would be like to see the Statue of Liberty for the first time.
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- Imagine coming to America by boat and seeing the lady in green for the first time.
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- Some of us may be descendants of Native Americans!
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- “We may have all come on different ships, but we are in the same boat now.” – MLK Jr.
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- Libby shares the iconic poem “The New Colossus.”
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- Thank you to our amazing sponsors!
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- Libby and her leaders sing together for freedom.
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- The students wave their flags in song.
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- U.S.A.!
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- Libby loves getting a picture with Super Citizens!
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- School Board Member Donna Pike gets a picture with Libby!
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- Libby smiles for a picture with Principal King and Board Member Donna Pike.
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- Principal King and Libby get a picture after the show.
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- 3rd graders get a picture with Libby Liberty™ after the program.
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
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- The Next Great Americans of Irondale!
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
