125 crown-wearing, flag-waving fifth graders cheered, clapped and counted down to a grand entrance by Libby Liberty™ at Fairhope East 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 Baldwin 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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- The Official Libby Liberty™ Selfie!
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- Liz & Bennett lead their classmates 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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- With the help of her Liberty Learning team, Libby show off her real measurements, Libby shows off her real measurements.
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- Everyone waves their flags and poses for Libby’s Selfie!
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- These students wearing their crowns and mask to see Libby!
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- Libby takes the stage at the Kickoff!
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- The letters on her tablet represent the date of American Independence!
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- Wearing their mask and crowns and enjoying the kickoff with Libby Liberty™!
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- Imagine coming to America by boat and seeing the lady in green for the first time.
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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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- Some of us may be descendants of Native Americans!
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- Libby shares the iconic poem “The New Colossus.”
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- Singing loud and proud!
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- Fallon, Trotter, Eli, Aenea, Juliana, Hayden, Molly, & Dowe help Libby lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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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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- These students are singing in celebration!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Only YOU!
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- These students get a picture with Libby Liberty™ after the program.
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- The Next Great Americans of Baldwin County!
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
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- These students get a picture with Libby Liberty™ after the program.
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- The Next Great Americans of Baldwin County!
