Students roared into the gymnasium today at Lakewood Elementary anticipating the arrival of Libby Liberty™ and her Next Great Americans Tour bus. Today, September 22, marks the beginning of the Super Citizen Program at Lakewood.

Boys and girls from second grade to sixth filled the bleachers waiting for Libby Liberty™ to appear. Libby brings history to life on stage and introduces students to the 10-week civics, character, financial literacy and social studies program they will be immersed in when her bus rolls away.

Among the lessons she taught today: “You already hold the most important title in the United States: the title of citizen.”

Near the end of the program, students will honor heroes and become heroes themselves. And speaking of heroes, our friends at Wells Fargo made today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits possible at Lakewood. To end the day, students joined together in a deafening “thank you” scream to our partners for helping them become our Next Great Americans.