Today second graders from Union Springs Elementary School cheered and counted down to the grand entrance of Libby Liberty™. Wearing green paper crowns and waving tiny American flags, they showed their enthusiasm for the Super Citizen Program they’ll begin after today’s theatrical performance.
Liberty Learning Foundation (with generous sponsorship by the Bullock County Community Alliance) is kicking off the program in a big way. Not only are students watching as the vivacious Statue of Liberty character brings history to life, they are also being introduced to the man who will give them a “hand” with lessons back in their classrooms. As Libby winds down, she hands the screen over to Mr. Palmer, a brash and brilliant hand-character who leads students in lessons in civics, character, financial literacy and our Great American Story.
After class photos with Libby, students and teachers return to classrooms energized to learn crucial, all-American lessons. They’ll also begin the process of nominating and honoring “Helping Hands Heroes” who they will honor at their graduation celebration when the program is complete for this year.
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 >
- Ready to Kick Off Their Hands on Liberty Program!
- Super Citizens!
- The Official Libby Liberty™ Selfie!
- Loghan & Taylor lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Libby Liberty™ makes her entrance to reveal her true name: “Liberty Enlightening the World.”
- Libby’s mouth is 3 feet long, about the length of an electric guitar!
- Ryann & Ke’Mavi help Libby show off her real measurements.
- Her finger is 8 feet long or about the size of an entire car!
- Libby reveals her 879 inch shoe size.
- Libby’s torch is what lights the way to freedom.
- Do you know what’s written on Libby’s tablet? Here’s a hint: It’s the date of American Independence!
- Imagine coming to America by boat and seeing the lady in green for the first time.
- Libby tells the students about an important word they will learn more about during their program: Appreciation!
- Super Citizens help Libby lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- Libby loves having Super Citizens singing along to her tour anthem!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- These students are excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
- Libby’s helpers do a great job showing everyone the moves to “YOU in the USA!”
- Singing along to our tour anthem!
- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
- Libby and her leaders sing together for freedom!
- Libby loves seeing students excited to sing along to her tour anthem!
- U.S.A.!
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- Libby loves getting pictures with real-life Super Citizens and Community Leaders!
- Thank you to Dominique Blue with AmeriFirst Bank for showing these students that they matter today!
- The Next Great Americans of Union Springs Elementary School!
- Union Springs 2nd grade students are excited to pose with Libby Liberty™!
- We had a blast today with these Union Springs Elementary students!
- These great citizens are about to start their Super Citizen journey.
- Libby had a blast today with these students from Union Springs Elementary School!


































