Today second graders from Guntersville 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 Marshall 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 >
- Guntersville Elementary 2nd grade students ready for their kickoff!
- Excited to meet Libby!
- 2nd grade Students of Guntersville Elementary arrive to their Hands on Liberty Kickoff!
- 2nd graders of Guntersville Elementary gathered today to meet Libby Liberty™
- Ready to Kick Off Their Super Citizen Program!
- Geisha & Reilan 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!
- Kaci & Greyson help Libby show off her real measurements.
- Her finger is 8 feet long or about the size of an entire car!
- The Official Libby Liberty™ Selfie!
- Smile for a selfie!
- Libby reveals her 879 inch shoe size.
- The spikes on her crown are about the size of a Great White Shark!
- Libby’s torch is what lights the way to freedom.
- In the workshop, the artists worked on all the different parts of Libby! They put her together piece by piece, like the most gigantic Lego structure EVER!
- “The New Colossus” is engraved on Libby’s pedestal.
- Libby and her leaders sing together for freedom!
- Libby’s helpers do a great job showing everyone the moves to “YOU in the USA!”
- Libby loves getting the students excited to sing her tour anthem!
- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- U.S.A.!
- Waving their flags in song and celebration!
- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
- We are thankful for our friends Alexa Bailey & Monica Gramling with First Southern State Bank and Laura Braswell with Marshall County Economic Development for their role in shaping the Next Great Americans!
- Libby loves getting pictures with real-life Super Citizens and Community Leaders!
- The Next Great Americans of Guntersville!
- Guntersville 2nd grade students are excited to pose with Libby Liberty™!
- These Guntersville 2nd grade students are destined for greatness as they start their Super Citizen journey!
- We had a blast today with these Guntersville 2nd grade students!
- Libby had a blast today with these students from Guntersville Elementary!
- Libby loved getting to visit the Guntersville 2nd grade students!
- These students are excited to meet Libby Liberty!
































