Thompson Intermediate crown-wearing, flag-waving fifth graders cheered, clapped and counted down to a grand entrance by Libby Liberty™ at The Thompson Middle School Auditorium. Fresh off her Next Great Americans Tour, 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 tour 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 Shelby 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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- These students are excited to arrive at the Super Citizen Kickoff!
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- Waving their flags with excitement as they arrive at their Super Citizen Kickoff!
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- All smiles from Alabaster City Schools students as they prepare to meet Libby Liberty™!
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- Ready to Kick Off Their Super Citizen Program!
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- Students of Alabaster City Schools arrive at their Super Citizen Kickoff!
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- Alabaster City Schools students gathered today to meet Libby Liberty™!
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- Excited to meet Libby!
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- Ready to Kick Off Their Super Citizen Program!
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- These students wave their flags with excitement as they arrive at the Super Citizen Kickoff!
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- Super Citizens!
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- These students are excited to arrive at the Super Citizen Kickoff!
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- 5th grade students and teachers ready for their kickoff!
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- Alabaster City Schools students gathered today to meet Libby Liberty™!
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- All smiles from Alabaster City Schools students as they prepare to meet Libby Liberty™!
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- Ready to Kick Off Their Super Citizen Program!
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- Waving their flags with excitement as they arrive at their Super Citizen Kickoff!
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- Libby Liberty™ makes her entrance to greet the students of Alabaster City Schools!
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- Libby is MUCH bigger when she’s on her pedestal in New York City!
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- Her finger is 8 feet long or about the size of an entire car!
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- She isn’t green like Shrek, she turned patina through a process called oxidation.
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- Libby’s 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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- Libby shares the iconic poem “The New Colossus.”
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- The Official Libby Liberty™ Selfie!
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Libby loves having Super Citizens singing along to her tour anthem!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- U.S.A.!
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- Libby’s helpers do a great job showing everyone the moves to “YOU in the USA!”
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- Libby loves seeing students excited to sing along to her tour anthem!
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- We can’t thank Thompson Intermediate Principal Dr. Jamelia Hayes, Assistant Principal Shay Trawick, Brent Byars, Federal Programs & EL Supervisor and District Test Coordinator/Pre-K Director for Alabaster City Schools, and Jessie Gilliland with Spire, Inc., enough for their roles in shaping the Next Great Americans!