Today 125 elementary students from Lupton Junior High School came together to kick off the Super Citizen Program for 2022. They waved flags, wore Statue of Liberty crowns and counted down for Libby Liberty™ to take the stage. On three huge screens “live video” shows her Next Great Americans tour pulling up to the school and then, the real-life Libby walked out from behind the screens!
The lady in green brought history to life and introduced students to the 10-week civic, character, financial literacy and social studies program they will begin when her tour rolls away. She told them that they already have the most important title in the world: “CITIZEN.”
Students in multiple grades are participating in the Super Citizen Program. The younger grades are taught by an innovative civic education program starring Mr. Palmer (the hand-puppet host of the “Hands on Liberty” DVD series). Upper elementary grades learn from the original Super Citizen Program kit that features DVD-based lessons, class activities and the emotional, unforgettable “Torch Teams” project-based learning experience. In Torch Teams, students team up, nominate, vote for and, ultimately, honor local heroes from stage at their graduation later this year. They learn that “When you honor a hero, you become a hero.”
Today’s event and the injection of civic learning is free to schools because of generous community sponsors who understand that these crucial lessons must be taught despite school time and budget constraints.
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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- Ally & Hannah 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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- Summer & Kazlynn help Libby show off her real measurements.
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- Libby’s nose is about the height of the average 5th grader or Harry Potter?!
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- Libby’s finger is 8 feet long, the length of a car.
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- Libby shows off her selfie stick to get a picture with the students.
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- Libby reveals her 879 inch shoe size.
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- She isn’t green like Shrek, she turned patina through a process called oxidation.
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- The letters on her tablet represent the date of American Independence!
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- Mr. Eiffel designed her skeleton!
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- Imagine coming to America by boat and seeing the lady in green for the first time.
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- Some of us may be descendants of Native Americans!
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- We all share in the same bright future that is possible because of the ideals for which Libby stands.
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- Libby shares the iconic poem “The New Colossus.”
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- Libby and Mr. Palmer are excited to share with the students about the Hands on Liberty program!
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- She symbolizes the American Dream!
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- Libby and her leaders sing together for freedom.
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- U.S.A.!
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- Libby loves having Super Citizens singing along to her tour anthem!
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- The students filled the gym with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- The students filled the gym with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- These students get a picture with Libby Liberty™ after the program.
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
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- The Next Great Americans of Walker County!
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- These students get a picture with Libby Liberty™ after the program.
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
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- The Official Libby Liberty™ Selfie!