Mobile County crown-wearing, flag-waving fourth graders cheered, clapped and counted down to a grand entrance by Libby Liberty™ at Murphy High School. 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 Mobile 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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- Mobile County 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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- All smiles from Mobile County Schools students as they prepare to meet Libby Liberty™!
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- Waving their flags with excitement as they arrive at their Super Citizen Kickoff!
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- Students of Mobile County Schools arrive at their Super Citizen Kickoff!
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- Super Citizens!
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- Ready to Kick Off Their Super Citizen Program!
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- Mobile County 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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- Super Citizens!
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- These students are excited to arrive at the Super Citizen Kickoff!
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- Wynton and Abdullah lead everyone 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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- Libby’s mouth is 3 feet long, about the length of an electric guitar!
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- Libby’s nose is about the height of the average 5th grader, or Harry Potter?!
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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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- When Libby was originally built, she was a shiny copper color just like a brand-new penny!
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- She was built all the way across the Atlantic Ocean in Paris, France!
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- Libby shows off the Liberty Learning Foundation Heart of Liberty.
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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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 having Super Citizens singing along to her tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- “Freedom! Liberty! It starts with you and me!”
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- U.S.A.!
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- These students are singing our tour anthem loud and proud!
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- Libby loved having Councilman Josh Wood at our event today!
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- The Official Libby Liberty™ Selfie!
