125 crown-wearing, flag-waving third graders cheered, clapped and counted down to a grand entrance by Libby Liberty™ at Spanish Fort Elementary 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 Baldwin 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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- Oliver & Ollie lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- She represents freedom!
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- Libby’s mouth is 3 feet long, about the length of an electric guitar!
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- Hope & Gracie help Libby show off her real measurements.
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- Libby’s finger is 8 feet long, the length of a car.
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- From the ground to the top of her torch she is about the length of a football field
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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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- The chains around her feet are broken to symbolize our freedom from oppression.
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- She was built all the way across the Atlantic Ocean in Paris, France!
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- They put her together piece by piece like the most gigantic lego structure EVER!
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- Some of us may be descendants of Native Americans!
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- “We may have all come on different ships, but we are in the same boat now.” – MLK Jr.
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- Libby shares the iconic poem “The New Colossus.”
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- Super Citizens help Libby lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Singing loud and proud!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Libby and her leaders sing together for freedom!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Libby and her leaders sing together for freedom!
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- Singing along to our tour anthem!
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- Libby loves seeing the students excited to sing her tour anthem!
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- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
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- Libby was thrilled to see the 6th grade Ellis Island Simulation at Spanish Fort Elementary
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- The Official Libby Liberty™ Selfie!
