450 crown-wearing, flag-waving fifth graders cheered, clapped and counted down to a grand entrance by Libby Liberty™ at Thompson Intermediate 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 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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- The Official Libby Liberty™ Selfie!
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- Rosalyn & Remington 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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- She stands for freedom!
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- Libby’s mouth is 3 feet long, about the length of an electric guitar!
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- Amira & Kyle 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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- Libby reveals her 879 inch shoe size.
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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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- The spikes on her crown are about the size of a Great White Shark.
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- Libby’s outer layer is only about as thick as 2 pennies!
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- Her torch is what lights the way to freedom.
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- Mr. Eiffel designed her skeleton!
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- Libby shares the iconic poem “The New Colossus.”
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- Libby and her leaders sing together for freedom.
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- Super Citizens help Libby lead everyone in our tour anthem.
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
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- Libby loves having Super Citizens singing along to her tour anthem!
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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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- U.S.A.!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- Libby loves seeing the students excited to sing her tour anthem!
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- Singing loud and proud!
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- Libby loves having Super Citizens singing along to 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 and her leaders sing together for freedom.
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- Libby loves seeing the students excited to sing her tour anthem!
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- Thompson Intermediate 5th graders are excited to pose with Libby Liberty™.
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- These great citizens are about to start their Super Citizen journey.
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
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- The Next Great Americans of Thompson Intermediate!
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- These students get a picture with Libby Liberty™ after the program.
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- Thompson Intermediate 5th graders are excited to pose with Libby Liberty™.
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- These great citizens are about to start their Super Citizen journey.
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
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- The Next Great Americans of Thompson Intermediate!
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- The Next Great Americans of Thompson Intermediate!
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- Thompson Intermediate 5th graders are excited to pose with Libby Liberty™.
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- These great citizens are about to start their Super Citizen journey.
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
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- The Next Great Americans of Thompson Intermediate!
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- The Next Great Americans of Thompson Intermediate!
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- Thompson Intermediate 5th graders are excited to pose with Libby Liberty™.
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- These great citizens are about to start their Super Citizen journey.
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- Libby gets a picture with these amazing students after the kickoff.
