Libby Liberty™ Helps Corley Elementary Second Graders Begin Super Citizen Program

Today more than 250 second graders from Corley Elementary School cheered and counted down to the grand entrance of Libby Liberty™. Wearing green paper crowns and waving tiny American flags, they showed their enthusiasm for the Super Citizen Program they’ll begin after today’s theatrical performance.

Liberty Learning Foundation (with generous sponsorship by the Marshall County Community Alliance) is kicking off the program in a big way. Not only are students watching as the vivacious Statue of Liberty character brings history to life, they are also being introduced to the man who will give them a “hand” with lessons back in their classrooms. As Libby winds down, she hands the screen over to Mr. Palmer, a brash and brilliant hand-character who leads students in DVD-based lessons in civics, character, financial literacy and our Great American Story.

After class photos with Libby, students and teachers return to classrooms energized to learn crucial, all-American lessons. They’ll also begin the process of nominating and honoring “Helping Hands Heroes” who they will honor at their graduation celebration when the program is complete for this year.

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: These students will honor the community heroes they choose with one of these Torch Pins.

: Smiling faces of our Next Great Americans.

: Clara and Gracie lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.

: Principal Allison Haygood prepares the students to meet Libby.

: Liberty means freedom!

: Her mouth is 3 feet long!

: Libby wears a size 879 shoe!

: She isn’t green like Shrek, but actually patina!

: Her outer layer is made up of copper which oxidized and turned into patina!

: Libby’s torch lights the way to freedom.

: Broken chains on her feet symbolize our freedom from oppression.

: Ellis Island is next to Liberty Island, where she lives.

: The students imagine that they have been on a long journey.

: Imagining what it would have been like to see the Statue of Liberty for the first time.

: “We may have all come on different ships, but we are on the same boat now.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

: We are all part of the American story!

: Libby shares the iconic poem, “The New Colossus.”

: Joyce Bishop from the Liberty Learning Foundation leads students in showing appreciation to the sponsors in the Marshall County Community Alliance.

: Taylor, Ty, Jaden, Thomas, Charger and Jaxon lead their classmates in the Next Great Americans anthem!

: These Students raise their flag in song!

: School board member Chris Cofield, Principal Haygood, Mayor David Dyar, Superintent Stanley and two of our Super Citizens from the central office pose with Libby.