Liberty High School (Liberty, Missouri) Explained

Liberty High School
Principal:Mike Sharp
Type:Public Secondary
Established:1890
Grades:9–12
Address:200 Blue Jay Drive, Liberty, MO 64068
Website:Official
Country:United States
Campus:Suburban
Enrollment:1,966 (2019–20)[1]

Liberty High School (LHS) is a four-year high school located in Liberty, Missouri. Its 2019–2020 enrollment is over 1,800, having rapidly increased with the addition of the freshman class for the first time during the 20132014 school year. LHS is one of two high schools in the Liberty Public School District, alongside Liberty North High School (Liberty, Missouri) which opened in 2010. Liberty High School has two feeder middle schools, Liberty Middle School and Discovery Middle School (formerly South Valley Junior High).

The school serves grades 9-12 and had about 1600 students in 2024.[2]

History

African Americans in Liberty were segregated at Garrison School. It is part of the Garrison School Historic District.

Athletics/Activities

Several programs at Liberty have received state and national accolades. Its broadcasting program operates cable channel 18 on Time Warner Cable under the non-assigned call letters KLPS. As of August 2017, Liberty High School was ranked 1st in the nation in debate and forensics according to the National Speech and Debate Association, starting the 2017–18 school year with over 600 speech and forensics degrees on the team.[3] As of 2018, Liberty High School has established a competitive marching band knows as the blue and white Vanguard. Liberty's baseball team won the state championship at the highest class level in 2002 and 2021.[4]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liberty High . National Center for Education Statistics . August 17, 2021 .
  2. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/missouri/districts/wentzville-r-iv/liberty-high-school-147498#:~:text=Liberty%20High%20School%202024%20Rankings,rank%20the%20Best%20High%20Schools.
  3. Web site: Rankings National Speech & Debate Association. www.speechanddebate.org. en-US. February 18, 2017. March 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305133716/https://www.speechanddebate.org/rankings/. dead.
  4. News: Liberty Blue Jays pull late shift, claim first baseball title since 2002 with 8-4 win . June 6, 2021 . The Kansas City Star . August 17, 2021 .
  5. News: Mosimann. Jack. Ring of Honor Feature: David Allen. January 23, 2015. Kansas State University. January 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123060439/http://kstatesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081908aaa.html. dead.
  6. News: Grathoff. Pete. Former Liberty High star Scott Carroll pitches with a lot of support against hometown team. January 23, 2015. Kansas City Star. June 3, 2014.
  7. Web site: Liberty family proud after pro athlete daughters honored by ESPN for epic plays. August 16, 2018. FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV News, Weather, Sports. en. June 3, 2019.
  8. News: Blumberg. Eric. Marcus Lucas Learns From His Mother. January 23, 2015. KOMU-TV. September 26, 2011. January 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123062113/http://www.komu.com/news/marcus-lucas-learns-from-his-mother/. dead.

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