Liberty High School (Liberty, Missouri)
| Liberty High School | |
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| Address | |
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200 Blue Jay Drive, Liberty, MO 64068 , United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°14′27″N 94°26′51″W / 39.24077°N 94.44756°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 1890 |
| School district | Liberty Public School District |
| Principal | Mike Sharp |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,997 (2022–2023)[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Bluejay |
| Rival | Liberty North High School |
| Website | Official |
Liberty High School (LHS) is a four-year high school located in Liberty, Missouri. Its 2019–2020 enrollment is approximately 2000, having rapidly increased with the addition of the freshman class for the first time during the 2013–2014 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
[edit]African Americans in Liberty were segregated at Garrison School. It is part of the Garrison School Historic District.
Athletics/Activities
[edit]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
[edit]- David Allen, American football player[5]
- Scott Carroll, baseball player[6]
- James Dewees, musician with Reggie and the Full Effect, The Get Up Kids and My Chemical Romance.[citation needed]
- Shea Groom, soccer player[7]
- Chris Lonsdale, Missouri state legislator
- Marcus Lucas, American football player[8]
- Alex Saxon, Actor
- Eric Staves, Actor
- Deron Winn, UFC fighter
References
[edit]- ^ "Liberty High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ 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. [bare URL]
- ^ "Rankings | National Speech & Debate Association". www.speechanddebate.org. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ "Liberty Blue Jays pull late shift, claim first baseball title since 2002 with 8-4 win". The Kansas City Star. June 6, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Mosimann, Jack. "Ring of Honor Feature: David Allen". Kansas State University. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ^ Grathoff, Pete (June 3, 2014). "Former Liberty High star Scott Carroll pitches with a lot of support against hometown team". Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ^ "Liberty family proud after pro athlete daughters honored by ESPN for epic plays". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. August 16, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ Blumberg, Eric (September 26, 2011). "Marcus Lucas Learns From His Mother". KOMU-TV. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
External links
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