Liberty High School (Liberty, Missouri)

Liberty High School
Address
Map
200 Blue Jay Drive, Liberty, MO 64068

Liberty
,
Missouri

United States
Coordinates39°14′27″N 94°26′51″W / 39.24077°N 94.44756°W / 39.24077; -94.44756
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Established1890
School districtLiberty Public School District
PrincipalMike Sharp
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,908 (2023–2024)[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)     
MascotBluejay
RivalLiberty North High School
WebsiteOfficial

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

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

Athletics/Activities

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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. In 2017, Liberty High School was ranked 1st in the nation in debate and forensics according to the National Speech and Debate Association with over 600 speech and forensics degrees on the team.[3] The school has a competitive marching band known 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Liberty High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  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. [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Rankings | National Speech & Debate Association". www.speechanddebate.org. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Mosimann, Jack. "Ring of Honor Feature: David Allen". Kansas State University. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
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