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The Patriot Press

Forum for student expression since 1977

The Patriot Press

Forum for student expression since 1977

The Patriot Press

More than just a student

Sydney Dybing November 18, 2013

I would be hard pressed to name students at Liberty who don’t do any activities outside of school, whether they’re successful academically or not. AP U.S. History teacher Mr. Darnell this year caught...

Catching up on Sleep

Catching up on Sleep

Grant Rayfield November 18, 2013

LHS theatre students sleep on the floor before school in a vain effort to catch up on the sleep they have missed due to tech week. This year’s fall play, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, had its opening...

Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

Trevor Sytsma November 18, 2013

On a Wednesday morning before school, the Liberty men’s and women’s cross country teams enjoy a team breakfast together. Both teams went undefeated in their regular seasons, qualified for the State...

Showing Support

Showing Support

Rachel Wittenberg November 18, 2013

Liberty students pack the student section at the Mt. Si football game on November 1. The final score of the game was 38-14, making Liberty ineligible for the playoff season. “It was so worth the 45 minute...

Kami Konnoisseur Kid

November 7, 2013

Junior year is finally upon you. Gone are the days of hiding in the trunk of that cool senior that lives in your neighborhood to get the goods from off campus. Your parents just bought a new BMW for your...

Swagged-Out Freshman

November 7, 2013

For your first year of high school you decide you need to clear out the usual Hollister and Abercrombie. It’s high school; you need to mix it up. But what style will you choose? Motivated by the smooth...

Liberty’s Newest Conspiracy Cove

November 7, 2013

Formerly known as BFE, the barren and possibly irradiated wasteland of the back parking lot has long been regarded with quiet fear by underclassmen and upperclassmen alike. It is said that strange and...

An Un-Common App

Nathan Dahm November 7, 2013

We’ve heard all about the convenience of using the Common Application from guidance counselors, admissions officers, and teachers, and, as fall begins, seniors are ready to begin College Applications...

A cafeteria conundrum

Stephanie Hays November 7, 2013

Those cafeteria tables. Let’s be honest, there just aren’t enough seats. Every single lunch is a frantic game of musical chairs to see who gets those 12 sacred spots and who has to be that person that...

Praise for Patriot Way

November 7, 2013

Along with the other changes brewing about Liberty High School is the establishment of a reflective green rectangle—a rectangle that took almost as much work to put up as our new school and as much passion...

Giving AP teachers their credit

Stephanie Hays November 7, 2013

No one doubts that AP teachers help us pass the AP test. But I don’t think anyone realizes exactly how much effort they put into us to make sure that all their students are not only passing the test,...

Liberty is not “ghetto”

Jeremy Stroming November 7, 2013

We’ve all heard it. Pretty much all of us have said it. Skyline and Issaquah receive all the district attention, while Liberty gets overlooked. Of course, the actual discussion is usually a little more...

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