Forum for student expression since 1977

The Patriot Press

Forum for student expression since 1977

The Patriot Press

Forum for student expression since 1977

The Patriot Press

Long season of football brings tough end

Long season of football brings tough end

Kasey Winter, Staff Writer November 26, 2014

The football team suffered a tough loss against the Fife Trojans, losing by 21 in their first playoff game. The loss knocked the team out of the running to make it to the State Championship game. “It...

New assistant principle joins Liberty staff

Allie Bowe, Staff Writer November 26, 2014

By now students have noticed all of the new faces in the front of the classrooms, and have adjusted to what the new teachers are like. But what people might not know yet is that a new assistant principal...

Stats and physics get a synergistic boost from big data

Grant Rayfield, Online Editor November 26, 2014

Liberty has undergone many significant changes in the past year, most noticeably the completion of the school remodel. Yet many of the less prominent changes are often overlooked. One of these changes...

ASB initiates “Teacher of the Month”

Trevor Sytsma, Editor-In-Chief November 26, 2014

Last week, senior Michelle Blue and junior Sara Bluhm had their inboxes flooded with emails from Liberty teachers. Each email contained a vote – a nomination similar to the Homecoming royalty vote students...

Big Picture school to replace Tiger Mountain

Anne Wu, Senior Writer November 26, 2014

Last month, the Issaquah School District decided upon the 2016 closure of Tiger Mountain High School in hopes of establishing a new school that will accommodate at-risk teenagers more effectively. While...

The new 6000 wing: exploring highlights and concerns

The new 6000 wing: exploring highlights and concerns

Ian Page, Senior Writer November 26, 2014

This September, the Liberty 6000 wing opened its doors to a brand new set of facilities, including an all new Wood Shop, Metal Fabrication room and Ceramics classroom. The rooms have been made much...

Q and A with the Executive Board Treasurer, Nick Bliesner

Betsy Faris, Staff Writer November 26, 2014

Q: Walk me through a typical day as treasurer. A: We go into class, and then we get the computer out to enter all of the budget stuff for that week. I usually go to the bookkeeper and get a folder full...

Liberty females Fight the Fear against assault

Liberty females Fight the Fear against assault

Skylar Kylstra, Senior Writer November 26, 2014

On average, one in three girls will be sexually assaulted at some point in their lives but those who fight back are more likely to survive. That’s why the Issaquah School District teamed up with the...

DECA and L’Cafe team up against restrictions

Betsy Faris, Staff Writer November 26, 2014

When DECA opened in October, it experienced the negative effects of the new nutritional guidelines: a 50% decrease in profit compared to last year’s sales. “For us [the hardest part is] the sodium...

Patriot Profile: Avery Southerland joins the United States National Guard

Patriot Profile: Avery Southerland joins the United States National Guard

Anne Wu, Senior Writer November 26, 2014

Each day started at four in the morning, followed by hours of rigorous training. For the first three weeks, soldiers were “smoked” for five hours each day, which entailed hours of push-ups, sit-ups...

GSA club comes to Liberty

Skylar Kylstra, Senior Writer November 26, 2014

Sophomores Logan Allan and Kenadi Browne have started the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club at Liberty this year in the hopes of fostering acceptance for LGBT youth at Liberty. “I want to create a...

Q & A with Ms. Oxford

Q & A with Ms. Oxford

Ian Page, Senior Writer November 26, 2014

Q: Why did you become a mental health counselor? A: Several years ago I was working as an editor at a publication and I found myself always drawn to people who were struggling or having a hard time. Over...

Load More Stories