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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

What happened to senior year?

Roland Deex October 18, 2012

Since the beginning of the school year, it seems like there has been a lot of negative talk about the senior class among staff members. Threats to cancel the moving-up assembly or talk about how "they...

It takes a crowd to create a chant

Storm Bermudez October 18, 2012

It took me four assemblies to realize that our chant spelled "victory." The feeling of being encircled and confined by a crowd, the sounds of yelling adolescents, and the smells of perfumed (or otherwise)...

Peril in the parking lot

Rachel Shaw October 18, 2012

Each day, countless Liberty students find themselves embarking on the long and dangerous trek across the parking lot as they travel from the 500 building to the locker rooms located in the northeast corner...

Divergent

Sami Beers October 18, 2012

Title: Divergent Author: Veronica Roth Stars: 4.5/5 Summary: Divergent is a dystopian novel about a girl named Beatrice who lives in a world that is rigidly divided into 5 groups —the selfless, the...

Cheap date and a chick flick

Natalie Gress October 18, 2012

What do you want to do?" "I don’t know. What do you want to do?" Sound familiar? Do you lack the ability to come up with creative ideas, but want to go out with friends or that special someone to do...

What ever happened to being “one”?

Dalton O'Brien October 18, 2012

Flashback: three whole years ago, every Friday the school was abuzz. Each minute seemed to tick by extra slowly, as eager eyes wandered toward clocks in anticipation of the nights event’s. Speed up...

Scott Dean impresses on national rugby team

Dalton O'Brien October 18, 2012

When most students were spending their summer weekends sleeping in the mornings, Scott Dean was slaving away in Las Vegas with two-a-day rugby practices in preparation for the USA U-17 team’s appearance...

Girls soccer overcomes injuries to finish season strong

Kalie Murphy October 18, 2012

Despite losses earlier in the season due to injuries, the Liberty girls’ soccer team has come back strong and hopes to be ranked first at the end of the season. The team struggled in a game against...

Humanitarian, Teacher, Patriot

Humanitarian, Teacher, Patriot

October 18, 2012

It’s a challenge not many people have the courage to take on; with the construction project and future schedule dilemma, being the principal of Liberty High School is not the easiest job in the world,...

Lack of enrollment threatens Liberty’s Japanese classes

Galen Posch October 18, 2012

Liberty’s Japanese program has only one class this year due to declining interest, with no Japanese 1 class. The 2012-2013 school year could potentially be the last year for Japanese classes at Liberty. Although...

Unclear future for ROTC program

Grant Rayfield October 18, 2012

This year at Issaquah Salmon Days, Liberty’s ROTC program hosted the flag ceremony alone. The Issaquah High School ROTC program previously shared this role with Liberty, but this responsibility fell...

Reduced library size impacts students’ studies

Mackenna Briggs October 18, 2012

Many students rely on the library for learning and studying but this central location can hurt studying as much as it can help. "The classes can have an actual class in there, and there are no interruptions...

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