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Friendship brings football to second in State

Friendship brings football to second in State

Tina Bardot, Staff Writer March 23, 2017

In this year’s lengthy football season, the team remained undefeated for 12 consecutive games, much further than the Liberty High School football team has gone in the past. Although the team was unable...

Four varsity volleyball athletes receive KingCo awards

Mehul Krishna, Staff Writer March 23, 2017

Although Liberty varsity volleyball experienced a tough 8-11 record during the season, four juniors came out with high honors. Junior and co-captain Presley Sweeney and junior Alena Rozewski earned the...

Patriot Profile: Aiden Holmes is a competitive fencer at a national level

Sam Kelderman, Sports Editor March 23, 2017

“I was about 10 years old, and I wanted to be a sword fighter when I grew up, so my mom put me in fencing.” Freshman Aiden Holmes is fulfilling his childhood dreams by fencing—a competition in which...

Girls soccer snags second in state

Girls soccer snags second in state

Siri Christopherson, Sports Editor March 23, 2017

Rewarding. That’s one way to describe the how the girls soccer team felt about its advance through the ranks to the 2A finals. Left with only five returners from last year’s varsity team, the odds...

Aquaponic students redesign shed

Aquaponic students redesign shed

Gabe Waldbaum, Editor-In-Chief March 23, 2017

After a structural mistake from last year’s group, independent research students are back to designing the construction of the Aquaponics unit to provide fresh food for the L’Café. “The key is...

New attendance policy changes requirements

Taylor Mulqueeny, Staff Writer March 23, 2017

Everyone gets sick at some point in the school year. Before, if a student was absent eight times from a class in semester they would lose credit. Due to the need for students to be able to stay home sick...

Q&A with Mr. Jiang, Mrs. Becks maternity sub

Q&A with Mr. Jiang, Mrs. Beck’s maternity sub

Kerrek Matson, Staff Writer March 23, 2017

Q What is your background? Where do you come from? ABoth my parents were born in China and they immigrated here back in the 80s. They went to school on the East Coast, and that is where I was born....

Cross-country runners divebombed by owl on Maplewood Park trail

Hannah Norton, News Editor March 23, 2017

If you look up the topic “runners attacked by owls” on Google, you will find approximately 400,000 results. Yet, no matter how many times it happens to others, we always tend to think, “Oh, it will...

NJROTC: Rifle team aims for nationals

NJROTC: Rifle team aims for nationals

Tatum Lindquist, Editor in Chief March 23, 2017

This school year, NJROTC has become busier with the growth of teams, increased uniform inspections, and overall increased involvement in Liberty’s community. NJROTC students are demonstrating commitment...

Liberty adapts to new food drive policy

Will Wick, Editor-In-Chief March 23, 2017

The annual food drive in December is a Liberty tradition. While relatively small at other schools, the Liberty food drive has grown to huge proportions, generating 11,000 lbs. of donations each year for...

New officers upgrade Honors Society

Mary Russell, Editor in Chief March 23, 2017

The combination of better communication, new officers, and the addition of community service opportunities has greatly benefited Honor Society this year. “So far, the better communication has impacted...

New schedule change finalized

Mary Russell, Editor in Chief March 23, 2017

Superintendent Ron Thiele has declared that next year the school start time will be changed to eight o’clock in the morning. Thiele came to a conclusion that students require more sleep based on scientific...

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