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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

Tests should reflect learning, not speed

Tatum Lindquist, Editor in Chief November 9, 2017

We’ve all felt the rush before: the race with the clock, scrambling to calculate that last answer, or skim that last passage. Our education system distributes timed tests often enough, whether through...

What’s good: Falling in love with fall

Madison Prather, Staff Writer November 9, 2017

Besides being aesthetically pleasing for your Instagram photos, the color change in leaves--from green to all shades of red, orange, yellow, and purple--adds a spot of happiness to an otherwise dismal...

What’s good: “Hello!” in the hallway

Allison Rafert, Opinion Editor November 9, 2017

You’re walking down the hallway, your mind immersed in the AP Calc quiz you just took and the Honors Physics exam you have next class. It’s an understatement to say you’re overwhelmed with your schoolwork....

Taking a knee for injured players

Allison Rafert, Opinion Editor November 9, 2017

As part of the band, I attend every Liberty home football game. And while my attention is constantly being divided between talkative clarinet players, boxes of Junior Mints, my ice cold toes, and the actual...

Freedom of speech or hate speech?

Sylvie Cao, Managing Editor November 9, 2017

My eyes widened one night as I was scrolling through my Instagram feed when I saw a post that openly encouraged Islamophobia and discrimination of Muslims. What had shocked me the most was that it was...

Press Perspective: Gun control

Tatum Lindquist, Editor in Chief November 9, 2017

Gunfire echoes and screams erupt as the crowd ducks, scrambling for cover. On October 1 at the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old male, open fired on the concert’s...

Chill out; stress is not a competition

Katrina Filer, Editor-In-Chief November 9, 2017

We are all aware of the battle that is waged at our lunch tables the day following a long night of frustrating calculus problems, a monstrous physics packet, an English essay that could dismay Dickens,...

Backpage Profile: Pumpkin spice kid

November 9, 2017

You wake up to a text alert from Starbucks: “Pumpkin Spice season is back!” You’ve waited all year for this day, and you’re prepared to make the most of it. After changing into your pumpkin-themed...

Backpage Profile: Holding on to summer kid

November 9, 2017

With wind rustling the trees and grey clouds blanketing the sky, you wake up and immediately check the weather on your phone. “High of 40, low of 30” it reads. “Perfect! I know exactly what I’ll...

Get to know your Liberty cults

November 9, 2017

Here at Liberty, we are one. We encourage students to join clubs, participate in activities, and make friends. However, some groups take this more seriously than others, earning spots on the Liberty Cult...

Schools crack down on dabbing and bottle flipping epidemic

November 9, 2017

Car accidents. House fires. Gunshot wounds. Dabbing. Bottle flipping. What do these all have in common? Their extreme danger. This is why Liberty’s handbook video has banned dabbing and bottle flipping...

The block schedule: allowing Liberty students academic freedom

Abigail Peacock, Editor In Chief November 9, 2017

You know the feeling: you’ve just left chemistry class, and you can’t fathom the idea of having to sketch another warming or cooling curve. If you were attending Issaquah High School, you would be...

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