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Yearbook gags to use instead of HAGS

Yearbook gags to use instead of HAGS

Addison Milne and Kelsey Burnet May 31, 2024

We have all seen- and probably written- the dreaded, typical yearbook response: Have a great summer! (HAGS). This generic response has no place in my yearbook this year, and no place in yours either. Try...

B-Day freebies

B-Day freebies

Maiya Lester, Editorial Board Member April 26, 2024

Nothing Bundt Cakes: Warm, gooey, velvety, bundt cake with the perfect, lucious, smooth, cream cheese frosting dripping down the edges. In your mind I know you're picturing the 10 inch beautiful bundt...

Maiya Lester, Editorial Board Member February 9, 2024

Liberty Game Answers:    Connections:   Words with double o’s  Hood, Book, Noon, Food   Smells in the Liberty Hallway Pizza, Vape, Sewage, Gas   Teachers...

Ethan Jackson, Backpage Editor March 24, 2023
The teacher’s lounge continues to fascinate students. An oasis for teachers, it’s full of all the things that students want and dream about. From good food, comfortable couches, tvs and more, the teacher’s lounge is whatever our imaginations want it to be. But, what really goes on in the teacher’s lounge? Is it really the oasis we imagine? Or is it full of PG-13 things? I’ve interviewed various students and teachers around Liberty to get a good consensus on what goes on in the teacher’s lounge.
Liberty freshman’s “hot take” causes lunchtime riot

Liberty freshman’s “hot take” causes lunchtime riot

Emily Allard, Backpage Editor March 24, 2023
Everyone has an unpopular opinion that they hold near and dear to their heart. We all know someone who will be a Samsung advocate until the day they die or who loves pickles so much that they drink the juice from the jar. As for freshman Andrew Shmate, his “hot take” is that the women’s suffrage movement was a hoax. 
Flushed away forever

Flushed away forever

Maiya Lester, Editorial Board Member March 24, 2023
Have you ever had a place where you could ditch class with your friends, take a quick drag, get a third period haircut, or participate in Liberty surveys via the permanent marker on the stalls? We had this place, and we lost it.
Best date spots at Liberty 

Best date spots at Liberty 

Emily Allard, Backpage Editor February 3, 2023
Dating in high school isn’t easy. It can be hard to make time for someone when you have school for seven hours a day, five days a week... especially when you can’t even drive! That’s why I’ve compiled a list of the best date spots right here at our wonderful school.
Top 3 ways to start off the new semester

Top 3 ways to start off the new semester

Ethan Jackson, Backpage Editor February 3, 2023
Rumor on the street says that Ms. Daughters absolutely lovessss when you say Senioritis. I even heard she will give you a free A and some candy. When the new semester starts I’m going to start off on a good note with Ms. Daughters and say Senioritis.
Ask Emily: Valentine’s Day advice column

Ask Emily: Valentine’s Day advice column

Emily Allard, Backpage Editor February 3, 2023
Q: Mr. Kennedy picked up my love note... how do I tell Kennedy that it’s not for him? -Anonymous
Thanksgiving recap

Thanksgiving recap

Emily Allard, Backpage Editor November 18, 2022
I just got back from my family’s four-day Thanksgiving get-together, and it went wonderfully! It started out on Wednesday with ten peaceful hours in the airport with my sweet, hormonal little twelve-year-old sister. She only cried five times, which is an all-time low for her! I’d consider that one a success.
Poo-poo pondering

Poo-poo pondering

Chiara Bettelli Oukka, Senior Writer November 18, 2022
There is something Charmin’—no…not just the toilet paper— about walking through such a clear, pure environment. There is nothing more riveting than opening a stall door and seeing a detailed depiction of human genitalia.  

Top homecoming flops

Emily Allard, Backpage Editor October 18, 2022
Here are the four worst things about homecoming. 
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