Skip to Main Content
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

Liberty students #SpeakTheirMINDS

On the 42nd floor of Hilton Midtown in New York, junior Alexa Rand waited anxiously for her dad to pour a cold bucket of hotel ice on her head. As the ice–conveniently without water–cascaded down onto...

The last real shopping cart

Akash Krishna, Lily Phillips, and Angelina Chen May 2, 2025

Do you remember that store you used to love as a kid? The Joann’s you bought your first crochet kit from? The Big Lots you and your dad visited to buy a new bed after you grew out of your first one?...

Remembering Women’s History

Akash Krishna, Lily Phillips, and Corbin Honey April 3, 2025

March is Women’s History Month: 31 days dedicated to remembering and celebrating the achievements of women, past and present, and acknowledging the impacts they had on history.  Starting with local...

Defining ‘normal’ in a one-income household

Akash Krishna, Lily Phillips, and Lexie Rand March 3, 2025

It’s the Friday before Mother's Day in Mrs. Vogul’s third-grade classroom. At the front of the room, a shabby desk holds two piles of colorful construction paper. Her instructions are simple: write...

Overconsumption is consuming the holiday season

Akash Krishna, Lily Phillips, and Lillian Antin December 16, 2024

The late fall and early winter holidays are known for many wonderful things, like warm food, sparkling decorations, and gifts wrapped in shiny paper. But if you peel back the ribbon and tinsel, the truth...

Bond 2024

Bond 2024

Akash Krishna, Lily Phillips, and Chloe Young December 3, 2024

Would you trust someone with $642.3 million? On November 5th, the Issaquah School District (ISD) will ask the community to do just that by approving a brand new bond. If passed, property taxes in the ISD...

AAPI Month: Liberty celebrates Asian culture

AAPI Month: Liberty celebrates Asian culture

Akash Krishna, Lily Phillips, and Rei Gilbert May 31, 2024

Among the sea of sandwiches and French fries are intricate bento boxes, colorful curries, and aromatic noodles in metal containers. Pairs of chopsticks dive into a variety of Chinese, Vietnamese, and Filipino...

Peaceful Protest: an effective means of change?

Peaceful Protest: an effective means of change?

Kruthi Duraisamy, Akash Krishna, and Matthew Nendick February 9, 2024

The best way to bring about change is to have conversations with your friends and discuss with the people around you. Be aware of these things and don’t be afraid to have difficult conversations,”...

Affirmative Action Eliminated

Affirmative Action Eliminated

Akash Krishna, Kruthi Duraisamy, and David Terayama October 20, 2023

What is Affirmative Action?  The class of 2024 has reached their final year at Liberty. College applications and essays are on seniors’ minds as they begin the long admissions process. Some students...

Juneteenth: a day of remembrance

Juneteenth: a day of remembrance

Many Liberty students may see June 19th as just another day off or an early end to the school year. Little do they know the significance this date holds for people across the country: a 2nd American Independence Day.
Ecotourism

Ecotourism

The negatives that can come with this increase in travel have recently been highlighted by the locals of highly traveled areas. To try and counter this a new way of traveling has been proposed by those concerned about the impacts of tourism: ethical tourism.
The importance of Women’s History Month

The importance of Women’s History Month

On a warm October day in 2012, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was happily walking home from school, when she was stopped by a masked man and shot in the head. She, like 130 million girls around the world, was denied the right to education, and had risked her life by speaking up. 
Load More Stories