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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

To follow your passions, or to earn more money?

Fiona Hinkulow, Senior Writer October 22, 2015

When finding a degree, should you concentrate on your passions or seek a degree offering high-paying jobs? High-school is the turning point for everyone, the point when one must decide his future career...

Liberty’s lockers: unlocking the secret to back relief

Tyra Christopherson, Staff Writer June 2, 2015

Countless hollow metal structures line the halls of Liberty, their shelves eagerly waiting to hold students’ belongings. Yet of these hundreds, only a few are in use. The discrepancy between the amount...

Defeating discrimination: take responsibility and act

June 2, 2015

When you think of Indiana, what comes into your mind? Corn fields? NASCAR? Country music? NCAA basketball? Stereotypes aside, Indiana has been the center for a lot of controversy lately as a new bill called...

Break buzz-kill: pre-break homework overloads students

Sara Bluhm, Photography Editor June 2, 2015

It’s the week before break. Your teachers have kindly decided not to assign homework over this week of bliss—but there’s a catch. Instead, you receive mountains of assignments due before break. Do...

Ten dollars isn’t too steep a price for art

Jacqueline Rayfield, Opinion Editor June 2, 2015

After months of tireless practice, the curtain rises on the Liberty musical. Stage lights are shining down from the ceiling, colorful costumes are swirling on the stage, and melodic voices fill the theater....

Advice from a senior: start your search early

Grant Rayfield, Online Editor June 2, 2015

It’s nearing the end of your sophomore year, and you’re looking forward to a great summer of lazing around and watching Netflix. But your mom has been telling you lately that you need to start thinking...

A new breed of cheating: skipping class to get extra time

Christine Chapelle, Photography Editor June 2, 2015

As students at Liberty know, time is one of their most important resources. One of the main things students struggle with is fitting what feels like 36 hours of work into a 24 hour day. So, does skipping...

Attacking the extracurricular craze at Liberty

Anne Wu, Senior Writer June 2, 2015

“I was in two years of Art Club, Key Club, Robotics, Ping Pong Club and MUN,” your fellow classmate says proudly, “and I volunteered at the Seattle Children’s Hospital on the weekends.” In preparation...

Surviving AP abuse: the week before the test

Grant Rayfield, Online Editor June 2, 2015

It’s the week before AP tests and you’ve never been this stressed before.  You have a 2000 word essay due for AP Lit, 180 homework questions to answer for AP Psych, six free-response questions to...

Heavy backpacks: weighing Patriots down

Tyra Christopherson, Staff Writer June 2, 2015

By the end of the week, your arms are sore. Your shoulders ache. Your spine is compressed, taking a full two inches off of your previously impressive six-foot frame. All thoughts of weekend plans involve...

Modern Amputation: my week without a phone

Jacqueline Rayfield, Opinion Editor June 2, 2015

Ten new messages, five new Facebook notifications, seven new emails, 20 new SnapChat Stories: just an ordinary day. With all the time we each spend looking at our devices, I had a question that needed...

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who’s the busiest of them all?

Sydney Hopper, Senior Writer June 2, 2015

It’s 7:30 in the morning. You should be fast asleep in your warm bed, but instead you’re slumped over in a chair, elbows resting on the desk, eyes struggling to stay open as your teacher begins the...

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