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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

Gum chewing? Yes! Gum under desks? NO!

Skyler Radford, Staff Writer April 28, 2015

Imagine. Let’s say Bob sits down at his desk. He thinks it’s going to be a great day. A small itch begins on his knee, so naturally, he goes to scratch it. But, bam! His day is ruined, because a big...

To test or not to test: that is your question

Jacqueline Rayfield, Opinion Editor April 28, 2015

For students taking AP classes, this is a time of year filled with stress for the upcoming tests. But with the pressure from administration to sign up to take the tests, many students don’t think about...

A Manual on Managing Stress: one step at a time

Signe Stroming, Editor-In-Chief April 28, 2015

Dear juniors, How are you guys handling it all? Juggling the academics and the athletics and the extracurricular and the family and the social responsibilities? You’re doing okay? Awesome! Struggling?...

Stop trying to make “senior skip day” happen so soon

Sydney Dybing, Opinion Editor April 28, 2015

Senior skip day is a day cherished by seniors for generations, envied by underclassmen, and hated by teachers. It’s supposed to be a senior class tradition to celebrate leaving high school and moving...

Don’t feel guilty about your musical guilty pleasures

Brittany Toombs, Staff Writer April 28, 2015

In the midst of discussing their favorite bands, even the most musically refined people are all-too familiar with the belittling tone and the passive aggressive question: “oh… you listen to them?”...

Missing school: it’s not all it’s cracked up to be

Opinion Editor, Sydney Dybing April 28, 2015

Band festivals. Choir trips. College interviews. Sporting events. Robotics competitions. The list of excused activities to miss school for goes on and on. All day you might be out of class for one reason...

Register for classes – the smart way

April 28, 2015

Every year it’s the same story. You’re trying to register for classes, and all you can hear are the counselors telling you to challenge yourself, older students warning you to stay away from APUSH...

Guided study: why won’t you take it if you’re overloaded?

Kenadi Browne, Staff Writer April 28, 2015

Homework. Everyone’s favorite. All of us at Liberty must complete it, but we go about it in different ways. Some of us power through it right when we get home, and some of us stay up until 2 a.m. trying...

Cats vs. Dogs

Betsy Faris, Staff Writer April 28, 2015

We all can admit that taking silly quizzes on Facebook or Buzzfeed is one of the best ways to procrastinate. You can finally solve the age old question of whether you are a cat or dog person, or what...

Spend time away to appreciate life at home

Marthe Jatun, Staff Writer April 28, 2015

Being away from home this long has taught me a lot. I am an exchange student here from Norway, and in only five months I have grown so much and started a new life on the other side of the world. So while...

Advice from a Liberty graduate

Rachel Wittenberg, Guest Columnist April 28, 2015

Hey there, Pats! Although I haven’t been gone from Liberty that long, I think any graduate from my class could tell you that there are a lot of changes in the first semester away from high school. I’m...

Canned food should not be used to buy grades

Kasey Winter, Staff Writer April 28, 2015

We all know that kid who boosted his grade ten percent just by bringing in an absurd amount of cans for the food drive. By allowing students to buy their grades, teachers change the motive behind the food...

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