Finally the bell rings and the school day is over once again. The drive home is relaxing and a new song is played on the radio. The song is particularly good and the urge to buy it is rising. But the funds...

As the holiday season approaches, the twinkling Christmas lights go up, carolers begin caroling, and stores extend their hours in order to attract more customers and increase sales. But extended hours...

It seems that some in our culture have adopted the idea that intelligence is innate. That our ability to succeed academically is somehow rooted in our genes, in our family legacies, in our unique ethnic...

Valedictorian is the most prestigious award a graduate can earn. It is the culmination of four years of diligent dedication to academic success, and it honors the student who has worked the hardest. At...

For every graduating class emerging from Liberty, there has been a well-planned order of classes. Before English 10, students would take English 9; before Calculus, Pre-Calculus; and before AP Biology,...

There are only 24 hours in a day. Yet somehow, students are expected to attend school, participate in extracurricular, enjoy time with friends, do homework, and barely succeed in getting the vital eight In...

You are late to class, and manage to slide guiltily through the door in the last instance before the bell. You frantically look around for a free seat and cannot stop the groan from escaping your mouth...

Picture a carefree sophomore walking down the road, chatting with friends. All of a sudden this tranquility is shattered when a car races toward him, blaring its horn full blast. "What’s the problem?"...

Most Liberty students don’t really start thinking about colleges and college applications until their junior year. I know I didn’t. It’s kind of commonplace to respond in disbelief when, as a freshman,...

As students now have the options to take advanced classes earlier and earlier in school, there ought to be one important question on everyone’s minds: "Is this actually benefitting our students?" Currently,...

n some ways, high school is a lot like using a rogue and unkempt porta potty at a county fair—you go in one way, and come out completely differently, for better or for worse. What determines your success...

s Thanksgiving and the inevitable Black Friday approaches, the question always arises: why is black Friday, the day we are so focused on buying new clothes and electronics and other goods, after Thanksgiving,...