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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

Praise for Patriot Way

November 7, 2013

Along with the other changes brewing about Liberty High School is the establishment of a reflective green rectangle—a rectangle that took almost as much work to put up as our new school and as much passion...

Giving AP teachers their credit

Stephanie Hays November 7, 2013

No one doubts that AP teachers help us pass the AP test. But I don’t think anyone realizes exactly how much effort they put into us to make sure that all their students are not only passing the test,...

Liberty is not “ghetto”

Jeremy Stroming November 7, 2013

We’ve all heard it. Pretty much all of us have said it. Skyline and Issaquah receive all the district attention, while Liberty gets overlooked. Of course, the actual discussion is usually a little more...

Global warming is hitting close to home

Lorrin Johnson November 7, 2013

Global warming. We hear the words all the time: on TV, in class, on the radio, in books. For many of us, the words have become so much a part of everyday life that we either no longer care or don’t understand...

New horizons for band

Sydney Dybing November 7, 2013

Over the past summer, seven Liberty band members and I had the opportunity to travel to the East Coast and perform with the Washington All-State High School Marching Band. It was an incredible, once in...

Anonymity – But Only to an Extent

Nathan Dahm November 7, 2013

Anonymity can be very useful in guiding students in need to seek help and support if they are in distress, but what if this promised secrecy was violated? Talk About It is a service in which students...

You Talk, It Listens

Taylor Jackson November 7, 2013

Just as it is easier to say something harmful behind a computer screen, it is also easier to report something harmful from behind a computer. In this day and age, where computers are our main way of communication,...

Hey patriots, let’s spread the spirit

Tyler Ackerson November 1, 2013

"Hey Patriots let’s hear your cry! V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!" echoes down the halls and school spirit runs at an all-time high. The football team raves of how the crowd’s support has propelled the team. While...

Choosing passion as a route to success

High school students are at the time in their life when their activities and decisions start affecting the future, so students should choose wisely by following their passions. Being passionate about a...

Don’t trash our future

Akielly Hu and Akielly Hu May 2, 2013

How Liberty’s trash management—or lack thereof—negatively affects both our school and the environment Trash has been a huge problem lately at Liberty—and we know this already. Our need to pick...

The art of a full education

Joe Dapper, Joe Dapper, Joe Dapper, and Joe Dapper May 2, 2013

Maywood coined the phrase “Math is everywhere”, following the national trend, preaching that math and science is most crucial for America’s future: that students must be proficient in these subjects...

Drawing the line between defacement and doodles

Storm Bermudez April 30, 2013

On the plains of high school desks, you can see the roaming populations of graphite organisms and places, originating from the brains of young Patriots. Their existence is endangered not just because of...

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