The Issue Once every two years Washington sends all the schools in Washington through a reclassification process based upon the number of students currently enrolled at the school. After the initial order...

For years, we have been the underdog; for years, we have pushed ourselves against the biggest schools, but now we should take a step back and measure ourselves against our equals. Instead of having our...

Even since before I’ve attended Liberty, we’ve been a 2A-sized school classified as 3A, competing and succeeding against the larger schools. But now, as competition gets harder and we remain below...

Junior year is finally upon you. Gone are the days of hiding in the trunk of that cool senior that lives in your neighborhood to get the goods from off campus. Your parents just bought a new BMW for your...

For your first year of high school you decide you need to clear out the usual Hollister and Abercrombie. It’s high school; you need to mix it up. But what style will you choose? Motivated by the smooth...

We’ve heard all about the convenience of using the Common Application from guidance counselors, admissions officers, and teachers, and, as fall begins, seniors are ready to begin College Applications...

Those cafeteria tables. Let’s be honest, there just aren’t enough seats. Every single lunch is a frantic game of musical chairs to see who gets those 12 sacred spots and who has to be that person that...

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...

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,...

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. 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...

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...