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The Patriot Press

Forum for student expression since 1977

The Patriot Press

The importance of electives

Storm Bermudez November 26, 2012

In sophomore English class, I was told that the key to life is simply having something to look forward to. In high school, this can be difficult to remember: with stress due to graduation requirements...

Security cameras at Liberty—really?

Nathan Dahm November 26, 2012

With recent incidents of car keying occurring in the parking lot a common question is being raised: "do we need traffic cameras at Liberty?" The answer is yes: there should be no doubts in any student’s...

Keeper-of-elevator-keys-kid

November 26, 2012

Pain is only temporary, but greatness lasts forever," you told yourself as your leg contorted back at a grotesque angle and your kneecap exploded into a million pieces. Although the ordeal to get there...

Wiener-World- Fanatic

November 26, 2012

You were there on the glorious day that its grill was first ignited. People told you that they wouldn’t dare go near that concessionaire whose welcome sign consisted of what appeared to be paint and/or...

Turbo-freshman-HC-Kid

October 18, 2012

Your friends told you to, "chill out" and "give it a few weeks", but such novices needn’t be listened to. You’re in high school now, and what you’re preparing for is no middle school dance at the...

Wall Punching Kid

October 18, 2012

Others simply consider it a temporary wall, just another necessity of the construction operation. But to you, it’s so much more. Anything could lie behind that nondescript wall outside of Schneider and...

How much change is right for the block schedule?

October 18, 2012

What does Liberty stand to lose as of November? We can tell you it will not be the Patriot Pride so unique to this high school. We will stand by our school during the construction mess and in the adversity...

Lessons learned from the Skyline threat: Be Kind

Nathan Dahm October 18, 2012

Ater closing due to a shooting threat on the Sept. 20, Skyline High School responds to the threat with leaps and bounds. The threat, which warned of a Columbine-like shooting, rattled the school’s student...

What happened to senior year?

Roland Deex October 18, 2012

Since the beginning of the school year, it seems like there has been a lot of negative talk about the senior class among staff members. Threats to cancel the moving-up assembly or talk about how "they...

It takes a crowd to create a chant

Storm Bermudez October 18, 2012

It took me four assemblies to realize that our chant spelled "victory." The feeling of being encircled and confined by a crowd, the sounds of yelling adolescents, and the smells of perfumed (or otherwise)...

Peril in the parking lot

Rachel Shaw October 18, 2012

Each day, countless Liberty students find themselves embarking on the long and dangerous trek across the parking lot as they travel from the 500 building to the locker rooms located in the northeast corner...

What ever happened to being “one”?

Dalton O'Brien October 18, 2012

Flashback: three whole years ago, every Friday the school was abuzz. Each minute seemed to tick by extra slowly, as eager eyes wandered toward clocks in anticipation of the nights event’s. Speed up...

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