We all know how difficult it is to make the coveted event that is state competition, but what does it truly take? 

Countries that join the United Nations get a complementary (and stylish) helmet to go with their membership. While you won’t find any helmets atop the heads of Liberty’s Model UN team, you will find another important quality: determination.

Your lamp comes on in sync with the monotonous ring of your xylophone alarm. You awake, bleary-eyed, and either scroll through Instagram, or lie there in a vegetative, sleep-deprived state. But would you dare pick up a dumbbell?

Many people often overlook other sports that take place around the world, sticking mainly to familiar ones like football, soccer, and basketball. 

For some people, singing may be something that doesn't leave the shower, but for others, it's become a whole lot more. 

There are a number of immigrant students here at Liberty hailing from various countries around the world, from India to Vietnam to South Korea, and more recently, Ukraine. Both immigrant students whose stories are explored in this article came to the US around the same time in their lives. While they’ve had some similar occurrences in their time here so far, they’ve had more unique experiences adapting to a new life in the US and learning more about the American culture and lifestyle that they are now a part of.

Washington is a state known for its residents’ love of the outdoors, and Washingtonians are known to take it to the extreme. While not all of them fit the stereotype, junior Shelby Mallard does with her love of backpacking. 

When a high schooler says they have a career, they usually are referring to their excellence in assembling Subway sandwiches. Yet, despite many of her peers working in food service, babysitting, and tutoring, Sophomore Arshia Kathpalia’s career has never been mundane to her. Not only is she an actress…she’s also a model.

Imagine players stuck on the sidelines, games going unplayed, and the Liberty students with no one to cheer for. This is where Liberty would be without Mike Andre. 

Austen had her Pride & Prejudice, Fitzgerald had his The Great Gatsby, and Shakespeare had his Macbeth. Now it’s time to turn over a new leaf in literature, starting with senior Mikey Keyes’s new book The Particular Penguin.

The process behind music production is extremely complex, requiring musical knowledge, musical talent and many hours of free time. Freshman Caraline Rayner has this all, making music with her two friends and their band: Tomino’s Hell.

Crowded hallways, finals week cramming, and missing math worksheets are all things that junior Zak Baydass has not worried about since his sophomore year.