Liberty High School, Carroll County, Maryland
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| Motto | "Strive for Excellence" |
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| Established | 1980 |
| Type | Public High School (9-12) |
| Principal | Dwayne Piper |
| Location | Eldersburg, Maryland, United States |
| Campus | 53 acres |
| Enrollment | 1,207 students |
| Faculty | 134 teachers and staff |
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| Homepage | http://www.carrollk12.org/liberty/ |
Liberty High School (LHS) is a four-year public high school in Eldersburg in Carroll County, Maryland, United States at 5855 Bartholow Road. The current Principal of the school is Dwayne Piper.
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[edit] About the School
Liberty High School was established in 1980 in Eldersburg, Maryland as part of the Carroll County Public School system.
The school's first graduation ceremony was held in 1982. Since that time, 25 classes have graduated from Liberty High School.
Liberty follows a class schedule different from that followed in the rest of the county. Each class meets every other day (every pre-determined "A" or "B" day), with four class periods each day. Thus, it takes a student two days to attend every one of their classes. Because of this schedule, 1 credit courses are held the entire school year, with .5 credit courses held during 1 semester, half of the school year. Some courses, such as Advanced AP Calculus, meet on both "A" and "B" days during the entire year, and thus are worth 2 credits. Following is a schedule that could be given to an incoming freshman.
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| Period | "A" Day | "B" Day | ||
| 1 | Government | 1 credit | English I | 1 credit |
| 2 | Business Comm. & Keyboarding | 1 credit | Drama I | ½ credit |
| 3 | Chemistry I | 1 credit | Conceptual Physics | 1 credit |
| 4 | Algebra A/B | 2 credits | Algebra A/B | 2 credits |
| Spring Semester | ||||
| Period | "A" Day | "B" Day | ||
| 1 | Government | 1 credit | English I | 1 credit |
| 2 | Business Comm. & Keyboarding | 1 credit | Physical Education I | ½ credit |
| 3 | Chemistry I | 1 credit | Conceptual Physics | 1 credit |
| 4 | Algebra A/B | 2 credits | Algebra A/B | 2 credits |
On December 13, 2007, the Washington Post announced that Liberty High School is in the top 5% of all U.S. High Schools in encouraging students to take AP tests. In this study, Liberty High School fares better than all other High Schools in Carroll County. 1
Liberty High School's mascot is a lion. It is represented as an African lion; in comparison, Penn State College’s mascot, the Nittany Lions, is shown as a mountain lion, a species native to the United States. The school’s colors are the complementary colors blue and gold, or more accurately blue and yellow. The school motto is "Strive for excellence".
[edit] Students
Liberty High School enrolls 1,206 students as of February 13, 2007. The present Senior Class (graduating June 7, 2007) contains 305 students.
[edit] Faculty
During the 2006-2007 school year, Liberty High School had a faculty of 132 teachers and staff. Liberty's staff includes six teachers that have worked at the school since its founding in 1980, and five teachers and staff that are graduates of the school.
[edit] Administration
- Dwayne Piper, Principal
- Thomas "C Money" Clowes, Assistant Principal
- Ruthanne Kenney, Assistant Principal
- Scott Lavender, Assistant Principal
[edit] Departments
- Agriculture
- Business
- English - 9 teachers
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Fine Arts - 5 teachers
- Foreign Language - 5 teachers
- Guidance - 11 staff
- Health
- Mathematics - 10 teachers
- Media - 2 staff
- Physical Education - 5 teachers
- Science - 10 teachers
- Social Studies - 10 teachers
- Special Education - 16 teachers and staff
- Technology Education - 2 teachers
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
Liberty High School has a very wide range extracurricular activities and sports. Students are allowed to join as many clubs and sports as they wish, however are only permitted to be President (or equivalent) of a single club. Each club is sponsored by a member of the faculty who advises the club and helps direct its activities. One state championship was won in 1997 by Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) member Kevin Komp in advanced accounting, who additionally won two regional championships.
[edit] Sports
[edit] State Championships
- Girl's Soccer: 1996[1]
- Girl's Volleyball: 2003, 2004
- Boy's Cross Country: 2003, 2004, 2005
- Field Hockey: 1981, 1982
- Baseball: 1997, 2004
- Boy's Soccer: 2005
- Golf: 2007
[edit] Fall Sports
- Cheerleading
- Cross-Country
- Boys 2005 Season - 2 wins out of 9 races, County, Region, State Champions
- Girls 2005 Season - 3 wins out of 9 races
- Field Hockey
- Girls Varsity 2005 Season - 4 Wins, 9 Losses.
- Girls JV 2005 Season - 6 Wins, 5 Losses, 1 Tie.
- Football
- Boys Varsity 2007 Season - 7 Wins, 3 Losses (1 postseason loss). Conference Championship
- Boys JV 2006 Season - 6 Wins, 3 Losses
- Boys Freshman 2005 Season - 3 Wins, 4 Losses, 1 Tie.
- Golf
- 2005 Season - 6 Wins, 2 Losses
- Soccer
- Boys Varsity 2005 Season - 8 Wins, 0 Losses, 3 Ties. County, Region, State Championship
- Girls Varsity 2006 Season - 12 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 Tie. Conference Championship
- Boys JV 2005 Season - 8 Wins, 0 Losses, 3 Ties.
- Girls JV 2006 Season - 5 Wins, 1 Loss.
- Volleyball
- Girls Varsity 2005 Season - 13 Wins, 1 Loss.
- Girls JV 2005 Season - 14 Wins, 0 Losses.
[edit] Winter Sports
- Basketball
- Boys Varsity 2005-2006 Season - 11 Wins, 11 Losses.
- Girls Varsity 2005-2006 Season - 5 Wins, 14 Losses.
- Boys JV 2005-2006 Season - 18 Wins, 2 Losses.
- Girls JV 2005-2006 Season - 15 Wins, 5 Losses.
- Boys Freshman
- Girls Freshman
- Cheerleading
- Indoor Track
- Boys 2006-2007 Season - Highest Place: 2nd.
- Girls 2005-2006 Season - Highest Place: 7th.
- Wrestling
- Boys 2005-2006 Season - 25 Wins, 5 Losses. County, Region Championship
- Robotics
- 8th Place at Chesapeake Regional- 5 wins out of 7 matches
- 2007 Web Excellence Award
[edit] Spring Sports
- Baseball
- Boys Varsity 2006 Season - 11 Wins, 5 Losses.
- Boys JV 2006 Season - 11 Wins, 1 Loss.
- Lacrosse
- Boys Varsity 2006 Season - 9 Wins, 2 Losses. Conference Championship.
- Girls Varsity 2006 Season - 8 Wins, 5 Losses. Conference Championship. (Tied)
- Boys JV 2006 Season - 7 Wins, 1 Loss.
- Girls JV 2006 Season - 3 Wins, 2 Losses, 2 Ties.
- Softball
- Girls Varsity 2006 Season - 10 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Tie.
- Girls JV 2006 Season - 6 Wins, 6 Losses.
- Tennis
- Boys 2006 Season - 10 Wins, 5 Losses. 1 County Champion.
- Girls 2006 Season - 13 Wins, 2 Losses. 3 County Champions.
- Track & Field
- Boys 2006 Season - 4 wins out of 7 competitions.
- Girls 2006 Season - 1 win out of 7 competitions.
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[edit] References
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/challengeindex/local/
[edit] External links
- School's official website
- A website made for Liberty High graduates
- A website profiling Liberty High
- Sports schedules and scores
- Instrumental Music Boosters Site
- Athletic Boosters site
- Robotics Team Website
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