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LHS News

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LHS News

While waiting for first period to begin, students congregate in the Commons during the new Late Start Wednesdays.

Liberty New Jays

Ringing in New Traditions It’s game time, and sounds from this game can be heard all around. The crowd cheers. Players crash into each other. And a bell rings. Wait, what’s that new sound? LHS...

Photo by Emily Dare

Cap and Gown Countdown

    Thirteen years of education leads to one thing that people look forward to from the very first day school: graduation. Regardless of the fear of the unknown some seniors may be facing, the excitement...

Photo by Ashley Ritter

As One

Alyah Craig April 25, 2018

   Before the crack of dawn, the yearbook and PhotoJournalism staffs huddle outside LHS wrapped in blankets and hugging pillows while struggling to wake up. Every year these groups hop on a bus to pick...

Photo by Chrystian Noble

Powered Up

Liz Gammon April 19, 2018

Every tweak, every bolt, every programmed instruction, all of it is perfectly planned out to result in victory. About 50 teams from around the world, including Mexico, Canada, China and LHS’s very...

Blue Jay Walk Out

Joey O'Kelly March 7, 2018

Dozens of LHS students rose up out of their chairs during third period, marched out of class and stood outside the school to protest gun violence in schools at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 2. This movement...

Photo by Charlene Nguyen

Seal The Deal

Paige Twenter March 2, 2018

  Revolutionist and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela once said, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes...

Photo courtesy of Mayor Sly James Office

A Letter from Mayor Sly James to Students

February 21, 2018

   On February 21, The Bell student newspaper staff received a letter from Kansas City Mayor Sly James. He wanted to share a message with students about the recent school shooting in Florida. ...

Photo by Jenna Axsom.                   

Students from the 50+ schools that came to debate gathered to prepare in the Little Theater before their rounds.

Movers and Shakers

Paige Twenter February 7, 2018

  The LHS Speech and Debate team traded in their suits and heels on January 13 and 14 for their red and black ‘Liberty Classic’ shirts to host the 13th annual tournament. For two days, the...

Juniors Abby Maloney and Evan Nelson received an honorable mention for their work as the delegates from Bulgaria at the Model United Nations conference in Chicago from February 1-4. Photo Courtesy of Abby Maloney.

United In Chicago

Regan Johnston February 6, 2018

Countries from all over the world gathered to duke it out in Chicago. The twist? The fate of these countries was in the hands of high schoolers. Model UN is a club that teaches responsibility and how...

The varsity Sapphires team performed during the Blue Jay Nation Kick-Off in the fieldhouse. Photo by Chrystian Noble

Sapphires Place at Nationals

Liz Gammon December 21, 2017

Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 -- Hard work paid off in the long run for the Sapphires dance team. Over this past weekend, the ladies competed in the national competition in Orlando, Florida, placing fifth in their...

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