by Madi Denton |

Liberty High School is full of all kinds of backgrounds and ethnicities. The African American Association is just one of the many clubs working to enlighten and educate African American students.
“About two years ago some kids came up to me and said ‘Mr. Greely, we need to start an African American Association because we are one of the few schools that doesn’t have one,” Assistant Principle Eric Greely said.
Since the founding of the club, they have averaged around 35-40 students per year.
Every other Tuesday the club gets together to plan fundraisers. They are in charge of selling the Yard Birds, which are the wooden Blue Jays seen outside many people’s doorsteps dressed for the student’s sport.
The money they raise goes towards a scholarship for students in the community, which they did last year as well.
There are many trips planned for this year. They are going to the Martin Luther King Celebration at William Jewell, the Negro Baseball Museum, and they have a college tour coming up over spring break.
Even with all those trips, the club members are also involved in lots of LHS activities.
They run the concessions during the LHS Debate and forensic tournaments, and help set up and put on the Sadie Hawkins dance and young soldiers.
They also run concessions at the first Track meet. The club tries to participate in one community service activity each year.
“We do holiday dances, we help with the debate and forensic tournaments, we’re going to Alvin Allie, the Negro Baseball Museum, and we’re going to the Martin Luther King Celebration,” sophomore Nyshele Posey said.
Even with all the activities and plans that they have planned for this year, the overall goal of the club is to help support the African American population in the school