- Liberty High School (Carroll County, Maryland)
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Liberty High School 
Motto "Strive for Excellence" Established 1980 Type Public High School (9-12) Principal Thomas Clowes Location Eldersburg, Maryland, United States Campus 53 acres Enrollment 1,207 students Faculty 134 teachers and staff Colors Blue Gold Homepage http://www.carrollk12.org/lhs/ 
The mascot of Liberty High School, as seen in the main lobby
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 Thomas Clowes.
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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, 27 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.
Fall Semester 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 most other High Schools in Carroll County. 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".
Students
Liberty High School enrolls 1,207 students as of 2011.
Faculty
Liberty High School currently has 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.
Administration
- Thomas Clowes, Principal
- Scott Lavender, Assistant Principal
- Diane E. Cooper, Assistant Principal
Departments
Crest of Liberty High School- 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
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. Liberty High School is currently the only school in Carroll County to host a robotics team.[1]
Sports
State championships
- Girl's Soccer: 1996[2]
- Girl's Volleyball: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008
- Boy's Cross Country: 2003, 2004, 2005
- Field Hockey: 1981, 1982
- Baseball: 1997, 2004
- Boy's Soccer: 2005
- Golf: 2007
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 2008 Season - 7 Wins, 3 Losses (1 postseason loss).
- Boys Varsity 2007 Season - 7 Wins, 3 Losses (1 postseason loss). Conference Championship
- Boys Varsity 2001 Season - 6 Wins. 4 Losses County Championship Tie
- Boys Varsity 2000 Season - 8 Wins, 2 Losses County Championship
- Boys JV 2006 Season - 6 Wins, 3 Losses
- Boys Freshman 2005 Season - 3 Wins, 4 Losses, 1 Tie.
- Boys Freshmen 2008 Season - 4 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 2008 Season - 15 Wins, 2 Loss.
- Girls JV 2005 Season - 14 Wins, 0 Losses.
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
- 2007: 8th seed alliance captain at Chesapeake Regional (Quarterfinalists)
- 2007: Web Excellence Award
- 2008: Ranked 29th out of 60 teams at the Chesapeake Regional
- 2008: Web Excellence Award
- 2009: 6th seed alliance captain at DC Regional, semifinalists. 2nd seed alliance captain at Chesapeake Regional, finalists.
- 2009 GM Industrial Design Award at the Chesapeake Regional
- 2010: Picked by 1st seeded alliance at Chesapeake Regional, semifinalists.
- 2010: Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award at Philadelphia Regional
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.
References
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/challengeindex/local/ http://www.carrollk12.org/about/news/release/388
External links
- School's official website
- A website profiling Liberty High
- Sports schedules and scores
- Instrumental Music Boosters Site
- Athletic Boosters site
- FIRST Robotics Team Website
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1980
- High schools in Maryland
- Carroll County Public Schools
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