Liberty Technology Magnet High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Liberty Technology Magnet High School
established = 2003
type = Technology Magnet
grades = 9-12
students = 1057
address = 3470 Ridgecrest Road, Ext. Jackson, TN 38305
city = Jackson
state = Tennessee
country = U.S.A.
mascot = Crusader
colors = Burgundy and silver
website = [http://www.jmcss.net/liberty/liberty/] Liberty Technology Magnet High School is located in Jackson, Tennessee. It was established in 2003.

History

Liberty Technology Magnet High School is one of the youngest high schools in the Jackson-Madison County area. Its construction took place between 2002 and 2003. The cost for the school's construction was nearly $16 million.

chool mascot

The school mascot, the Crusader, is a representation of the school's goals. The torch of the crusader stands for technology and the lamp stands for academics. The mascot's colors are burgundy and silver.

Alma Mater

Oh Liberty, we sing to thee

our voices filled with pride.

Our memories of days with thee

we'll cherish all our lives.

And may you stand forever grand

this is your destiny.

We'll never let our hearts forget

A place called Liberty.

Campus

Liberty's campus is located just outside of Pringles Park, home of the Diamond Jaxx, and is surrounded by many factories.Liberty's campus is 149,000 sq.st and covers 46 acres. Its outside campus includes a football stadium, football practice field, band practice field, a soccer field, and both baseball and softball fields. The football stadium consisted of a track and can seat up to 2000 people. The auditorium seats up to 999 people, and the gymnasium has a capacity of 1588. [ [http://www.jmcss.net/liberty/liberty/ Liberty High School ] ]

Academics

Honors and Advance Placement System

If a student takes any of the honors courses offered, they will receive an additional 3 points on the student's for each honors class taken. Honors courses mandate that a student go above and beyond the standards of learning requirements, performance indicators given by the State Board of Education, and overall expectations.

In Advance Placement courses, or more commonly called "AP", the student will receive an additional 5 points to each AP course taken.

Academic Departments

Students are offered classes divided into eleven departments.

Fine Arts

Fine Arts Department consists of art courses, music courses, and drama or theatre.

Language Arts

The Language Arts Department consists of English, French, Speech , and Spanish courses. The Language Arts Department also has a Journalism: Yearbook course.

Mathematics

The Mathematics Department has 15 different courses offered. It ranges from Foundations 1 to Ap Calculus 2

cience

The Science Department consisted of twelve different classes s.

ocial Studies

The Social Studies department has 15 different courses. They include Bible, Honors, and AP histories.

P.E. & Wellness

The P.E. and Wellness courses are required for all students to take unless they are apart of the JROTC programs.

Technology

The Technology Department is by far the largest and has the largest range. It consists of about 48 different course. These 48 courses are divided into six main groups . These groups include Agriscience, Automotive Technology, Communications Technology, Health Science, Hospitality & Tourism, and Manufacturing Science.

Business & Computer Technology

The Business and Computer Technology Department has courses on business, accounting, programing computers, and keyboarding.

JROTC

pecial Education

Liberty Crusader Athletics

Liberty is home to two TSSAA class 2A state championships in both 2005-2006 (against Mitchell High School) and 2006-2007 (against Mitchell High School (Tennessee)) seasons. This has earned Liberty a boys' high school basketball ranking of 13 in the country by Sports Illustrated.Fact|date=October 2007 Former Liberty Crusader and current Murray State Racer guard Jewuan Long was named Most Valuable Player in 2006; in 2007, Long was named TSSAA class 2A "Mr. Basketball." The Lady Crusaders have had their share of accomplishments as well.

tate Championships

*Basketball (2)
**2006, 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.jmcss.net/liberty/liberty/]