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	Dwayne Piper
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/liberty/

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 Dwayne Piper.

1 About the School
2 Students
3 Faculty
- 3.1 Administration
- 3.2 Departments
4 Extracurricular Activities
- 4.1 Sports
5 State Championships
6 References
7 External links

[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.

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 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

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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

[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.