Liberty High School (LHS) is a four-year

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located in Liberty, Missouri. Its 2019–2020 enrollment is over 1,800, having rapidly increased with the addition of the freshman class for the first time during the 20132014 school year. LHS is one of two high schools in the Liberty Public School District, alongside

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which opened in 2010. Liberty High School has two feeder middle schools, Liberty Middle School and Discovery Middle School (formerly South Valley Junior High).

Athletics/Activities

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under the non-assigned call letters KLPS. As of August 2017, Liberty High School was ranked 1st in the nation in debate and forensics according to the National Speech and Debate Association, starting the 2017–18 school year with over 600 speech and forensics degrees on the team. As of 2018, Liberty High School has established a competitive marching band knows as the blue and white Vanguard. Liberty's baseball team won the state championship at the highest class level in 2002 and 2021.

Notable alumni

* David Allen, American football player * Scott Carroll, baseball player *

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References

External links

Liberty District WebsiteLiberty High School Website
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