Liberty High School (LHS) is a four-year
high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
located in
Liberty, Missouri
Liberty is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Missouri, United States and is a suburb of Kansas City, located in the Kansas City Metro Area. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 30,167. Liberty is home to Willia ...
. Its 2019–2020 enrollment is approximately 2000, 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
Liberty North High School (Liberty, Missouri) which opened in 2010. Liberty High School has two feeder middle schools, Liberty Middle School and Discovery Middle School (formerly South Valley Junior High).
The school serves grades 9-12 and had about 1600 students in 2024.
History
African Americans in Liberty were segregated at
Garrison School. It is part of the
Garrison School Historic District.
Athletics/Activities
Several programs at Liberty have received state and national accolades. Its broadcasting program operates cable channel 18 on
Time Warner Cable
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under the non-assigned call letters KLPS. In 2017, Liberty High School was ranked 1st in the nation in debate and forensics according to the National Speech and Debate Association with over 600 speech and forensics degrees on the team. The school has a competitive marching band known 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
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David Allen, American football player
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Braxton Bragg
Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 – September 27, 1876) was an American army Officer (armed forces), officer during the Second Seminole War and Mexican–American War and Confederate General officers in the Confederate States Army, general in th ...
, baseball player
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Scott Carroll, baseball player
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James Dewees
James Matthew Dewees (born March 13, 1976) is an American musician best known for his work with The Get Up Kids, Reggie and the Full Effect and My Chemical Romance. He has also been involved in other musical projects including New Found Glory, ...
, musician with
Reggie and the Full Effect,
The Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids are an American emo band from Kansas City. Formed in 1995, the band was a major act in the mid-1990s Midwest emo scene, otherwise known as the " second wave" of emo music. Their second album '' Something to Write Home About'' r ...
and
My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance is an American Rock music, rock band from New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way. They are considered one of ...
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Shea Groom, soccer player
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Charlie Lee (American football coach), former football coach for the
Texas Longhorns
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and
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...
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Chris Lonsdale, Missouri state legislator
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Marcus Lucas, American football player
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Alex Saxon, actor
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Eric Staves, actor
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Bennett Stirtz, basketball player
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Deron Winn,
UFC
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fighter
References
External links
Liberty District WebsiteLiberty High School Website
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Educational institutions established in 1890
High schools in Clay County, Missouri
Public high schools in Missouri
1890 establishments in Missouri