Liberty High School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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.
Liberty High School is a public high school
located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
, in the United States
.
Liberty is the larger of two public high schools in the Bethlehem Area School District
, with Freedom High School
being the other. Liberty's current attendance area includes students from most of Bethlehem, all of Fountain Hill
, Freemansburg
, and Hanover Township
. Mrs. JoAnn Durante was appointed as the first female principal in 2007.
In the current academic year of 2009, 3,218 students attend Liberty High School. It employs a staff of 153 full-time teachers, and 5 part-time teachers. Graduation takes place annually at Stabler Arena
.
Liberty High School holds football games and other sporting events at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium
.
, in the Lehigh Valley
region of the state. Originally, Liberty was called Bethlehem High School. The name was changed after rival Freedom High School was built. The school was named Liberty after the Liberty ships that returned to Pennsylvania after World War I. Up until Liberty's recent remodel, the school was composed of three classroom buildings, two buildings with four floors and one science center with two. Also, there were many additions added over the years including a pool and two gyms.
, Vice President
, Recording Secretary, Activities Secretary, and Treasurer
. Each Grade also has four class officers; President
, Vice President
, Secretary
, and Treasurer
. Student Government is the sole place where the Student Body can put their input and ideas on how they want their school year to go. The 2008 - 2009 Student Government created history by creating a new Student Government Constitution
that gives the Student Body a voice in every decision that is made.
The Liberty Girls Lacrosse Club has been in existence since 2004. This is a school-sanctioned club, but is financially and administratively independent from the school. By following PIAA rules and regulations, the club is eligible for district and state playoffs. The girls play a regular varsity and junior varsity schedule. The club has won two Lehigh Valley Invitational Championships. It has become one of the most popular sports at Liberty high school, and many girls have gone on to play in college.
, which also includes high schools from Allentown
, Easton
, Emmaus
, and other Lehigh Valley
locations. The sports include Cheerleading (non-competitive), Baseball, Field Hockey, Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys and Girls Track & Field, Boys and Girls Basketball, Football, Softball, Boys and Girls Volleyball, CoEd Golf, Boys and Girls Swimming, Rifle, Boys and Girls Tennis, Wrestling, and Boys and Girls Cross Country. In December 2008, the Liberty High School varsity football team won the Pennsylvania 4A State Championship.
Liberty (as well as Freedom High School (Pennsylvania)
and Bethlehem Catholic High School) plays in Frank Banko stadium. It seats approximately 14,000.
Their marching uniforms are modeled after the Coldstream Guards
, a regiment of the British Army. In their uniforms the buttons are shipped over from England, the belts are old belts of the Coldstream Guard, and their bear skins are also from the army. Today the band has collected over 50 real bear skin hats. The Liberty High School Grenadier Band is the only band in the world that can wear these authentic uniform parts because the band has special permission from the Coldstream Guard to model after them. The Grenadier Band has performed in England numerous times which has strengthened their relationship with the British bands. They have also played at the 2009 Tournament of Roses Parade
, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
, Pearl Harbor
, Disney World, Disneyland, many professional sporting events, and a multitude of other prestigious events. They are heading to the Waikiki Holiday Parade over Thanksgiving 2011 to participate as the honor band - this parade honors veterans and specifically commemorates the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The Grenadier Band has also on numerous occasions opened for different sections of the Queen's Guard including the Colstream Guards, the Irish Guards and the Black Watch Pipes during their tours across the United States.
Currently, the band has 259 members. The Band Director is Gregory MacGill. The Assistant Band Director is Kevin Long.
Along with the main band, the Grenadiers also have a smaller elite band known as First Company. Recently, in August 2010, First Company members went to Canada for a week to participate in the Fortissimo show along with the Canadian Coldstream's Herald Trumpeters. The band also has an auxiliary unit with 21 bagpipers and 5 pipe drummers who play at events across the Lehigh Valley - school events, funerals, corporate requests, community events are among the places where these students are requested.
Hail to Alma Mater dear, where we've spent our high school years.
Now to Liberty we raise, Voices to extol thy praise.
In thy stately halls we've spent, hours with hearts and minds content.
Now to thee, dear Liberty High, In our loyalty we cry:
Chorus:
Liberty High School hail to thee
Loyal sons and daughters we
In the future, as the past
We'll be loyal to the last.
Verse 2:
Hail to dear ole' Red and Blue, to thy colors we'll be true.
As the star of Bethlehem shone, so our love for thee has grown.
In the world where ere we are, nothing shall thy honor mar.
Though the future years past by, this shall always be our cry:
Chorus:
Liberty High School hail to thee
Loyal sons and daughters we
In the future, as the past
We'll be loyal to the last.
Liberty High School
Schools named Liberty High School in the U.S. include:*Liberty High School *Liberty High School *Liberty High School *Liberty High School...
.
Liberty High School is a public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie,...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Liberty is the larger of two public high schools in the Bethlehem Area School District
Bethlehem Area School District
The Bethlehem Area School District covers the City of Bethlehem, the Boroughs of Fountain Hill and Freemansburg and Bethlehem Township and Hanover Township in Lehigh County and Northampton County. The district operates two High Schools, four Middle Schools and sixteen Elementary Schools as well as...
, with Freedom High School
Freedom High School (Pennsylvania)
Freedom High School is a public high school, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Freedom is one of two public high schools in the Bethlehem Area School District. It is located at 3149 Chester Avenue, Bethlehem Township.The total...
being the other. Liberty's current attendance area includes students from most of Bethlehem, all of Fountain Hill
Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania
Fountain Hill is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Fountain Hill was 4,614 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, Freemansburg
Freemansburg, Pennsylvania
Freemansburg is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Freemansburg is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Freemansburg was 1,897 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, and Hanover Township
Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Hanover Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Hanover Township is a suburb of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The township's population was 1,913 at the 2000 census....
. Mrs. JoAnn Durante was appointed as the first female principal in 2007.
In the current academic year of 2009, 3,218 students attend Liberty High School. It employs a staff of 153 full-time teachers, and 5 part-time teachers. Graduation takes place annually at Stabler Arena
Stabler Arena
Stabler Arena is Lehigh University's 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, located on its Goodman Campus in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States...
.
Liberty High School holds football games and other sporting events at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium
Bethlehem Area School District Stadium
Bethlehem Area School District Stadium or BASD Stadium for short, is a multi-purpose stadium for both Freedom High School and Liberty High School. The stadium seats up to 13,600 and can occupy up to 15,000 in the standing section. It is one of the premiere multi-purpose stadiums in Pennsylvania....
.
History
Liberty High School was built in 1918 and opened in 1922. It is located in the geographical center of Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaBethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie,...
, in the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...
region of the state. Originally, Liberty was called Bethlehem High School. The name was changed after rival Freedom High School was built. The school was named Liberty after the Liberty ships that returned to Pennsylvania after World War I. Up until Liberty's recent remodel, the school was composed of three classroom buildings, two buildings with four floors and one science center with two. Also, there were many additions added over the years including a pool and two gyms.
Student government
The Student Government is made up of the Senate (consisting of eight senate seats per grade level) and five Senate Officers; PresidentPresident
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
, Vice President
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
, Recording Secretary, Activities Secretary, and Treasurer
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
. Each Grade also has four class officers; President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
, Vice President
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
, Secretary
Secretary
A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit...
, and Treasurer
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
. Student Government is the sole place where the Student Body can put their input and ideas on how they want their school year to go. The 2008 - 2009 Student Government created history by creating a new Student Government Constitution
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
that gives the Student Body a voice in every decision that is made.
Clubs
Liberty High School offers a range of clubs including PJAS (Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science), Best Buddies, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving or Students Against Destructive Decisions), Chess Team, Science Olympiad, Class Play – Fall (Fall Play), Shakespeare Club, Class Play – Spring (Spring Musical), DECA, Stage Crew Drama Club, Step Team, Ecology Club, Student Government, Class Offices, FBLA, Teen Summit, Historic Bethlehem Club,Teens Against Tobacco Use, Key Club, Tempest Dance Team, Latino Leadership, Video Production Club, LHS Strategy Club,Anime club, Jr.NAACP, Mini Globe Trotters, Photography Club, the Young Republican and Democrat club, and Art club.The Liberty Girls Lacrosse Club has been in existence since 2004. This is a school-sanctioned club, but is financially and administratively independent from the school. By following PIAA rules and regulations, the club is eligible for district and state playoffs. The girls play a regular varsity and junior varsity schedule. The club has won two Lehigh Valley Invitational Championships. It has become one of the most popular sports at Liberty high school, and many girls have gone on to play in college.
Athletics
The school's athletic teams compete in the Lehigh Valley ConferenceLehigh Valley Conference
The Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of 12 large high schools from Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States...
, which also includes high schools from Allentown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
, Easton
Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,800 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County....
, Emmaus
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Emmaus is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located five miles southwest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Emmaus was 11,313 at the 2000 census...
, and other Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...
locations. The sports include Cheerleading (non-competitive), Baseball, Field Hockey, Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys and Girls Track & Field, Boys and Girls Basketball, Football, Softball, Boys and Girls Volleyball, CoEd Golf, Boys and Girls Swimming, Rifle, Boys and Girls Tennis, Wrestling, and Boys and Girls Cross Country. In December 2008, the Liberty High School varsity football team won the Pennsylvania 4A State Championship.
Liberty (as well as Freedom High School (Pennsylvania)
Freedom High School (Pennsylvania)
Freedom High School is a public high school, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Freedom is one of two public high schools in the Bethlehem Area School District. It is located at 3149 Chester Avenue, Bethlehem Township.The total...
and Bethlehem Catholic High School) plays in Frank Banko stadium. It seats approximately 14,000.
Liberty High School Grenadier Band
The Liberty High School Grenadier Band is a world-renowned marching band. The "Grenadier" theme was first thought up by Ronald Sherry. Before him the Liberty High School Grenadier Band was known as the Liberty High School Marching Band and the band was directed by Joe Riccapito.Their marching uniforms are modeled after the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
, a regiment of the British Army. In their uniforms the buttons are shipped over from England, the belts are old belts of the Coldstream Guard, and their bear skins are also from the army. Today the band has collected over 50 real bear skin hats. The Liberty High School Grenadier Band is the only band in the world that can wear these authentic uniform parts because the band has special permission from the Coldstream Guard to model after them. The Grenadier Band has performed in England numerous times which has strengthened their relationship with the British bands. They have also played at the 2009 Tournament of Roses Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, often shortened to Macy's Day Parade, is an annual parade presented by Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States along with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, and four years younger than...
, Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, known to Hawaiians as Puuloa, is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet...
, Disney World, Disneyland, many professional sporting events, and a multitude of other prestigious events. They are heading to the Waikiki Holiday Parade over Thanksgiving 2011 to participate as the honor band - this parade honors veterans and specifically commemorates the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The Grenadier Band has also on numerous occasions opened for different sections of the Queen's Guard including the Colstream Guards, the Irish Guards and the Black Watch Pipes during their tours across the United States.
Currently, the band has 259 members. The Band Director is Gregory MacGill. The Assistant Band Director is Kevin Long.
Along with the main band, the Grenadiers also have a smaller elite band known as First Company. Recently, in August 2010, First Company members went to Canada for a week to participate in the Fortissimo show along with the Canadian Coldstream's Herald Trumpeters. The band also has an auxiliary unit with 21 bagpipers and 5 pipe drummers who play at events across the Lehigh Valley - school events, funerals, corporate requests, community events are among the places where these students are requested.
Notable alumni
- David A. BaderDavid A. BaderDavid A. Bader is a Professor and Executive Director of High-Performance Computing in the Georgia Tech College of Computing. In addition, Bader was selected as the director of the first Sony Toshiba IBM Center of Competence for the Cell Processor at the Georgia Institute of Technology...
, professor and executive director of high performance computing, Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of TechnologyThe Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States... - Chuck BednarikChuck BednarikCharles Philip Bednarik is a former professional American football player, known as one of the most devastating tacklers in the history of football and the last two-way player in the National Football League...
, former professional football player, Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, and Pro Football Hall of FamePro Football Hall of FameThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
member. - John B. CallahanJohn B. CallahanJohn B. Callahan is the mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was the Democratic nominee in an unsuccessful 2010 bid for United States Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district.-Early life, education and career:...
, Mayor of Bethlehem. - Pete CarrilPete CarrilPeter J. "Pete" Carril is a former collegiate head coach and former NBA assistant with the Sacramento Kings.-Early years:...
, former basketball coach, Basketball Hall of FameBasketball Hall of FameThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
member. - Alexandra ChandoAlexandra ChandoAlexandra Chando is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Maddie Coleman on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns, which she began in 2005, and currently stars in 2011 in the ABC Family original series The Lying Game along with a few other popular stars such as Blair...
, actress, As the World TurnsAs the World TurnsAs the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
& The Lying GameThe Lying GameThe Lying Game is an American drama television series produced by Alloy Entertainment and Warner Horizon Television for ABC Family. The show is based on a series of novels of the same name by Sara Shepard. The network green-lighted the series in February 2011 with a 10 episode order, with the... - Jimmy DeGrassoJimmy DeGrassoJimmy DeGrasso is an American heavy metal drummer. He is currently the drummer for F5.DeGrasso was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1981....
, drummer, Alice Cooper bandAlice CooperAlice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, former drummer, MegadethMegadethMegadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
. - Jonathan FrakesJonathan FrakesJonathan Scott Frakes is an American actor, author and director best known for his role as Commander William T. Riker in the Star Trek franchise, as well as for his tenure as host of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction ....
, actor and director, Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
. - Mike HartenstineMike HartenstineMichael Albert Hartenstine is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League...
, former professional football player, Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. - Loren KeimLoren KeimLoren Keim is the author of several best-selling how-to books about real estate, including How to Sell Your Home in Any Market, The Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate and Real Estate Prospecting: The Ultimate Resource, as well as training systems for Realtors...
, real estate author. - Gary LavelleGary LavelleGary Robert Lavelle is a retired professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1974–1985 and 1987....
, former professional baseball pitcher, Oakland AthleticsOakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
, San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
and Toronto Blue JaysToronto Blue JaysThe Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
. - Barry W. LynnBarry W. LynnBarry W. Lynn, Esq. has been the Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State since 1992. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, and a prominent leader of the American religious left...
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. - Paul F. McHale, Jr.Paul F. McHale, Jr.Paul F. McHale, Jr. is an American politician. He was the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and from 1993 to 1999, he represented Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives....
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and former Member of Congress. - Billy PackerBilly PackerAnthony William "Billy" Packer is a former American sportscaster for CBS Sports and a published author.-Early life:Packer is a graduate of Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania...
, college basketball television sportscaster, CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. - Dan PersaDan PersaDaniel Vaughn "Dan" Persa is an American football quarterback for the Northwestern Wildcats. He attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.-Recruitment:Persa committed to the Northwestern University on June 23, 2006...
, quarterback for the Northwestern WildcatsNorthwestern WildcatsThe Northwestern Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern University, a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and the only private university in the conference. Northwestern has eight men's and eleven women's Division I sports teams. The mascot is Willie the Wildcat...
. - Sheetal ShethSheetal ShethSheetal Sheth is an actress who is known for her wide range of roles in an impressive body of work in film, television, and theater. She has starred in many feature films, perhaps best known for starring opposite Albert Brooks in Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World...
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.
Notable faculty
- James DelgrossoJames DelgrossoJames A. Delgrosso was an American politician. He served as a longtime city councilman from 1982 until 2003, as well as the Mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, from 2003 until 2004.-Early life:...
, taught driver's education from 1965 to 2003. Mayor of Bethlehem from 2003-2004.
Alma mater
Verse 1:Hail to Alma Mater dear, where we've spent our high school years.
Now to Liberty we raise, Voices to extol thy praise.
In thy stately halls we've spent, hours with hearts and minds content.
Now to thee, dear Liberty High, In our loyalty we cry:
Chorus:
Liberty High School hail to thee
Loyal sons and daughters we
In the future, as the past
We'll be loyal to the last.
Verse 2:
Hail to dear ole' Red and Blue, to thy colors we'll be true.
As the star of Bethlehem shone, so our love for thee has grown.
In the world where ere we are, nothing shall thy honor mar.
Though the future years past by, this shall always be our cry:
Chorus:
Liberty High School hail to thee
Loyal sons and daughters we
In the future, as the past
We'll be loyal to the last.