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PATRIOT PRIDE!
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06.07 |
Guys Group. We are very proud of
our “guys." They represented Liberty
very well at the Guys Group Conference.
It was a very positive experience for
all who attended.
Renton Reporter article. |
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06.07 |
Drama Alum. Vicki Noon,
former LHS student, has been performing
the lead in the Broadway National Tour
of Mamma Mia. She’s been all over the
country and this is an excerpt from
their latest review… As expected for
a Broadway touring production, all of
the actors can sing, but one cast member
stands out. Vicki Noon as Sophie has the
strong, clear-as-a- Belle voice of a
Disney heroine. It's a great pleasure
whenever she takes the spotlight. If
anyone is interested in seeing the
production this summer, they will be in
Portland from July 23rd through the
29th. You can see pictures from the
show at:
http://www.mamma-mia.com/gallery_ustour.asp?sec=show |
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06.07 |
Congratulations to our Seniors who have
earned scholarships, honors and awards.
The total dollar value of the more than
sixty-five scholarships which can be
used by these students at their selected
colleges is an amazing $1,019,589!
Congratulations to the Class of 2007 on
this significant accomplishment and
thanks to all the Liberty staff members
who provided encouragement and wrote the
many letters of recommendation needed to
make this happen!
View the awards ceremony program. |
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05.07 |
Math Champion. Douglas Sherbon,
2006 graduate, tied for 11th place
nationally in individual rankings in the
annual American Mathematical Association
of Two-Year Colleges’ Student Math
League competition. He placed second
regionally. For the tenth time in the
past 11 years, Bellevue Community
College math students have placed in the
top ten nationally. They finished 7th
this year.
About 10,000 students, from 184 colleges
across the U.S., entered the two-round
competition. Nice job Doug!
More info. |
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05.07 |
State Championship Track. Great
job Track Team!
STATE CHAMPION – 1ST PLACE
BOYS – 4X400M RELAY
KaeBee Burns, Reid Christensen,
Mitchell Byron, Ian Smith - 3:22.14
(School Record)
STATE CHAMPION – 1ST PLACE
GIRLS – TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD - 3.67
TEAM GPA
ALL VARSITY GIRL TRACK ATHLETES
OUTSTANDING JOB!!!
4th PLACE - Ian Smith – 800M -
1.57.25 (School Record)
4th PLACE - GIRLS 4X400M RELAY - 4:00.15
Kelsey Werre, Allie Agnew, Jordan
Hanson, Clair Bergam
6th PLACE – Kelsey Werre – 200M
25.96
8th PLACE – KaeBee Burns – TRIPLE
JUMP – 44’ 1 ½”
Head Coaches, Mike Smith and
Mark Little.
View the Track Web site. |
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05.07 |
Fastpitch Softball.
Congratulations to the Fastpitch
team who placed 4th in the District
Championships and qualified for state
for the 10th consecutive year! Coach
Brian Hartman |
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05.07 |
Drama
Honors. The Patriot Players received
four honorable mentions from the 5th
Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards for
their production of "Crazy for You."
Choreography
Actress in a Leading Role: Heather
Nobis
Program Design
Chorus
Joseph Bennett is nominated for a
Student Achievement award for lighting
design. That award is for a student’s
achievement throughout his/her high
school years; it is not
production-specific. Drama Teacher,
Katherine Klekas |
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05.07 |
Golf. Kelsey Kofmehl
finished 5th
at the District championships and 20th
at State. Great season Kelsey!
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05.07 |
Teacher of the Year. Congratulations
to Art teacher, Barb Walmsley, for
her selection as the Issaquah teacher of the
year. Barb earned the honor because of her
long service as a teacher (30+ years), her
commitment to students and her leadership in
the teacher's union. Thank you Barb! |
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05.07 |
Rotary Student of the Year.
Congratulations to Willoughby Smith
who was selected from a group of eleven
other Rotary Students of the Month, for her
strong, independent leadership. Willoughby
is also one of five Liberty students who
recently received Rotary Scholarships. The
other recipients are Brendan Clark,
Taylor Grant, Nick Suda, and Aaron Sneesby.
Congratulations to all of these awesome
Liberty students! |
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05.07 |
Soccer Scholarships. Congratulations
to Scott Hardy and Brian Julius
for receiving tuition scholarships from the
Peter M. Lechner Memorial Foundation. They
received the honor based on community
service, strong scholastic achievement, and
an essay on what the game of soccer has
meant to them. Coach Tremblay |
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05.07 |
Outstanding Soloist. Freshman,
Brandon Willis, was one of two
outstanding soloists named for the AAA class
at the Bellevue Jazz Festival at Bellevue
High School. Awards are given to outstanding
soloists for each class high school (A, AA,
AAA, & AAAA). The other was a Senior at Mt.
Rainier High School. This is a very big deal
for a freshman at any school.
Congratulations Brandon! Band Director,
Phil Donley |
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05.07 |
Career and Technical Education Honors.
Congratulations to the following CTE
students for their distinguished performance
this year. The students were recently
honored at a district reception.
Culinary Arts: Jake Taylor and Robin
Askins
Preschool: Jamila Iraqui
Teaching Academy: Cassandra Merritt and
Rachel Smith
Sports Medicine: Amanda Bard and Kaylin
Takata
Marketing: Rosalyn Krueger
Technology: Leon Zhao |
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04.07 |
Sports Reporters get Byline. Juniors
Josh Trager and Tyler Watson took
an opportunity provided by the Issaquah
Press to write a sports story for the paper.
The sports editor needs extra help during
the spring season. Their article about a
soccer game between Liberty and Skyline
appeared in the 4/11 issue of the Press.
Journalism teacher Kris Daughters
understands they will continue to write
every once in a while for the paper. Way to
go Josh and Tyler! |
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04.07 |
Liberty Peeps! Congratulations to
students, Laurel Akada and Scott Horne whose
Peep creations were selected by the Seattle
Times for “peeppalooza!”
Seattle Times article. Click on Gallery
| 2007 Peeppalooza.
Laurel's is #1 and
Scott's is #30. Biology teacher Diane
Allen inspired this creativity. |
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04.07 |
Liberty senior Kaylin Takata has
received the WAVE (Washington Award for
Vocational Excellence) Scholarship. This
is a very prestigious award and one that is
very hard to get. Graduating seniors are
eligible for this award if they complete a
minimum of 360 hours in a single career and
technical program, which Kaylin has done in
Sports Medicine. Up to three WAVE recipients
are selected in each legislative district
based on occupational proficiency,
leadership and community service. WAVE
recipients receive grants for undergraduate
study at any of the two or four year public
universities, accredited independent
colleges or universities, or licensed
private vocational schools in Washington
State. Congratulations Kaylin! |
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04.07 |
April Rotary Students of the Month.
Congratulations to:
Clair Bergam – Liberty Female Athlete
of the Year. Clair is a 4-year letter
winner in Girls’ Basketball and is a
compassionate and committed young adult. She
excels both offensively and defensively on
the court, all while maintaining a 3.50 or
better grade point average, earning her
scholar athlete recognition. Clair has
received All KingCo League’s Honorable
Mention recognition for the past three
years, and her drive and determination on
and off the court will help Clair to be
successful in any of her future endeavors.
Ryan Peterson – Liberty Male Athlete
of the Year. Ryan is a three-year
letterman in both baseball and basketball
and has emerged in to a well-rounded
individual. Coach Bilanko has had the
pleasure of coaching Ryan on the Varsity
level in basketball for the past three
years. Ryan maintains a 3.3 grade point
average, and his successes academically have
no doubt paved the way for his successes
athletically. Ryan’s perseverance, level of
commitment, and leadership were major
factors in the Varsity Basketball team’s
success this year. Ryan will be attending
Washington State University in the fall to
play baseball, and because his level of
commitment is so great, he will be
successful in whatever he chooses to pursue
in his future. |
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04.07 |
On April 4,
Seattle Repertory Theatre’s Teenspeak:
My Name is…, in collaboration with Chief
Sealth High School, Cleveland High School
and Liberty High School, presented a vocal
concert and staged reading which interwove
students’ stories of passionate belief and
decisive action. Students crafted answers to
such questions as, “What would you stand up
for?” and “What moves you to take action?”
similar to the dilemmas that Rachel Corrie
was struggling with in My Name is Rachel
Corrie. Nice work students: Michelle
Casey, Brendan Clark, Steven Doubles, Alex
Doyle, Keri Garber, Nick LeCompte, Brittney
Peterson-Spence, Katy Steiner, Nick Suda,
Jake Taylor, Amy Tucker, Donald Wickman,
and teacher Katherine Klekas. |
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03.07 |
Senior, Madison Jones, is being
awarded the President’s Volunteer Service
Award. This award is sponsored by the
Prudential Financial group and recognizes
Americans of all ages who have volunteered
significant amounts of time to serve their
communities. Madison is receiving the
Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
Congratulations Madison! |
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03.07 |
DECA goes to State and Beyond: DECA
is a high school oriented organization for
those who are interested in business,
communications, marketing, management, and
entrepreneurship. Liberty DECA is sending
four representatives to International Career
Development Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Senior Tom Kaser, after placing 6th
in the State Competition will compete in
Automotive Services Marketing series. Junior
Rosalyn Krueger, placing 3rd in her
event; will compete in Hospitality Marketing
series. Seniors Paul Szilard and Dan Huff,
accomplished a rank of 4th place at State
and will compete in the Buying and
Merchandising Team Event. Congratulations to
teacher, Chris Gapinski, the four
listed above, and all who competed at the
state level. |
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03.07 |
Softball Scholarship. Liberty Senior
Michelle Ruby accepted a full
scholarship to Bellevue Community College to
play softball. She was their #1 recruit, and
will have the chance to be both a pitcher
and hitter in college. Way to go Michelle!
Coach Brian Hartman |
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03.07 |
Liberty LifeSmarts students prove
they know how to navigate through life at
the state competition. Read more on the
District
Points of Pride page. Nice job students
and teacher, Katie Smith. |
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03.07 |
Liberty High School is proud to announce the
following selections for March's Rotary
Students of the Month! Donald
Wickman has four years of outstanding
dedication to the Drama program; taking
every available class, being in every
production, growing as an actor and a
person throughout, unflagging enthusiasm for
all things theatrical.
Aaron Sneesby was selected as the
recipient of the music Rotary award for his
continued dedication to the Orchestra and
Jazz Band, while still maintaining grades
and participating in football in the fall,
and baseball in the spring. |
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03.07 |
NJROTC Air Rifle Championship.
Congratulations to the precision rifle team
who placed 5th in the Western Regional
championships at Colorado Springs. The
cadets performed exceptionally well. Here
are the highlights:
*team members: Jason
Alex 11th, Devon Crouch 15th,
Kyle Stubbs 17th, Greg Dumford
24th
*level of competition -- 350 of the best in
the west
*clinic given by the US Olympic shooting
coach
*standing ovation for the Enterprise,
Alabama team at the banquet (tornado
destroyed their school last week). They
finished second in the Army division.
A special thank you to Art Weatherford who
is the real coach of the team! Teachers
Ken Crandall and Al Torstenson |
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02.07 |
Congratulations to the following Liberty
Art Students: Katie Ernest, Taylor
Grant, Brett Sanders, and Kyle Stubbs.
These students won a contest sponsored by
the Washington Art Education Association and
will have artwork on display at the Frye
Museum in Seattle from February 24, 2007 to
April 22, 2007. Thirty students from high
schools and middle schools through out
Washington were honored by having artwork
selected for this student art show. The
theme of the contest was titled My Place.
Katie, Taylor and Brett submitted paintings
and Kyle submitted photography. The Frye
Museum is open to the public and located at
Terry and Cherry on Capitol Hill in Seattle.
Teacher Barb Walmsley |
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02.07 |
Basketball Postseason.
Congratulations to the following students on
a very successful basketball season. Our
season came to an end in a double overtime
loss to Newport. Their commitment to the
basketball program and each other over the
last four months was something LHS can be
very proud of. Not only do these individuals
excel athletically, but as a team they
maintained a grade point average of 3.4
throughout first semester. Thanks for all
your support and interest in the basketball
program this year. Coach Chris Bilanko
(see
District bracket)
Varsity Players: KB Burns, Curtis
Charles, Sammy Davis, Bryan Stedman, Ryan
Peterson, Rylan Nordquist, Robbie Marlow,
Travis Moeller, Chandler Tracy, Jaron
Iwakami, Reid Christensen, Ian Leifer, Zach
Ishimitsu, Turner Chatterton, Eric Peterson |
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02.07 |
Congratulations to Liberty's National
Merit Scholarship finalists, Liana Posch
and Paul Szilard. Both Liana and Paul
are being considered for a Merit Scholarship
out of a group of 15,000 students. |
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02.07 |
Congratulations to the swimmers
Tage Aaker, David Johnson, Elliott Thompson,
Austin Briggs, Joey Dobrowolski and Alex
Bell for their excellent results in last
weekend’s district swimming championships.
The relay teams of Tage, David, Elliott,
Austin and Joey all placed in the top 12.
Tage and Joey also qualified individually in
the top 12. Tage was 11th in the 100back and
Joey was 9th in the 100back and 12th in the
100fly. Great swimming guys! Coach Kris
Daughters |
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02.07 |
Congratulations to the Patriot Players
for their performance at the BCC One Act
Play festival on Saturday, February 10. For
the first time ever, Liberty entered a play
written by one of our very own students,
Liz Leo’s Mascara Masks. Miranda
Bouwman was honored for outstanding work
as director. Brendan Clark, Becca Coda,
Kate Eastham, Keri Garber, Alayne Levine,
and Rachel Smith were honored for
outstanding work as an ensemble. Way to go,
Liz, Miranda and company! Teacher
Katherine Klekas |
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02.07 |
Liberty High School is proud to announce the
following selections for February's Rotary
Students of the Month! Scott
Livingston's commitment to his education
has really turned around since he was a
Freshman. Scott is motivated to do well in
the Computer Network technician Program at
Renton Technical College, where he is a
Running Start student.
Aaron Sneesby has an outstanding
achievement in Physical Education.
Tremendous dedication and work ethic in
weight training and conditioning. |
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02.07 |
Skating Champion. Liberty would like
to congratulate Chrissy Hughes on her
finish at the U.S. Figure Skating
Championships last week. Chrissy placed 6th
overall in the country in the Junior
Division. Chrissy, we’ll be watching for you
in 2010 at the Winter Olympics! |
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02.07 |
Youth Leadership Award. Iman
Belali is a 9th grade student at Liberty
and received this year's Youth Leadership
award from the greater Seattle Arab American
community. She was recognized as a community
leader for her work to create peace and
understanding through cultural and
educational programs between Moroccan and
American girls. Iman founded the American
Moroccan International Exchange (AMIE). Iman
and AMIE have raised tens of thousands of
dollars to promote peace. For more
information google AMIE. |
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01.07 |
Art Honors. Congratulations to the
students participating in the PTSA
Reflections Art Program. State Finalists: Sarah Paulson,
Allison Bolgiano
District Honorable Mention: Scott
Horne, Katie Ernest
District Qualifiers: Michayla Yantis,
Alexis Crouch, Monica Hensley, Valerie
Hodge, Jessica Heron
Thank you to parents Brenda Schlemlein
and Adele Kenney for chairing the
program. |
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01.07 |
Choir Honors.
Congratulations to the following students
who participated in the Eastshore Vocal Solo
and Ensemble and earned top honors (ratings
are from 1-5 with 1 being highest):
Ensemble members Alexis Court,
Audrey Dickerson, Rachel Galasso,
Jocelyn NcNeil, Lauren Stevens,
Bingjie Turner, and Emily Willson
earned a 2 rating in the large Ensemble
division
Freshman Larkin Harrington earned
a 2+ in the Mezzo-Soprano division
Sophomore David Farris earned a 1
in the Tenor division
Way to go, singing Patriots! Teacher
Joellen Santos |
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01.07 |
Drama Honors. Congratulations to Kim Balla,
Brendan Clark, and Alayne Levine
for earning double superior ratings last
weekend at the Washington State Thespian
Society Individual Events Festival. All will
advance to the state festival in March,
Brendan with monologues and Kim and Alayne
with their two person scene. Go Patriot
Players! Teacher Katherine Klekas |
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01.07 |
Liberty High School is proud to announce the
following selections for January's Rotary
Students of the Month! Willoughby
Smith is a strong independent leader who
quietly produces "raving fans" amongst her
peers. She leads the student body through
change with grace and decorum. She is mature
beyond her years.
Nicholas Suda approaches projects
with enthusiasm and with concern for
quality. He is a strong performer in
computer science classes and is currently
leading the design and implementation of a
Liberty podcast project. Nick is also an
accomplished musician and has combined his
music and technical skills for a promising
future as a music professional. |
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01.07 |
Liberty's Precision Rifle Team placed
5th in the western region qualifying match
in early December. That qualifies us for the
regional championships to be held at the
Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs
March 1-3. Congratulations to Jason Alex,
Kyle Stubbs, Devon Crouch, and Greg Dumford.
Teachers Ken Crandall and Al
Torstenson |
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12.06 |
Liberty High School is proud to announce the
following selections for December's
Rotary Students of the Month!
Stacey VanBlom has a passion for Spanish
and is one of the most creative, charismatic
students. She is dedicated to her academics
and she is committed to our global
community, as her involvement in Amnesty
International, and her fighting for justice
and human rights in our world is
unparalleled.
Taylor Grant has worked hard over
the past four years to develop her artisitc
skills and style. She is working to complete
the requirements of the AP Studio Art
portfolio and has shown tremendous
accomplishments in this program during her
junior and senior years! |
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11.06 |
Macbeth. The Patriot Players did
another fine job with their performance of
Shakespeare's Macbeth. Congratulations to
our exceptionally talented students and
thanks to drama teacher, Katherine Klekas,
for the great job she does with them.
Liberty also appreciates the extraordinary
adult volunteers. See the article in the
Issaquah Press. |
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11.06 |
National Merit Scholars. You may have
heard we have three top students in the
National Merit Scholarship Program. The
initial determination for the National Merit
Scholarship is based on student PSAT scores.
Out of 1.4 million entrants, 50,000 are
either a Commended Student or a
Semifinalist. Stacey Van Blom was
recognized as a Commended Student. Liana
Posch and Paul Szilard are being
recognized as National Merit Semifinalists
and will be considered for Finalist.
Semifinalists are the top 16,000 entrants.
Finalist will be notified in February 2007.
Congratulations to Stacey, Liana and Paul. |
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11.06 |
Culinary Arts Pie Pride. When
students in the Culinary Arts class heard
about a local family in need, they put their
burgeoning cooking skills to good use. Just
in time for Thanksgiving, they decided to
bake pies and sell them for $15 each to
raise money. Read more on the District's
Points of Pride page and in the
Issaquah Press. Teacher Lisa Phillips |
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11.06 |
Ryan Peterson, a current baseball
student-athlete here at LHS, will be heading
off to WSU on a sizeable baseball
scholarship next year! We celebrated the
signing of his National Letter of Intent
this morning! Congratulations, Ryan! |
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11.06 |
Liberty High School
is proud to announce the
following selections for November's Rotary
Student of the Month! Claire Bergam
is an outstanding student in social studies
classes all four years. A leader, an
intellect, and helps other students.
Brendan Clark is a phenomenal
thinker and asset to any class. We have
appreciated his enthusiasm, creativity, and
insight. |
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10.06 |
FALL SPORTS PRIDE! Cross Country
– Our Cross Country team experienced its
most successful team this season and had a
number of athletes compete last week at the
District Championships. The girls qualified
as a team: Amy Loreen, Sarah Paulson,
Sarah Goodman, Berlyn Bales, Jordan Hansen,
Cassie Brown, Becky Dodt.
Mitchell Byron, Freddie Wilhem
qualified as individuals. Freddie Wilhem
qualified for state and will compete in
Pasco this coming Saturday. Good Luck
Freddie!
Football – Our football team will
finish the season playing Ingraham High
School this Friday, Nov. 3rd @ Seattle NW
Sports Complex (located adjacent to Ingraham
High School). Kickoff is 7:00 PM.
Golf – Mitchell Larson –
Mitchell shot a 77 at the KingCo Tournament,
qualifying him for the District Tournament
last Monday. At Districts, Mitchell had a
great front 9, and finished with another
round of 77, just missing the State
Qualifying cut. Great Job Mitchell.
Soccer – Our soccer team competed
well this year and just making the post
season tournament. Great job Ladies!
Swim / Dive – We have a number of
Lady Patriots competing this week at the
District Championships, … many who have
already qualified for State.
This Thursday, starting at 9:00 AM, our
District qualifying Divers will compete at
Hazen. Swimmers will compete Thursday &
Friday @ UW (5:00PM – 9:00PM):
Katie Abercrombie: 100fly, 100free,
50free, 200IM, 200free
Emily Flanik: 100back
Ashley Lecoq: *200IM, *500free,
*50free, *100fly, *100back, *200free,
100breast, *100free
Michela Lecoq: 200free, 200IM,
500free, 100breast, 100fly, 50free, 100free,
100back
Elyssa Nourigat: 200free, 500free,
50free, 100fly, 100free, 200IM, 100back
Elena Pomeroy: 200free, 100free,
50free, 100back
Rachel Smith: 50free, 100free,
100back
Rebecca Teel: 100free, 100fly, 50free
Alyssa Spencer: 50free, 100free,
200free, 100breast
Mackenzie Maynes: 100free
Katie Tsutakawa: diving
Kaylin Takata: *diving
Lauren Colyer: diving
Danielle Kemmerer: diving
Krista Lockhart: diving
* - Indicates State qualifier!
Tennis – Once again our tennis
program enjoyed growth and success. The
following doubles teams competed well at the
KingCo tournament: Nathan Kato / Paul
Szilard & Parker Sjolander / Mike Isabella.
Volleyball – Our Patriot Volleyball
team competed well at the KingCo tournament
this weekend, just missing a berth at the
District tournament. Liberty will be the
host site for the District Championship
Finals this Saturday (Nov. 4th). 11:00 AM
start time. |
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10.06 |
Michelle Hedeen has been awarded
WSU's Distinguished Regents Scholarship!
Michelle was one of the only twenty-five
seniors in the state to receive this award
and the only student in the Issaquah School
District. Well Done Michelle! |
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10.06 |
Liberty High School
is proud to announce the
following selections for October's Rotary
Student of the Month! Kaylin Takata,
during her Junior year, was one of the top
calculus students, due to her outstanding
work ethics. She is highly regarded by all
her former and current math teachers.
Kelsey Kofmehl is a model "Junior
Scientist." As a 9th grader in physical
science, she distinguished herself by having
a strong work ethic, rapid master of
concepts, and a genuine curiosity for the
way the universe works, along with how we
know what we know. She is currently
challenging herself with AP Biology,
continuing to ask insightful questions, and
benefiting her peers with helpful actions
and positive outlook on learning. |
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2005-2006
Pride |
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04-05 |
2004-2005
Pride |
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