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Liberty High School is a public high school located in the city of Frisco, Texas, United States. It is classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Frisco Independent School District located in east central Collin County, and is currently one of ten high schools in the district. The school initially opened in 2006 in what is now Fowler Middle School and the following year opened in its own building on Rolater Road. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2] It has a rivalry with Centennial High School, which the students refer to as the "Rolater Rumble”
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15250 Rolater Road , 75035 | |
| Coordinates | 33°08′21″N 96°44′34″W / 33.13911°N 96.74281°W |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Work Hard, Be Nice |
| Established | 2006 |
| School district | Frisco Independent School District |
| Principal | Stacey Whaling |
| Teaching staff | 129.42 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,846 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.26[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and black |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class 5A |
| Mascot | Redhawk |
| Rival | Centennial High School |
| Yearbook | The Legacy |
| Website | Liberty High School website |
Wingspan
editWingspan is Liberty High School's award winning website. The website has won multiple NSPA Pacemaker Awards among many others throughout the years. The editorial staff consists of students, working together with the rest of the staff. The editors for the 2020-2021 school year were Aaron Boehmer, Trisha Dasgupta, Shreya Jagan, Caroline Caruso, and Ana Cuen.[3] In 2015, the CSPA[4] named it among the top 13 new high school sites in the nation.
Athletics
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The Liberty Redhawks compete in the following sports:[5] State championships: In 2017, the girls' cross country team won the 5A state championship. In 2020, the girls' varsity basketball team won the state championship in a 35-26 victory over San Antonio Veterans Memorial High School.
Debate team
editLiberty's speech and debate team has won district, regional, and state titles in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Policy (CX) Debate, and Informative and Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking, including UIL CX state qualifications in 2017 and 2018, as well as winning the 2018 5A State Championship title in Lincoln-Douglas Debate.[6][7] Although occasionally participating in National Speech and Debate Association competitions, the team primarily competes in UIL.
Performing arts
editOpportunities for students interested in performing arts include color guard, band,[8] Rockskool, orchestra,[9] theatre,[10] choir, dance team,[11] and marching band.[12]
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Auditorium
Languages offered
editLanguage courses offered include Chinese, Spanish and French. American Sign Language was offered in cooperation with nearby CHS but has since been discontinued. German was once offered in cooperation with nearby CHS/HHS, but was discontinued in 2012.
Academic Decathlon
editSince opening in 2006, Liberty has excelled at the United States Academic Decathlon. At state level, for the years of 06-07 and 07–08, the team won second place in the 3A division. In the 08-09 year, Liberty won state championship in the 4A division.[13] During the 11-12 competition, it placed second in the regional round[14] as well as 9th in the state round at San Antonio, Texas.[15]
Notable alumni
edit- Jay Ajayi[16] (Class of 2011) - football player
- Sasha Lane[17] (Class of 2014) - actress
- Keaton Parks[18] (Class of 2015) - soccer player
- Zion Richardson[19] (Class of 2019) - basketball player
- Evan Stewart[20](Class of 2022) - football player
References
edit- ^ a b c "LIBERTY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
- ^ "WINGSPAN". WINGSPAN. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Home | Columbia Scholastic Press Association". cspa.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". www.theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Debate to state". Liberty Wingspan.
- ^ "Senior captures UIL state title". Liberty Wingspan.
- ^ "Liberty High School Band". Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Liberty Orchestra". Liberty Orchestra. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Liberty High School Redhawk Theatre". Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Liberty High School Red Rhythm Dance Team". Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Marching Band". Liberty High School Band. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "State/Texas/2009 - AcaDec Scores and Information Center".
- ^ "Regionals/Texas/2012 - AcaDec Scores and Information Center".
- ^ "State/Texas/2012 - AcaDec Scores and Information Center".
- ^ "Jay Ajayi's Run From Frisco Liberty HS To Super Bowl LII". 2 February 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "How a teenage Frisco misfit went from spring break to sardom in buzzy new film". Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Plano teen takes different route to make professional debut in Portugal". Dallas News. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Zion Richardson - 2024-25 - Men's Basketball". California State University, Fullerton.
- ^ "Frisco Liberty's Evan Stewart, the No. 1 wide receiver in the country, commits to Texas A&M". dallasnews.com. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2023-12-23.