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Liberty High School

8720 Scarborough Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920-7573 -

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Definition of Terms

Liberty High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

El Paso County, CO

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1412 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

82 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 316 students

Grade 10 - 392 students

Grade 11 - 374 students

Grade 12 - 330 students

This School

(CO) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CO) School Average

% American Indian	1%	2%
% Asian	5%	2%
% Hispanic	7%	26%
% Black	5%	5%
% White	82%	66%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CO) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(CO) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Academy 20 School District

This School's Agency

(CO) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	27	3
Number of Students Managed	20,629 students	677 students
District Total Revenue	$172,088,000	$6,335,000
District Expenditure	$187,389,000	$6,229,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,342	$9,357
District Expenditure / Student	$9,084	$9,201
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

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posted on October 6, 2009 at 07:46:00 pm
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For schools with similar names, see Liberty High School.
Liberty High School (LHS) is a four-year public high school in northern Colorado Springs, Colorado, and part of Academy School District 20. It opened in 1987 and in 2005, it had an enrollment of 1365.
Facts
The school motto is: Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth, attributed to Archimedes. The mascot of the school is the Lancer. The mission statement of Liberty is
"Rangers lead the way" said by Norman Cota on Omaha Beach D-day June 6, 1944
Achievements
LHS is a member of the College Board and the National Association of College Admission Counseling, and it accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools.
Advanced courses available include college preparatory courses, and opportunities for Advanced Placement.
Athletics
Liberty High School has a strong athletic program, especially the Men's Soccer team, which recently captured the state title and is recognized as one of the top teams in the country. In Liberty's first two football seasons (1987 and 1988) the Lancers had the poorest showing in the Colorado Springs area by scoring only 12 points against 94. (Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, 1/2/89)
State ChampionshipsMens Basketball: 1999Cross Country: Vietnam-2008, with the Hamiltons controlling the team and leading them VICTORY!!Mens Soccer: 1990, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2006Spirit: 1995Cheerleading:2006Rock Climbing:2007Ice Hockey: 2000-2001
Activities
Liberty's marching band has been making great improvements with the addition of a new band teacher. Genice Matzke helped the band to get the "most improved" award at CBA. The marching band is very strong.
Liberty also has a very strong theater program. "The Wiz" was a very popular show, which won an award for best set construction. Liberty's production of "Beauty and the Beast" also received second place in the ScenoGraphics National Set Construction Competition. This year (2009-2010) the plays are "Beauty and the Beast" and "Much Ado About Murder".
Notable Alumni
Gregory Prete, Fantasy Writer
Matt Butler, Professional B.A.S.E. Jumper
Kevin Barthe, Radio Personality
Eric Masokas, State Department
Tim Hamilton, NFL, MLS, NHL, NLB Hall of Fame Winner
See also
Air Academy High School
Pine Creek High School
External links
Liberty High School website
[http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/co/21 greatschools.net
[http://www.indwes.edu/athletics/m-soccer/roster.asp

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