On track for success: Steggall style
There is much to prepare for in helping Liberty’s track athletes return to work for their upcoming 2025 season. The new head coach, Tashina Steggall (she/her), has goals for the athletes. These include...
View ArticleThe road to state basketball
The Liberty Girls Basketball team has made dramatic strides in improvement over the last few years. They’ve gone from having their first-ever winning record (12-11) in the 2021-22 season to ending with...
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Winter sports at Liberty: a season of success
As the winter sports season winds down, Liberty student-athletes delivered standout performances across the board. From the basketball courts to the swimming pool, the season was filled with high...
View ArticleKaelyn’s cut: “A Little Life”
A note to prospective readers: this book discusses topics of substance abuse, self harm, sexual violence and depression, so read with caution if you may be sensitive to those topics. “A Little Life” is...
View ArticleCaleb Rainey: celebrating Black culture through poetry
On the week of Feb. 28, Caleb Rainey, (he/him), an Iowan poet, performer and producer, was able to come to Liberty to teach a workshop in the African-American Literature classes. After his week in the...
View ArticleCreating a community for minorities
High school is about finding a space where students are comfortable and accepted for who they are. At Liberty High School, there has always been a small minority population and an even smaller amount...
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Japanese and American high school students participate in a cultural exchange
On March 7, Molly Hakes (she/her) and her students arrived in North Liberty for their week-long cultural exchange program. Hakes, an Iowa City native, is an English teacher living on Sado Island, one...
View ArticleA new generation of drivers
Concern has sparked across the country due to the already high and rising numbers of fatal car accidents involving teenagers. Many are left questioning the safety of the roads and whether teens should...
View ArticleMoney talks: financial literacy for teens
Many teens may feel disconnected from finances in their day-to-day lives. The truth is that the habits they form now can shape their financial future. Teenagers are faced with opportunities to manage...
View ArticleDo students taking Kirkwood classes affect the culture at Liberty?
While there are many benefits to taking college classes, it also raises the question of whether or not the absence of upperclassmen for part of the day affects the culture at Liberty. In the Fall of...
View ArticleAn update on ICCSD’s new cell phone policy: Liberty’s opinion
As cell phones gain more popularity worldwide every day, schools are beginning to make an effort to limit the effects of device use. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, the Iowa City Community School District...
View ArticleMorning practices at Liberty
With participation in school sports higher than ever, and limited practice space, morning practices have become a common reality for students, especially underclassmen. Although Liberty has many...
View ArticleKaelyn’s cut: “The Only Good Indians”
“The Only Good Indians” is a 2020 horror novel by Stephen Graham Jones. The book follows four friends as they are haunted by a past mistake. Taking place primarily on a Blackfeet Native American...
View ArticleThe scarcity of hockey players at Liberty
Liberty offers many sports, however, hockey isn’t one of them. In fact, no schools in the state of Iowa have a school hockey team, and many think this is because of low numbers or funding. Despite...
View ArticleBehind the curtain: Mean Girls, the musical
The theater department at Liberty has been working hard on their spring musical. Their production of Mean Girls, a musical, has been highly anticipated following the movie-musical reboot of Mean Girls...
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The Liberty Library’s staff
When thinking of education, people often picture classrooms filled with students, teachers at the front of the class and textbooks on desks. But there’s another group working behind the scenes to make...
View ArticleA second chance at life
People stand in line at the Department of Transportation (DOT) and are asked about their height, weight, hair color, eye color and if they would like to be an organ donor. All of those questions are...
View ArticleThe price of politics: Exploring the impact of tariffs
A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country, customs territory or by a supranational union, on imported goods. The big question is: How will they impact the United States? The recent...
View ArticleKaelyn’s Cut: “A Minecraft Movie”
“A Minecraft Movie” is a 2025 fantasy adventure movie based on the 2011 game “Minecraft” by Mojang Studios. As of April 9, the film has brought in $323,380,122 at the global box office since its...
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