Liberty High School (Maryland)

Liberty High School (LHS) is a four-year public high school in Eldersburg in Carroll County, Maryland, United States at 5855 Bartholow Road. The principal of the school is Kenneth Goncz.[1]

Liberty High School
Address
5855 Bartholow Rd.

Eldersburg
,
Carroll County
,
Maryland
21784

United States
Coordinates39°24′48″N 76°57′10″W
Information
School typePublic high school
Motto"Strive for Excellence"
Established1980
School districtCarroll County Public Schools
PrincipalKenneth Goncz[1]
Faculty59.67(FTE)[2]
Grades9-12[2]
Enrollment1,002[2] (2021–2022)
Student to teacher ratio16.79 [2]
Campus size49.4 acres (200,000 m2)[3]
Campus typeSuburban[2]
Color(s)Royal Blue and Gold   
MascotAfrican lion
Websitelhs.carrollk12.org
The mascot of Liberty High School, as seen in the main lobby

About the School

Liberty High School was established in 1980 in Eldersburg, Maryland as part of the Carroll County Public Schools system.

The school's first graduation ceremony was held in 1981.

Liberty High School's mascot is a lion. It is represented as an African lion; in comparison, Penn State College's mascot, the Nittany Lions, is shown as a mountain lion, a species native to the United States. The school's colors are the complementary colors royal blue and gold, or more accurately blue and yellow. The school motto is "Strive for Excellence".

As of 2023, Liberty has been ranked 27th in the state, and 1,401st in National Rankings for education.[4] As of June 2014, Liberty High School is ranked 59th in Maryland in administering Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) tests to students.[5]

In addition, LHS has five pillars of excellence, which consist of: Academics, Arts, Athletics, Community, and Service.

Students

Liberty High School enrolls 1,002 students as of the 2021–2022 school year.[2]

Faculty

Liberty High School currently has a faculty of 132 teachers and staff.[6] Liberty's staff includes teachers that have worked at the school since its founding in 1980, and several teachers and staff that are graduates of the school.

Administration
  • Kenneth Goncz, Principal
  • Meghan Brown, Assistant Principal
  • Christopher Merson, Assistant Principal
  • Brian Tombs, Academic Facilitator
  • Ed DeVincent, Athletic Administrator[1]

Departments
Crest of Liberty High School
  • Administration
  • Business & Marketing
  • English
  • ESOL
  • Family and Consumer Science
  • JROTC
  • Math
  • Performing & Visual Arts
  • Phys Ed & Health
  • School Nurse
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Support Staff
  • Technology Education & Agriculture
  • World Languages[7]

Extracurricular activities

Liberty High School has a wide range of extracurricular activities and sports. Students are allowed to join as many clubs and sports as they wish, however are only permitted to be President (or equivalent) of a single club. Each club is sponsored by a member of the faculty who advises the club and helps direct its activities. Liberty High School is no longer the only school in Carroll County to host a robotics team, but has had the longest running robotics team in the county, since 2007.[8]

Sports
  • Fall
    • Cheerleading
      • Girls JV/Varsity
    • Cross-Country
      • JV/Varsity
    • Field Hockey
      • Girls JV/Varsity
    • Football
      • Boys JV/Varsity
    • Golf
      • JV/Varsity
    • Soccer
      • Boys JV/Varsity
      • Girls JV/Varsity
    • Volleyball
      • Girls JV/Varsity
  • Winter
    • Basketball
      • Boys JV/Varsity
      • Girls JV/Varsity
    • Cheerleading
      • Girls JV/Varsity
    • Indoor Track and Field
      • JV/Varsity
    • Wrestling
      • Boys JV/Varsity
  • Spring
    • Baseball
      • Boys JV/Varsity
    • Lacrosse
      • Boys JV/Varsity
      • Girls JV/Varsity
    • Softball
      • Girls JV/Varsity
    • Tennis
      • JV/Varsity
    • Outdoor Track & Field
      • JV/Varsity

State championships
  • Girls' Soccer: 1996[9]
  • Boys' Cross Country: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018[10]
  • Girls' Cross Country: 2014, 2019[10]
  • Tennis 2022, 2023[11]
  • Girl's Field Hockey 1981, 1982[12]

Clubs
  • As of the 2022-2023 school year there are 34 clubs and organizations offered at Liberty High School.[13]

Robotics

FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2199, the Robo-Lions, is a student run team that was founded as a Liberty High School sports team in the fall of 2006[14] following the collapse of the county wide team, 1464. However, the current relationship between the school and the team is a loose affiliation, with no legal ties, and the team is now open for membership from anyone living in Carroll County, Maryland.[15]

Affiliations

In 2011, parents and teachers formed the non-profit PIE3 to fund robotics programs throughout Carroll County.[16]

In 2012, the Robo-Lions became a member of the Freedom Area Recreation Council.[17]

Currently, the team is working with Carroll County Public Schools to create a legal partnership with the school district.

Public outreach

The team focuses not only on the robot, but also on public outreach to promote the growth of STEM in Carroll County. Currently, the team is mentoring 6 elementary and middle school age FIRST LEGO League robotics teams, and the Robo-Lions have run the regional FLL Regional Competition, the Roar of the Robots, for the past 4 years. Additionally, team members also volunteer at competitions for FLL, FTC, and FRC.

In 2012, the Robot-Lions started a summer Lego Fun Camp; students age 7-11 learn to work with the FLL technology to complete basic tasks, as well as engaging in other engineering related activities and crafts. Initially the team only offered one session, however in 2013 (their second year running the camp) the team expanded the sessions offered to 3 due to popular demand. The team also offers a mentor training session for parents and teachers interested in mentoring FLL teams.

Public outreach also extends to community events, such as elementary and middle school science fairs,[18] public library events,[19] craft fairs, the American Cancer Society's Freedom Area Relay for Life,[20] and events coordinated through the Freedom Area Recreation Council.

Additionally, the team works with Liberty High School clubs and organizations, including the drama club and the special education classroom, Learning for Independence. In 2010 the team built a robotic lamp post for the drama club's production of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe; in 2011, the team constructed a robotic crocodile for the drama club's production of Peter Pan (the robot won a Cappie for best prop).[21]

The Robo-Lions have also been featured on Fox 45 News, twice.[22]

Competitions and awards
  • 2013: Entrepreneurship Award, Richmond Regional[23]
  • 2013: Regional Chairman's Award, Chesapeake Regional (Quarterfinalists)[24]
  • 2013: FIRST Championship[25]
  • 2016: Engineering Inspiration Award at the DC District Event
  • 2017: Engineering Inspiration Award at Northen VA Qualifier
  • 2020/21: Entrepreneurship Award at Haymarket, VA Qualifier and Imagry Award at in the Bromine Group
  • 2022: 1st Place, Engineering Excellence, and Engineering Inspiration Award at DC Qualifier, Engineering Inspiration Award at the Chesapeake District Event qualifying for the FIRST World Championship
  • 2023: Design Award at Bethesda, MD Qualifier, Autonomous Award at Timonium, MD Qualifier, team won 1st Place and Mentor Rose Young won the prestigious Woodie Flowers award at the Chesapeake District Event, qualifying the team for the FIRST World Championship for the second year in a row

Marching band

The Liberty High School Marching Band is known as the "Lions' Pride". In the past three years, the marching band has scored in the top two of their Atlantic coast competition circuit, the Tournament of Bands. The Lions' Pride marching band is currently an open class, Group 3 band, and is ranked first in its local Chapter 5 region of the TOB tournament area. In addition, it hosts the highest-scoring Drum Major in the Atlantic Coast Championship of 2014.[26]

In the years of 2018 and 2019 the Lions Pride Band broke TOB history by being the first Maryland band to win the Atlantic Coast Championship (ACC) back to back. In 2018 the Lions Pride Band Won ACCs for the first time ever with a score of 98.0 and awards for high music, visual and, drum major. Following up that season in 2019 for the first time in TOB history a Maryland band won the Atlantic Coast Championships back to back. They came away with a score of 96.2 and an award for high brass.

References
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  2. "Liberty High". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. "SDAT: Real Property Data Search". Maryland.gov. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. "Liberty High School 2022 Rankings". US News. US News. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. "Maryland Schools - The Washington Post". Apps.washingtonpost.com. 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  6. "Departments". Carrollk12.org. 2015-08-05. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  7. "Departments - Liberty High". Liberty High School. Carroll County Public Schools. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  8. "Press Releases". September 27, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
  9. "Monocacy Valley Athletic League - (Hagerstown, MD) - powered by LeagueLineup.com". September 28, 2011. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.
  10. "Cross Country". MPSSAA. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  11. "MPSSAA Spring Record Book". MPSSAA. p. 32. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  12. "MPSSAA Fall Record Book". MPSSAA. p. 27. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  13. "Organizations and Clubs - Liberty High". Liberty High School. Carroll County Public Schools.
  14. "Robo-Lions - Team 2199 | Home". February 17, 2010. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010.
  15. Righter, Catalina. "Carroll robotics teams prepare for international student challenge". carrollcountytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  16. "PIE3". PIE3. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  17. "Freedom Area Rec Council". Freedomarearec.com. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  18. "High School Teams Promote STEM - PIE3". March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  19. "Summer Reading Kick-off Engages Youngest Engineers - PIE3". March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  20. "Relay for Life - with Robot - PIE3". Archived from the original on July 22, 2013.
  21. "Outreach - Robo-Lions - Team 2199". March 3, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012.
  22. "During Post-Season, High School Robotics Teams Reach out to the Community - PIE3". March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  23. "Robo-Lions Win Entrepreneurship Award in Richmond - PIE3". May 4, 2013. Archived from the original on May 4, 2013.
  24. "Robo-Lions win Chairman's Award, raise funds to go to St. Louis - PIE3". April 3, 2016. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016.
  25. "Championship 2013 Trip Caps Outstanding FRC Season - PIE3". March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  26. "Lion's Pride Performance History | LHS Instrumental Music Boosters". October 20, 2014. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014.
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