Liberty High School (Brentwood, California)

Liberty High School is located in Brentwood, California, United States. Liberty High School is a comprehensive 9–12 grade high school serving approximately 2800 students.[2] It was founded in 1902 as Liberty Union High School.

Liberty High School
Address
850 Second St.

Brentwood
,
California 94513

United States
Coordinates37°56′08″N 121°41′40″W
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1902
PrincipalEfa Huckaby
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,742 (2020-21)[1]
Color(s)   Cardinal and gold
Athletics conferenceCIF North Coast Section
MascotLion
NewspaperLion's Roar
Websitehttp://libertyunion.schoolwires.net/liberty

Overview

Liberty is organized into four Small Learning Communities (SLC). SLC leadership teams include an Assistant Principal, Counselor, SLC coordinator and Academy Director. Career specific academy programs are available to students in grades 10 through 12. These programs highlight Business and Technology, Health Careers, Teaching and Learning Careers, Arts and Humanities.

Liberty is well known for their Student Learning Careers, such as the TLC academy for students who plan on childcare or teaching careers, as well as their PADA academy for art-oriented students. In 2017, Liberty High PADA students completed a public beautification project in Oak Meadow Park by crafting a mural.[3]

Liberty High School's official newspaper is The Lion's Roar. This quarterly publication is typically eight pages in length and is produced by approximately twenty students enrolled in Journalism. It was the second place bracket winner of the American Scholastic Press Association's newspaper competition in 2014 and 2015.[4]

Notable alumni

Athletics

Liberty High School's teams are known as the Lions. Liberty competes in the Bay Valley Athletic League, and North Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation.

Sports

Sports teams offered include:[5]

  • Baseball
  • Basketball (boys freshman, junior varsity and varsity; girls freshman, junior varsity and varsity)
  • Cross Country
  • Football (freshman, junior varsity and varsity)
  • Golf (boys varsity and girls varsity)
  • Soccer (boys junior varsity and varsity; girls junior varsity and varsity)
  • Softball (freshman, junior varsity and varsity)
  • Stunt
  • Swimming
  • Tennis (boys varsity and girls varsity)
  • Track and Field
  • Unified sports (soccer and bowling)
  • Volleyball (boys and girls)
  • Waterpolo (boys and girls)
  • Wrestling (freshman, junior varsity and varsity)

State championships

Liberty won their first CIF state football championship in 2018.[6]

References
  1. "Liberty High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  2. Official Liberty High School Webpage - Profile
  3. "Liberty High art project to beautify Brentwood park playground". East Bay Times. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  4. "Lion's Roar / Welcome!". ca01001129.schoolwires.net. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  5. "Athletics Directory". Liberty High School. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  6. Sabedra, Darren (December 17, 2018). "CIF football: Liberty rallies, wins its first state crown". The Mercury News. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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