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Liberty High School (Brentwood, California)

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Type
  
Public secondary

Principal
  
Patrick Walsh

Enrollment
  
2360 (2014)

Mascot
  
Lion

Colors
  
Cardinal, Gold

Established
  
1902

Grades
  
9–12

Newspaper
  
Lion's Roar

Phone
  
+1 925-634-3521

Address
  
850 2nd St, Brentwood, CA 94513, USA

District
  
Liberty Union High School District

Liberty High School is located in Brentwood, California, United States. Liberty High School is a comprehensive 9-12 grade high school serving approximately 2400 students. It was founded in 1902 as Liberty Union High School.

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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 10-12. 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.

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 for two years.

Notable alumni

  • Chris Gruler, drafted #1 by the Cincinnati Reds, 3rd overall in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft, minor league baseball pitcher
  • Matt Riley, drafted in the 3rd round by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Lisa Joann Thompson, dancer, actress, and choreographer, starred in In Living Color, Fame L.A., and Motown Live
  • References

    Liberty High School (Brentwood, California) Wikipedia