Families of kindergarten students wishing to enroll their child for the 2014-2015 school year may submit their completed enrollment paperwork to the Office of Centralized Enrollment. Parents will need to take their child's birth certificate, immunization records, social security card, and proof of residence (a combination of two current utility bills - gas, water, or electric; or a residential lease agreement or settlement statement from a home purchase dated within the last 60 days) to the enrollment office with them.

Reminder: The Office of Centralized Enrollment and Student Services is temporarily located at the Early Childhood Center, 9600 NE 79 Street, K.C., and is located on the right-hand side as you enter the facility.  Normal hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., closed from noon-1 p.m.  

Please note: Extended-hours for KG enrollment nights are scheduled for Tuesday, March 11, Thursday, March 13, and Thursday, March 27, when the office will be open from 7 a.m.-noon and 1-7 p.m.

Kindergarten enrollment packets can be accessed by clicking here.

The Early Bird Learning Center, located at Liberty High School, is enrolling for the 2014-2015 school year.  This is a site-based learning lab for our Child Development classes.  We offer two learning sessions Monday through Friday, which follow the Liberty High School calendar.  Our morning learning sessions are held from 8:30-11:30 a.m., and our afternoon sessions are from 12:30-3:30 p.m.  For more information, click here.  If interested, please complete the enrollment packet by clicking here.  We will fill on a first-come-first-served basis.  Enrollment deadline is March 31, 2014.  If you have more questions, please contact Beth Giesler.  We look forward to another exciting school year!

All parents want their students to learn the safe and correct skills for operating a vehicle.  The Liberty Public Schools Driver's Education Program is the answer.  This program is offered during the summer months each year, starting about the same time as the summer school program.  Students receive instruction from state certified, professional instructors, both in the classroom and behind the wheel.

For more information on the LPS driver's education program, click here. Registration for this program is currently taking place through the link provided. Please return the bottom enrollment portion enrollment form and a photocopy of the parent's car insurance card, along with a check for $330 (in-district students) or $430 (out-of-district students) made payable to Liberty Public Schools on or prior to May 2, 2014, to the Counseling Office at Liberty High School. Enrollments after May 2, 2014 will be $375. Students who are 15 years of age or older by June 3, 2014, are eligible to participate in driver's education.  Students will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.  Sign up today as space is limited!  

The Liberty School District Foundation thanks LPS students and families for their support with the 16th annual Major Saver campaign.  Through their efforts, this was the second highest sales year to date.  The Foundation was presented a check for $61,680 on February 18th.  These monies are split with each school, based on their individual building sales.  THANK YOU again to all who made this campaign such a success!  To learn more about the Foundation, please visit our website by clicking here.

Liberty High School sophomore Kaeli Helmich and junior Lindsay Mehaffy attended the National Academy of Future Physicians conference this past week in Washington D.C.  Kaeli and Lindsay attended the conference, along with some of the nation's young, bright students to experience Nobel Prize winners and listen to doctors speak of the latest news in medicine.  In discussing the conference with their Biology II teacher, Mr. Robert Marquardt, they both expressed their experience was both valuable and rewarding! 

Congratulations to Shoal Creek Elementary and Kellybrook Elementary, who recently received the Kansas City Health Department's Food Safety Excellence Award!  This award is given to the top tier of food service establishments in the Kansas City area.  Congratulations to the entire staff of each of these schools!

The Liberty High School Winter Guard competed this past weekend at the MCCGA Regional at Grain Valley High School and brought home a 3rd place finish in their class.  They were ranked 1st in the equipment caption and the movement caption.  Another great showing by the Guard and their director, Amber Hess.  

Congratulations to the Liberty North Speech and Debate team for placing 3rd out of 31 schools in sweepstakes at the Neosho tournament.  The following students placed individually.

2nd, Original Oratory, Raj Patel

3rd, U.S. Extemp, Jessica Pittman

3rd, Policy Debate, Kendall Stockard/Derek Rogers

3rd, Policy Debate, Melissa Pittman/Jessica Pittman

4th, Humorous Interp, Emma Allman

Papers, websites, documentaries, performances, and exhibits created by students in the 7th and 8th grade Gifted Communication Arts classes at all four Liberty middle schools, were among nearly 500 entries that competed in the regional National History Day contest Saturday, March 1, at Truman Library.  Thirteen of the Liberty entries qualified for the State National History Day Competition to be held at the University of Missouri-Columbia on Saturday, April 26. Only the first, second, and third place entries in each category were eligible to move on to State.  Carrie Sparks from Discovery Middle School, Kathy Laffoon from Liberty Middle School, Cali Kliewer from South Valley Middle School, and Debra Biermann from Heritage Middle School, are the sponsoring teachers.  Qualifiers are listed below:

Junior Division: Raechel Sherrick, HMS, 3rd place (Historical Paper); Riley Sutherland, SVMS, 1st place, Tara Cookson, LMS, 3rd Place (Individual Exhibit); Ellen Auduong and Emily McBride, DMS, 1st place, Grace Johannes and Shayne Anspaugh, DMS, 2nd place, Sarah Kennan, Grace Kennan, and Riley Dennis, DMS 3rd place (Group Exhibit); Ingrid Weaver, HMS, 2nd place, Allie Midkiff, LMS, 3rd place (Individual Documentary); Finn Giddings and Garret Prendergast, HMS, 2nd place (Group Documentary); Ashleigh Erickson, HMS, 3rd place (Individual Performance); Peyton Smith and Miles Allain, DMS, 1st place; Ben Tervort and Nolan Burroughs, LMS, 3rd place (Group Performance); Anthony Mazzeffe, Jared Ezzell, and Caleb Lautenschlager, DMS 3rd place (Group Website).

February 11, students from Liberty North DECA competed in their first ever District competition. Districts were held at Zona Rosa where over 600 students from around the Northland competed in business and marketing related events. Liberty North had 18 students compete, and 10 qualified for advancement to the State competition, which will be held March 16-18 at the Lake of the Ozarks. The following students will be heading to State Competition: 

1st place in Sports & Entertainment Promotional Plan-Kyle Brende & Ben Whalen

1st place in Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making -Skyler Allen & Darian Jackson

1st place in Principles of Business Management & Adminstration-Raj Patel

2nd place in Sports & Entertainment Promotional Plan-Gabe Post 

3rd place in Sports & Entertainment Promotional Plan-Tyler Goebel 

3rd place in Principles of Business Management & Adminstration-Jake West

3rd place in Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making-Raj Patel & Jake West 

4th place in Marketing Communications Team Decision Making-J.D. Stehwien & Wyatt Haywood

4th place in Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making-J.D. Stehwien & Wyatt Haywood

Students interested in trying out for cheerleading at Liberty High School are invited to attend an informational meeting on March 10 at 6 p.m. in the Liberty High School cafeteria.  Tryouts begin April 7 in the main gym at LHS. The tryout is open to students that will be in grades 9-12 for the 2014-2015 school year. For further information, please contact Brenda Moats.