Liberty High School (North Liberty, Iowa)

Liberty High School is a public high school in North Liberty, Iowa, located within the Iowa City Community School District. It opened in August 2017.

Liberty High School
Address
1400 South Dubuque Street

North Liberty
,
(Johnson County)
,
Iowa
52317

United States
Coordinates41.7354°N 91.5691°W / 41.7354; -91.5691
Information
School typePublic
Established2017
OpenedAugust 23, 2017
School districtIowa City Community School District
SuperintendentStephen F. Murley
PrincipalScott Kibby
Faculty54.84 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment943 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.20[1]
Color(s)              
Athletics conferenceMississippi Valley Conference
MascotLightning
WebsiteSchool Website

Facilities

The school building, designed by SVPA Architects, Inc. in 2014, began construction in May 2015.[2][3][4] The cost of construction was $75 million.[5]

Liberty High opened to the public on August 12, 2017. The first day of classes began on August 23, 2017.[5]

Student body

The Iowa City Community School Board voted in January 2015 to open Liberty High as a comprehensive high school.[6] In May, it was announced that North Central Junior High School would become the feeder school for Liberty High.[7][8] However, the decision was overturned a year later.[9]

Approximately 700 students, most of whom were slated to attend Iowa City West High School, will be enrolled at Liberty High School for the 2017–18 school year.[10][11]

Athletics

The school mascot, the Lightning, was announced in November 2014.[12] Athletic teams bearing the moniker began practice in December 2015 competing at the freshman level with students that would be moving to Liberty from West High.[13] Full membership in the Mississippi Valley Conference is to be granted in the 2018–2019 school year, when Liberty begins fielding a varsity football team.[14] During the inaugural year, Liberty had varsity programs in volleyball, girls’ and boys’ cross country, boys’ golf (fall), girls’ and boys’ basketball, wrestling, girls’ and boys’ soccer, girls’ and boys’ track and field, girls’ golf (spring), baseball and softball competing as an independent while football was only offered at the freshman and sophomore levels.[15]

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References
  1. "Liberty High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. "Schematic design for Liberty High School". North Liberty Leader/Solon Economist. September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  3. "Designwork for Liberty High School is underway". The Press Citizen. November 15, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. Hines, Holly (May 13, 2015). "Community anticipates new Liberty High". The Press Citizen. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  5. "Excitement building at new Liberty High School in North Liberty". The Gazette. August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  6. Hines, Holly (January 27, 2015). "District to open Liberty High as full school in 2017". The Press Citizen. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  7. Hines, Holly (May 13, 2015). "School Board approves new high school boundaries". The Press Citizen. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  8. Hines, Holly (March 10, 2016). "Views clash on I.C. high school boundaries". The Press Citizen. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  9. Duffy, Molly (July 15, 2016). "How Iowa City's special school board election could impact Liberty High". The Gazette. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  10. Bain, Matthew (April 17, 2017). "How Liberty High could permanently change Iowa City's sports landscape". The Press Citizen. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  11. Hines, Holly; Berg, Zach (August 12, 2017). "Liberty High celebrates historic grand opening". The Press Citizen. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  12. Hines, Holly (November 11, 2014). "Lightning strikes at Liberty High". The Press Citizen. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  13. Heaton, Nora (December 16, 2015). "Liberty High transition team looks to build athletics community early". North Liberty Leader/Solon Economist. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  14. Linder, Jeff (March 23, 2016). "Kibby will lead Liberty's first steps". The Gazette. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  15. Johnson, Jeff (November 3, 2016). "New Liberty High School will sponsor 14 varsity sports in 1st year". The Gazette. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
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