Liberal High School is a public high school (spanning grades 9–12) that is located in Liberal, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Liberal USD 480 school district. The school colors are red and black. The enrollment for the 2016–2017 school year was approximately 1,318 students. Liberal High School is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division and are known as the "Redskins". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
| Liberal High School | |
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| Address | |
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1611 West 2nd Street[1] , 67901 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°02′30″N 100°56′36″W / 37.0417906°N 100.9432418°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High School |
| School board | Board Website |
| School district | Liberal USD 480[2] |
| CEEB code | 171770[3] |
| Principal | Brad Benstein |
| Teaching staff | 82.50 (FTE) (as of 2017-18)[4] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,319 (as of 2017-18)[4] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.99 (as of 2017-18)[4] |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Black and Red |
| Athletics | KHSAA 6A |
| Athletics conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Redskins |
| Rival | Dodge City Red Demons Garden City Buffaloes Ulysses Tigers |
| Website | School Website |
Extracurricular activities
editThe Redskins compete in the Western Athletic Conference and are classified as a 6A school, the largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Liberal has won 34 state championships in various sports.
Athletics
editMany sports are offered at Liberal High School. The boys' track and field program set a state record of 14 consecutive state titles between 1991 and 2004.[5] The girls' track and field program won 12 state titles, including 8 in a row between 1994 and 2001.
State championships
edit| State Championships[6] | |||
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| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Football | 5 | 1980, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997 |
| Cross Country, Girls | 2 | 2002 2016 | |
| Soccer, Boys | 1 | 2011 | |
| Winter | Basketball, Boys | 1 | 1986 |
| Basketball, Girls | 1 | 1976 | |
| Spring | Track and Field, Boys | 14 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Track and Field, Girls | 12 | 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 | |
| Total | 35 | ||
Liberal High School offers the following sports:
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Notable alumni
edit- Lamar Chapman, former NFL and CFL player[7]
- Kelli McCarty, Miss USA 1991[8]
- Jerrod Niemann, country musician
- Melvin Sanders, former NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs
- William Stafford, poet, appointed as the 20th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, awarded the National Book Award for Poetry, Guggenheim Fellowship, Western States Book Award, Robert Frost Medal[9]
- Doug Terry, former NFL player for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Jerame Tuman, former NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals
- Larry Welch, retired General and 12th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ GNIS for Liberal High School; USGS; July 1, 1984.
- ^ USD 480
- ^ High School CEEB Code Search
- ^ a b c "School Detail for Liberal Sr High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Boys Track State Records". Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ^ "LAMAR CHAPMAN". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ Conner, Desmond (1992-07-30). "Miss USA on golf team again". Hartford Courant. p. D9.
Liberal High School didn't have a girls golf team when Kelli McCarty was a student in Kansas.
- ^ "Liberal to honor alumni poets". KU Connection. October 2004.