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THE LIBERTY LIONS

2018—2019 3rd Qtr. Parent Newsletter

CALENDAR OF

EVENTS

2018—2019 3rd Qtr.

Quarter 4 Begins

April 1, 2019 (A-day)

April 10

PD Day—9:25am Late Start

April 19

Liberty Idol 7:30pm PAC

● April 27

Car Show

● April 27

Junior Prom @ Community Ctr.

● May 1

PD Day—9:25am Late Start

● May 2

Open House 6:00

● May 3

Minimum Day out at 12:36

● May 18

Sr. Ball

● May 22

Scholarship Night @ 7pm PAC

● May 27

No School

● June 3-6

Finals

● June 7

Graduation 7:30pm - FHS

Principal’s Corner

Hello Lions!

It is hard to believe that we are almost done with the

third quarter of the year. Our students have been busy at

Freshman mid-year check in, ASB elections for next year and

dodgeball just got under way. Our planning has begun for

next year and we are working hard to build the student and

teachers schedules for the 2019-20 school year.

We have a lot of changes going on around campus with

all the projects funded through Measure U. Our softball fields

are set to open toward the end of March which includes a

beautiful concrete pathway out to the stadium. The demoli-

tion has begun out at the stadium and we are hoping to begin

building over spring break with a completion date in August.

The new Maintenance and Operations buildings out by the

student lot are moving along and should be completed in July.

We have been putting in the gravel pads for all the portables

moving out by the varsity baseball fields over the summer. It

is exciting and we can’t wait to see it when it is finished.

Take some time to wind down over spring break and

relax, because when we get back it will be full steam ahead

until summer vacation!

Have a great Spring Break!

Heather Harper

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College & Career Spring Newsletter information Center

Kelly Perkins

perkinsk@luhsd.net x5218

Christina Salinas

salinasc@luhsd.net x5217

Congratulations Liberty High School Junior Students:

Boys & Girls State Delegates Selected!

Boys Delegates: Boys will be attending the week long Boys State Camp the end of June at Sacramento State University

Austin Belcher JT Broocker Alejandro Leon

Girls Delegate & Alternate: Girls State week long camp is at McKenna Claremont Private College in Southern California the end of June.

Elyse Capelli-Delegate Leen Armoush-Alternate

SENIORS: If you are planning to attend LMC in the Fall and have NOT completed the application process you need to attend the following workshops in the College & Career Center in April or May: ANY questions, please see Mrs. Perkins in B-3 (College & Career Center)

April 5th - Orientation & Application Workshops: 1:00 pm & 2:30 pm

April 8th - Assessment/Transcript Evaluation Workshops: 1:00 pm & 2:30 pm

April 18th –Academic Planning Workshops: 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm

May 1st- Orientation & Application Workshops: 1:00 pm & 2:30 pm.

Assessment & Transcript Evaluation and Academic Planning work-shops for the May 1st Application workshop - TBD. See Mrs. Per-kins in B-3.

SENIORS: 4 year college Intent to Enroll Deadline: May 1st! Don’t forget to select your college and submit your intent to enrolls- typically done online. Need help- see Mrs. Perkins or Ms. Salinas in B-3.

SENIORS: Local Scholarship Night- Tuesday, May 21st @ 6:30 PM in the PAC (Performing Arts Center)

Letters will go out in early May letting recipients know they should plan to attend the event. Specific scholarships awarded to students will be announced at the actual awards event. Regret letters will also go out in early May.

Academic Achievement Night: All grade levels-Tuesday, May 14th @ 7:00 pm in the PAC (Performing Arts Center)

JUNIORS: SAT & ACT Tests still available to take.

SAT: May 4th & June 1st. ACT: April 13th, June 8th & July 13th

www.collegboard.org www.actstudent.org

*Fee Waivers are available to students on Free or Reduced lunch. Please see the College & Career Center to obtain fee waiver.

Stop by the College & Career Center in B-3 to pick up additional outside scholarships available and check out the bulletin board for Community Ser-vice and employment opportunities.

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PSAT 10 - Great job to those students

who took the PSAT 10 exam on March 6, 2019 . The PSAT 10 is highly relevant to your future success because they fo-cus on the skills and knowledge at the heart of education. When your PSAT 10 scores are ready online, you'll get an email with instructions on creating your College Board account at www.collegeboard.org, going to your online score report, and using your access code to view your scores. Scores are expected to be released by April 15, 2019.

Get Real Academy 2019 - On March 7, 2019 Liberty High School counselor Tanya Silva and

Career Center Coordinator Christina Salinas invited 15 young ladies to attended the 2019 Get Real Academy. This nonprofit organization, is sponsored by the seven Soroptimist International clubs in Central and East Contra Costa County. Working with their members and community partners they host workshops for the young ladies that cover the topics of how to get a job and

keep it; managing money and credit; women’s health; domestic and workplace violence awareness; and mock interviews. Aside from being served a delicious breakfast and lunch, the young ladies get to hear a real life FBI agent share her experiences and encouraging words to the girls on being kind to one another, staying away from drugs, and follow their passion.

College & Career

Senior Paws – Our “Senior Paws” have a new look

this year! We are excited to hear from our 2019 graduates and their acceptance into 2 or 4 year Col-lege & Trade Schools. In April you can find the 2019 Senior Paws located in the displayed case outside of College and Career Center and in the offices of B1 and B2. Congratulations to you the class of 2019 and their new journey!

Career Fair 2019 – This year our Career Fair will be held May 3, 2019 at Liberty HS in the Joint Use Gym-

nasium (New Gym) from 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM. The Career Fair is a great opportunity for our students to connect with over 25 professional representatives and get exposed to various professions, career fields and raise awareness about the importance of college.

ASVAB – The Career Center coordinates 2 FREE ASVAB exams at Liberty

HS per semester. The next exam will be April 2, 2019 in the College and Career Center at 8:00 AM. The ASVAB is a great way to navigate the career exploration process for all 10th through 12th grade. To register, students will create an account on the LHS school website https://ca01001129.schoolwires.net/liberty . After signing in, search under “Student info” tab, College & Career Center, Career Center Calendar for event and register.

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Counseling Corner March 2019

Ms. Abono Mr. Anderson Ms. Bigler Ms. Magaña Ms. Silva

Los Medanos College

LMC courses are available for students in grades 9-

12. If your child is interested in taking a summer

course he/she will need to see their counselor first to

obtain a signature.

For more information about the application process

and concurrent enrollment form, please visit:

http://www.losmedanos.edu/

concurrent/

COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY CHECKLIST

FOR CURRENT JUNIORS:

□ Sign up to take SAT/ACT online beginning this

spring if planning to attend a 4 year college:

www.collegeboard.org for SAT

www.actstudent.org for ACT

□ Continue college research (resources):

https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

www.universityofcalifornia.edu

www.aiccu.edu

http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu

www.californiacolleges.edu

□ Use this summer to visit college campuses.

□ Narrow down college choices to 4- 6 campuses.

□ Maintain grades of “C” or better for college

eligibility.

□ Students are able to start community service

hours

(20hrs) for next year’s American Government

class as soon as June 7th.

□ Consider volunteering as way to show

colleges that you give back to your

community beyond the 20 hours that

are a part of Government course .

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SUMMER SCHOOL

If your student failed a core class required for

graduation, he/she is eligible for summer school.

Summer school will be offered at Freedom High

School as follows:

-1st Semester: June 12-June 21, 2019

-2nd Semester: June 24-July 3, 2019

Applications are being accepted through March 15th

for semester 1 classes, and through June 7th for

semester 2 needs.

Please apply soon as spaces are filled on a first

come, first served basis. Applications are available

in every Den office and on our school’s website.

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On December 22, 2018 Lyndsie Memory

took 6 students from her PUSH class up to Chico to deliver all of the socks that were col-lected. It was a heartwarming day filled with emotion. Liberty was represented by these girls and everyone was so appreciative of the gesture. We visited the university and then

dropped off socks to the ice rink and a local church. Talking with people and hearing their stories was heartbreaking and seeing the devastation can’t be ex-plained in words. But Paradise will rebuild and while the structures may be destroyed, their spirit of commu-nity is stronger than ever. Thank you to all who donat-ed-they will be in need for many years but it’s heart-warming to know our Liberty family could help in some way.

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Ms. Ceja and Mrs. Memory

took their two PUSH classes on a tour of UC Davis on Fri-day, February 22nd. After the tour, we met with a group of students from the EOP pro-gram who talked to the stu-dents about life on campus and what the EOP program has to offer first time college students. Then the group had lunch and time to browse in the student store. It was a great day and the students were enthused about the cam-pus. They were impressed with the number of bicycles there were on campus be-cause it is so large!

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The deadline to order your students AP test is fast ap-proaching. Full payment of $96.00 per exam ($142 for Capstone: Seminar) must be ordered online at the http://aptestservice.com/liberty before the deadline of March 20, 2019. If you qualify for a reduced fee that documentation must be approved prior to order-ing the test.

For more information feel free to call Mr. Moise at 925/634-3521 ext. 5992.

Attention AP Parents

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Classified Employee of the Year CONGRATULATIONS

We are so excited to announce that Ana Salterini has been selected as our 2019 Classified Employee of the Year! Ana works so hard with all of our English Learners. Her support in and out of the classroom help ensure our EL students thrive. She has such a caring personality and we are so lucky to have her as part of our Liberty family!

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Savannah Boone—Cal State Dominguez Hills

Tatiana Elsea—Sonoma State

Jordan Gregory—New Mexico State

VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER PLAYERS

MOVE ON TO

COLLEGIATE LEVEL

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Adrian Chavez-Morales will be attending UC Bakersfield on a

wrestling scholarship.

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Liberty its first ever BVAL Boys Basketball Championship and first league championship of any kind since 1985.

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cademy Stop by and take a look at

the new display cases that

were installed during

winter break in the L-wing.

These will hold many of our

talented students art work

that they create through

out the year.

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AERIES The parents portal to your students education

GET CONNECTED

LOOK WHAT YOU WILL FIND INSIDE THE PORTAL

Student Info

Classes

Email & List

Attendance

Current Attendance record

Truancy

Tardy

Gradebook

Details by Class

Grade History

Graduation Status

Transcripts

REPORT PERIOD DISTRIBUTION DATE

Mid-Quarter 1 Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Quarter 1 Thursday, October 18

Mid-Quarter 2 Thursday, November 29

Quarter 2/ Semester 1 Thursday, January 3, 2019

Mail Home

Mid-Quarter 3 Friday, February 15

Quarter 3 Thursday, April 4

Mid-Quarter 4 Wednesday, May 8

Quarter 4/ Semester 2 Wednesday, June 12

Mail Home

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PARENTS DEN

Interested in advertising in the school

newspaper, The Lion’s Roar?

Contact Kristina Busch at

buschk@luhsd.net

Our second issue came out in February,

and will reach about 2,000 readers!

Stay in tune with your students grades,

attendance, and much more

https://parents.luhsd.net

Coffee with the Principal

Come join in on the conversation at

Brentwood Café’

8500 Brentwood Blvd, Brentwood CA 94513

10:00—11:00 am

April 10, 2019

CONTRA COSTA CRISIS CENTER

www.crisis-center.org

www.211database.org

AFTERSCHOOL HOMEWORK HELP PROGRAM

LIBRARY

Come to study and receive extra HELP

M-T-W-TH

3:15—4:45

MATH HELP MONDAY—THRUSDAY

3:15—4:15

Monday - Kelley S-16

Tuesday—Weise N-4

Wednesday—Weise N-4

Thursday—Weinert S-6

SCHOOL LUNCHES ONLINE:

Family.titank12.com