FRESHMAN PARENT ORIENTATION

WELCOME TO LIBERTY HIGH

SCHOOL

HARRISON BAILEY III, PRINCIPAL

Liberty High School strives to create a positive learning community, dedicated to a culture of excellence, where all relationships are valued. All members of the Liberty family have a responsibility to uphold the spirit of accountability through open communication, consistency, and mutual respect. Through collaboration, our school will provide opportunity for growth and develop independent thinkers for our 21st century global society.

-Liberty Family

LIBERTY VISION

LHS Profile: 2800 Students (9-12)Built in 1922 / Renovated in 20095 Buildings - Klein Classroom Center, The

Commons, The Lab Center, The Student Activities Center, & The Memorial Gym

129 Classrooms – 33 Classrooms For The Future, 33 Mobile Laptop Carts, & 9 Stationary Labs.

LIBERTY PROFILE

Mrs. Kathy Halkins – NurseStacey Burke- Special Ed Department Chair

Dr. Gina Scala- Parent Advisory Council Representative

Guidance Counselors

INTRODUCTIONS

26 Credits are required for graduation

English: 4 creditsSocial Studies, Science, and Math: 4

credits (3 for Vo-tech students)Health: 1 creditPhysical Education 2 creditsFine & Practical Arts: 1 creditComputer Technology: 0.5 creditsCommunity Service:0.5 creditsGeneral Electives : 5.0 credits

Note: for College Bound Students 3 Credits of Foreign Language is required

GRADUATION REQUIREM

ENTS

http://www-lhs.beth.k12.pa.us/

The purpose of the Grade 9 Plan is to use a comprehensive approach to the academic and student service needs of Liberty students and to meet the greater demands for competitive graduates.

Attention has been given to Grade 9 as a strategy to assist all students in study skills, personal goal setting, improved writing skills, increasing motivation and success when starting high school, and making improvement in the graduation rate.

FRESHMAN CENTER INTRODUCTION

THE NEWFRESHMAN CENTER

EIGHT PILLARS OF CHANGE

1. SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL2. HYBRID SCHEDULE

3. ADVANCED ACADEMIC LEVEL4.FRESHMAN SEMINAR COURSE

5.INTEGRATION OF STUDY SKILLS WITHIN ALL COURSES

6.WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM FOCUS

7.REORGANIZED STUDENT SERVICE CENTERS

8. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES INTEGRATED INTO HEALTH

CURRICULUM  

First Day of SchoolFreshman Friday

Transition is a process…..…..NOT an Event!

How to Read Your Student’s Schedule

STUDENT SERVICE REORGANIZATION AND IMPROVED

ORIENTATION PROCESS

• Smaller 9th Grade case loads for counselors. • Each family will have the same counselor and

assistant principal for all children in the family• Students who are retained stay with their counselor

regardless of their grade. • More consistent access and delivery of student

support services (college and career counseling, emotional health and D&A counseling, medical/wellness services, etc.) over a student’s four-year career.

• Guidance counselors will remain connected to community and college resources annually

• Increased social & community resource coordination through social work personnel at each high school.

• More personalized guidance services toward life planning

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• All students must complete a minimum of 60 hours of Community Service

in order to graduate.• Students who complete 135 hours or more will be honored at graduation with the presentation of the Silver cord.• May earn up to 30 hours between 8th grade and Freshman year

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Lehigh Val ley Conference

ATHLETICS

Facilities: an auxiliary gym, a state of the art natatorium, four weight training rooms, our Memorial Gym (seats 3150 people), four tennis courts, a baseball field, a softball field, practice fields, and the Frank Banko Stadium.

LHS Teams: baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, rifle, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling field, volleyball and wrestling.

LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC CLUBSupport Liberty Athletics

 Visit LHSATHLETICCLUB.COM

 Our website features on

online store and an easy way to donate to liberty athletics

online.

A sampling of organizations include: Grenadier Marching Band, Cauldron (yearbook), Choraliers,

DECA, Ecology Club, FBLA, Key Club, Latino Leadership, Liberty Life (newspaper), Liberty Theatre,

SADD, Stage Crew, Student Government, and Teen Summit.

GET INVOLVED!!!

Staying in Touch with Liberty High School

Liberty Web SiteLHS Twitter

Freshman Center TwitterPARENT PORTALTeacher Emails

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Student Picture Day- Thursday,September 5th

• Back To School Night- Wednesday, September 11, 2013 6:30 p.m.

• College Application Night – Thursday, September 12, 2013

• Parent Teacher Conferences- October 2, 2013• Homecoming Dance – Saturday, October 5, 2013• Liberty / Freedom Football Game- November 2,

1013• Student Photo Re-takes- Tuesday, November 12,

2013

Thank you for coming out this evening!!!!!