Liberty High School (Colorado Springs)

Liberty High School
Address
8720 Scarborough Drive
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920
United States
Information
Type Public school
Motto Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth
Established 1987
School district Academy 20
Principal Alan Thimmig
Grades Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1457 students
Campus size 69 x 69
Color(s) Scarlet, navy, and silver             
Mascot Lancer (The Liberty Lancer)
Affiliation North Central Association of Secondary Schools
Website https://web.archive.org/web/20070102000912/http://academy.asd20.org/lhs/

Liberty High School (LHS) is a four-year public high school in northern Colorado Springs, Colorado, and part of Academy School District 20. It opened in 1987 and in 2005, it had an enrollment of 1365.

Achievements

LHS is a member of the College Board and the National Association of College Admission Counseling, and is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools.

Advanced courses available include college preparatory courses, International Baccalaureate, and opportunities for Advanced Placement.

Activities

Liberty also has a theater program, taught by Steve Skelcey. The Wiz was a very popular show, which won a national award for best set construction. Liberty's production of Beauty and the Beast received second place in the ScenoGraphics National Set Construction Competition. In 2009–2010 the plays were West Side Story and Caught in the Act. The 2010-2011 productions were Bram Stoker's Dracula and Seussical, which sold out for all showings and two showings, respectively. The 2011-2012 season's plays were The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, which was selected to show and headline at Thescon 2011 in Denver; Scarborough Fair: Cult Classics; Rough Magic; and Moby Dick! The Musical. In 2015, Liberty High School took their production of "She Kills Monsters" to headline in Thescon in Denver.

See also

Coordinates: 38°57′31″N 104°44′09″W / 38.958516°N 104.735718°W / 38.958516; -104.735718 (Liberty_High_School)

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