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Coffee with the Community Returns Thursday, November 8 Our monthly community engagement series, Coffee with the Community , returns Thursday, November 8, from the LPS District Administration Center. This month's topic is School Lunches, School Buses, and School Health . We will be joined by leadership from each of these respective departments. The meeting will begin promptly at 10 a.m. and this month will be held on the first floor of the DAC. To view a complete listing of 2018-2019 Coffee with the Community meetings, click here .

LPS News to Know

Diversity Festival November 8 Liberty Public Schools is proudly hosting the 3rd Annual Diversity Festival, celebrating the many diverse cultures that make up our community. The theme this year is, THRIVE: Culturally, Locally, Globally . This year’s festival will be held Thursday, November 8, from 6-8 p.m. at Liberty North High School. Stop on by!

NCAPS Information Night The Northland Center for Advanced Professional Studies (Northland CAPS) will be hosting an information night opportunity for students and families on Tuesday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Liberty North High School at the Learning Stairs. Northland CAPS provides high school students in the Northland with a professional, innovative, and entrepreneurial education through full immersion in high demand/high skill careers. For more information about the program, click here .

Student/Staff Recognitions

LNHS Speech/Debate Takes 1st at Lee's Summit West Congratulations to the Liberty North Speech and Debate novice team for placing 1st in team sweepstakes out of 26 schools at the Lee's Summit West tournament. 1st - Public Forum Debate - Maya Anchondo/Quinton Cachia 1st - Foreign Extemp - Taylor Neal 1st - Storytelling - Grace Johnson 1st - Duo Interp - Reagan Schwalm/Briggs Maynor 2nd - US Extemp - Elaine Drottz 2nd - Foreign Extemp - Tyler Trickey 3rd - US Extemp - Sean Mosier 3rd - Duo Interp - Gabi Gray/Owen Murphy 3rd - Storytelling - Heath Morovec 4th - Policy Debate - Taylor Neal/Isaac Lozano 5th - Prose - Grace Johnson The Liberty North varsity team competed at Lee's Summit North, and the following students placed: 1st - Champ Policy Debate - Sadik Mohamed/Selma Khalil 2nd - Champ Public Forum Debate - Delany Clawson/Lindsay Barber 2nd US Extemp - Sadik Mohamed 3rd Champ Public Forum Debate - Harrison Frawley/Hunter Aikmus 4th - Prose - Haydn Finlinson 4th - Champ Lincoln Douglas Debate - Warren Barge 4th Champ Policy Debate - Abby Keller/Garrett Lampert

LHS Speech/Debate Continues Winning Ways The Liberty High School Speech and Debate Team had an impressive performance this past weekend at Lee’s Summit West and Lee’s Summit North. The team begins the week ranked 5th in the nation! The following students earned individual honors at the varsity contest: Weston Brown/Jake Kane - Tournament Champions, Championship Public Forum Debate Ashlie Anderson - Tournament Champion, US Extemp Speaking Olivia Newell - Tournament Champion, Student Congress Kelsey Pierce - 4th place, Original Oratory Grace Johannes - 4th place, Championship Lincoln Douglas Debate Katherine Vlamis/Ashlie Anderson - 4th place, Public Forum Debate Olivia Cotton - 4th place, Lincoln Douglas Debate Logan Heil - 5th place, International Extemp Jake Kane/Weston Brown - 5th place, Duo Interp Weston Brown - 5th place, Dramatic Interp Olivia Sherman/Sal Bonadonna - 6th place, Duo Interp First-year novice students earned the following awards at Lee’s Summit West: Mallory Chapman - 1st place, Original Oratory Naseem - 2nd place, Dramatic Interp  Paige Magera - 3rd place, Humorous Interp Brage - 5th place, Storytelling Weidmaier - 6th place, Dramatic Interp The team will head to Ray-Pec and Grandview this weekend, where they look to build on their success.

Students Selected to Participate in Honor Band Congratulations to the following Liberty High School students who will be participating in the UMKC Midwest Honor Band and Orchestra Festival January 18-20, 2019.   Courtney Athearn  - Flute Abigail Bavuso - Clarinet Aaron Rearick - Clarinet Blake Conkling - Bass Clarinet Aidan Thieme - Bass Clarinet Sydni Meyer - Alto Saxophone Sasha Hough - Tenor Saxophone Charlie Cope-Morris - Bassoon David Emerson - Trumpet Catherine Duncan - Tuba Grant Owen - Percussion

Upcoming District/Community Events

Liberty High School Presents Mamma Mia ! Liberty High School Presents MAMMA MIA! Set on a colorful Greek island, the plot serves as a background for a wealth of ABBA songs. A young woman about to be married discovers that any one of three men could be her father. She invites all three to the wedding without telling her mother, Donna, who was once the lead singer of Donna and the Dynamos. In the meantime, Donna has invited her backup singers, Rosie and Tanya. Performances are   November 8-10 & 15-17 at 7 p.m., with matinee performances on November 10 & 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online by clicking here . We would advise to purchase your tickets as soon as possible. We expect all performances to be sold out due to our limited seating capacity. Ticket prices are $5 for children and senior citizens and $10 for adults.

LNHS to Present Guys and Dolls About 100 Liberty North High School “guys and dolls” will be producing the musical Guys and Dolls on November 15, 16, and 17 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Theatre of LNHS. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here , or at the LNHS Box Office with cash, check, or credit card an hour before each performance. Tickets are $5 for senior citizens, students, and LPS Employees, and $10 for all other adults. This year, the students who are working as understudies for lead roles will have their own performance in those lead roles in a special production at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 17.

Northland Career Center Offers Open House Current sophomores and juniors interested in attending the Northland Career Center in Platte City are invited to their annual open house on Thursday, November 8. Interested students and their families are invited to stop by anytime between 4:30-7:30 p.m. to learn about the 12 programs that are offered. For additional information, click here.

Medical Careers Night Register now for the November 15 Medical Careers Night at Liberty Hospital. This event will take place from 6-8:30 p.m. and is come-and-go (both students and parents). Medical Careers Night is open to both Liberty and Kearney school districts, 6th-12th grades, and to Staley High School students. Although the event is free, registration is required at libertyhospital.org to reserve student tour times. For more information, please contact Colleen Jones, 736-5320.

Liberty Giving Thanks 5K Scheduled for Thanksgiving The 9th Annual Liberty Giving Thanks 5K will be held on Thanksgiving Day 2018 in Liberty. This event benefits Hillcrest Hope by raising awareness and funds to support its mission to transition homeless families to self-sufficiency. This event will be chip timed. This is a family friendly event for runners, families with strollers, and walkers.  Strollers and walkers will be asked to start at the back of the line-up for safety purposes. NO PETS ALLOWED.

PLTW Showcase Night November 28 See work from our LPS Project Lead the Way students on Wednesday night, November 28th! Join us from 6-7:30 p.m. at South Valley Middle School where you will also get a preview of what middle and high school PLTW classes are like. Contact Colleen Jones for more information.

LPS Insider for Wednesday, November 7, 2018

LPS Tweets of the Week

Twitter has become an important communication tool for our schools, teachers, programs, and district. Each week, we will be sharing with you a few highlights from the previous week that have been shared on our page. If you do not follow us, you can find us at @LIBERTYSCHOOLS.

Upcoming District Dates at a Glance

Tuesday, November 20 - Board of Education Meeting (7 p.m./District Admin. Center) Wed., Nov. 21 - Fri. Nov. 23 - Thanksgiving Break (No Classes) Tuesday, December 18 - Board of Education Meeting (7 p.m./District Admin. Center) Friday, December 21 - End of First Semester (2-hour early release) Mon., Dec. 24 - Fri., Jan. 4, 2019 - Winter Vacation (No Classes) Monday, January 7, 2019 - Teacher Workday (No Classes) Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - Second Semester Begins

LPS Mission:  Inspire and equip all learners to discover their voice and unlimited potential. LPS Vision:  A future-focused community with a passion for lifelong learning.

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