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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

Shoal Creek Elementary Student Featured on KMBC Shoal Creek Elementary Student Addyson Moffitt is doing amazing things for a great cause. KMBC News recently visited with her at school to capture some of her story and how she is literally making the world a better place! Click here to view her story.

Franklin Student is Finalist in KidVentor Competition Last week, Franklin Elementary School was pleased to announce that fifth grade student, Adelyn Boyd , was chosen as a top seven finalist in Kidventor (an international toy invention contest for kids, sponsored by Fat Brain Toys). After a public vote, two of the seven finalists were eliminated from the competition. Once again, we solicited the support of our community. When the voting window closed on the evening of October 24, Adelyn Boyd and her submission (a game called Marble Point) collected more than enough votes from the patrons and supporters of Liberty Public Schools. The impressive number of votes that Adelyn collected in the second round have allowed her to move forward into the third and final round.   Now, it's in the hands of the judges. Currently, the selection committee from Fat Brain Toys is evaluating and scoring the final five toy submissions. Judges will soon officially declare a winner of the Kidventor Contest.   This accomplishment is a great source of pride for Adelyn Boyd and Franklin Elementary School. No matter the result, we are all extremely proud and excited for Adelyn and her success. A special thanks to Mrs. Fisher (Library Media Specialist at Franklin) for providing the opportunity for all fifth grade students to participate in the Kidventor Contest. Truly, the experience of designing a toy, developing a plan to construct it, and see it through to completion is a fun and exciting learning experience that our students will not forget.

Women in Science Team Roll at Avila! This past Saturday, the Liberty North Women in Science Team took Second Place in the Science & Mathematics Challenge for Young Women at Avila University. This year’s team included Katherine Mackenzie, Rachel Adger, Julia Blanchard, Amy Peister, Samantha Medley, Daly McKay, Anna Haynes , and Bryn Mattes . The team was accompanied by their coaches Brittan Wilson and Amanda Self . In individual events, these women took First Place for Environmental Science and Second Place for both Physics and Biology.

Speech/Debate with Another Solid Week Congratulations to the Liberty North Speech and Debate novice team for placing 1st in team sweepstakes at the Belton Invitational! 1st - Extemp - Elaine Drottz 1st - Informative Speaking - Seth Faulkner 2nd - Duo Interp - Georgia Barge/Ava Wolesky 2nd - Humorous Interp - Lily Weaver 2nd - Improvised Duet Acting - Jazlyn Summers/Regan Shwalm 2nd - Informative Speaking - Abigail Kane 2nd - Poetry - Georgia Barge 3rd - Extemp - Taylor Neal 3rd - Informative - Elli Kirkbride 4th - Duet Acting - Samantha Binning/Kayleigh Cooper 4th - Humorous Interp - Liza Cook 4th - Informative Speaking - Nina Adrineda 5th - Extemp - Simon Korondi 5th - Informative - Xander Alice 5th - Original Oratory - Honor Kettner 6th - Extemp - Braden Grimes 6th - Humorous Interp - MJ Cullum

Upcoming District/Community Events

DMS Presents Crazytown! Discovery Middle School presents Crazytown! , a play by Jonathan Rand. Take a tour of the most messed up town in America, from the police interrogation room where the nicest guy in town has issued a strange ultimatum to the elementary school for a heated political debate on critical issues like tater tots. Welcome to Crazytown, where our motto is: Welcome to Crazytown.  Crazytown will be presented Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, November 1, 2, and 3, at 7 p.m. on the Periwinkle stage at Discovery Middle School. Tickets are $5 at the door or online by clicking here .

HMS Presents Alice in Wonderland Heritage Middle School will present Alice in Wonderland November 1, 2, and 3 at 7 p.m. inside the HMS Auditorium. Tickets are currently being sold for $5 and can be purchased online by clicking here , or at the LPS Fine Arts office, or at the door. As the curtain rises, Alice slides into view at the end of her long fall down the rabbit hole. It is a more delightful place for the audience than for Alice, though, who is trying desperately to get back home. She tries to get help from the Mad Hatter, the Rabbit, and from the  very nice Cheshire Cat to name a few. Instead of helping her, Tweedledee and Tweedledum get into a fight - The Mad Hatter has a tea party - and even the Cheshire Cat is enigmatic. So poor Alice even decides to ask for help from the evil Queen of Hearts. The action in this show is fast-paced and depicts all of the delightful charm of Lewis Carroll's great classic!

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 begin   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 Seniors, Students, and LPS Employees, and $10 for 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.

Liberty Robotics Foundation to Host Fundraiser Event Get Your Mind in Gear and support the Liberty Robotics Foundation at their 6th annual trivia fundraiser event! This event is scheduled for Sunday, November 4, from 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. at the Belvoir Winery. Funds raised will support the combined Liberty/Liberty North Robotics Team, as well as STEM programs in Liberty Public Schools. To view a flyer with more information on the event, click here . In addition, you are encouraged to email parent@libertyroboticsfoundation.org with any questions.

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 their 12 programs 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, MO. This event benefits Hillcrest Hope by raising awareness and funds to support its mission to transition homeless families to self-sufficiency. This event that 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, October 31, 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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