Month: February 2024
Asbestos remediation work planned at LES
After school hours on Wednesday, Jan. 24, staff discovered a damaged vinyl asbestos tile under a rug on an uneven floor in a Liberty Elementary School classroom. The class was relocated the next morning to another space in the building to allow for inspection and remediation of the flooring.
Asbestos remediation work is expected to begin Feb. 15. The work will present no danger to the staff or students in the elementary school. To remove the asbestos, the district will follow New York State regulations that require the district to seal the room off from the rest of the building. The district will conduct air monitoring throughout the project. The asbestos work will be done after school hours and other days when the building will not be occupied and should be completed by Feb. 20.
Additional work may be required following the abatement. After the project is complete and the room is deemed safe for occupation, the displaced class will return to its classroom.
Safety of district staff and students is of the utmost importance.
Those who have questions may contact Assistant Superintendent for Business Laurene McKenna at lmmckenna@libertyk12.org.
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of Feb. 5-11, 2024
Our athletes will be in action in alpine skiing, basketball, indoor track and field and wrestling this week.
Here are the schedule and results, if available. Livestream links are included where available.
Monday, Feb. 5
3:15 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track Field Invitational vs. Multiple Schools at Sullivan County Community College.
4 p.m.: Boys Modified Basketball vs. Fallsburg at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School
5:30 p.m.: Girls Modified Basketball vs. Fallsburg at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School
5:30 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Chester Academy at Chester Academy.
Tuesday, Feb. 6
4:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Alpine Skiing: Slalom vs. Multiple Schools at Mt. Peter Ski Resort.
5 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Port Jervis at Port Jervis High School
6:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Port Jervis at Port Jervis High School
Wednesday, Feb. 7
3:15 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track & Field Exhibition vs. Multiple Schools at Sullivan County Community College
Thursday, Feb. 8
4:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Alpine Skiing: Slalom vs. Multiple Schools at Holiday Mountain
4 p.m.: Girls Modified Basketball vs. Sullivan West Central at Liberty Middle School
4 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Tri-Valley at Liberty High School
5 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Sullivan West Central at Liberty High School
5:30 p.m.: Boys Modified Basketball vs. Sullivan West Central at Liberty Middle School
Friday, Feb. 9
5:45 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Monticello at Sullivan County Community College.
6 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track & Field Indoor Championship vs. Multiple Schools at West Point – United States Military Academy
7:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Monticello at Sullivan County Community College
Saturday, Feb. 10
No events scheduled
Sunday, Feb. 11
10:30 a.m.: Varsity Wrestling Sectionals vs. Multiple Schools at F.D. Roosevelt High School. Tickets to the wrestling sectionals must be purchased online.
Results: Two LHS wrestlers earn girls sectional titles
The schedule is subject to change. Check the Liberty schedule on the Section 9 website for the latest.
LMS band to join Pennsylvania bands in exhibition concert
The Liberty Middle School Band will travel to Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Feb. 6, to join with the Western Wayne Middle School and Western Wayne High School for a one-of-a-kind clinic and exhibition concert sponsored by the KHS America Academic Alliance.
After working on the festival music in their own schools, band students from the two districts will meet for the first time as a band early in the morning and spend the day getting to know one another through music. Under the baton of clinician Dr. Peter L. Boonshaft, the students will have the opportunity to collaborate and learn festival rehearsal techniques to take back to their schools.
Boonshaft, director of education for KHS America, is the author of “Teaching Music with Passion, Teaching Music with Purpose, and Teaching Music with Promise.” He was honored
by the National Association for Music Education and Music For All as the first recipient of the “George M. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education,” and was selected for the Center for Scholarly Research and Academic Excellence at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, where is professor emeritus of music.
The culminating exhibition concert is free and open to the public. The concert will begin at 4 p.m. at Western Wayne High School Veterans Memorial Auditorium, at 1970 Easton Turnpike, Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m.
For more information on KHS America and the Academic Alliance, visit https://academicalliance.com/
A message from the superintendent (Video)
Please watch the following video message from Superintendent Dr. Patrick Sullivan:
Text of the video:
Hello Liberty,
First, I want to thank everyone who came out to vote on our capital project last month. With your support, Liberty will be even better equipped to continue our mission to empower each student to contribute and thrive in a diverse community by pursuing their potential.
It’s hard to believe the year is already half over. We’ve already accomplished and celebrated so much.
Hundreds of our students are honored by earning placement on our Middle and High School honor rolls each quarter, and scores of elementary students are recognized each month for embodying one of the Leader in Me principles during the Character Counts awards.
Recently, 10 of our student photographers received nearly 40 honors in the Mid-Hudson Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
We’ve enjoyed the musical talents of our students during our winter concerts and are happy to again host the annual Liberty Jazz Festival this weekend, which will bring student musicians from across the county to learn from an expert and perform together.
Also this weekend, our High School Science Olympiad team will be showcasing their knowledge during the Mid-Hudson regional contest.
Our athletes have continued to work hard across all sports, and I am especially proud of Zoe Kip, who, for the second year, achieved a podium finish in the state girls’ wrestling invitational.
Our Liberty Pride is strong and continues to grow, thanks to the efforts of our Liberty students, staff and families.
Parents and guardians invited to meetings with counselors
Liberty High School Counselors Ms. White, Ms. Anstee and Ms. Nikolis will be meeting with all ninth, 10th and 11th grade students in the next few weeks to discuss students’ courses for next year.
Parents and guardians who are interested in attending the meeting with their child and their counselor should reach out to their child’s counselor:
- Ms. Kellie White (A-Gam): kwhite@libertyk12.org or 845-292-5400, ext. 2009;
- Ms. Meaghan Anstee (Gan-M): manstee@libertyk12.org or 845-292-5400, ext. 2007; or
- Ms. Markella Nikolis (N-Z): mnikolis@libertyk12.org or 845-292-5400, ext. 2010.