Year: 2025
Seventh-graders get lessons on healthy eating, local foods
A Single Bite and Foster Supply continued their tradition of teaching Liberty Middle School seventh graders about healthy eating and the farm-to-table philosophy.
They provided two in class lessons to educate students about real vs. processed foods, discuss our county’s overall health status, and offer a few healthy snacks prepared with local, fresh ingredients.
This year students were able to have a more immersive classroom experience through the brand new “A Single Bite App” (Real foods rewards) where they took surveys and competed trivia throughout the program for a chance to win rewards/prizes.
The in-class lessons bookended two field trips, one to Thanksgiving Farm in Harris (The Center for Discovery), and the other a lunch at the Arnold House.
At the farm they were able to see multiple greenhouses, toured the farm, learned about the day-to-day processes, and were treated with some freshly baked bread and a goat cheese spread. Students went home with fresh tea packets as well.
At the Arnold House, students and staff enjoyed a family-style, sit-down, three-course meal. The chef interacted with everyone between courses and explained how everything was prepared. At the end the chef told students how and why she became a chef. The students and staff enjoyed themselves during the experience and it truly is one of a kind.
The impact was certainly shown, as one student said during the meal: “Wow this is better than Takis!”
Breakfast to raise funds for LMS book vending machine
The Liberty Rotary and Interact Clubs, in cooperation with Liberty Middle School, will host “Rise & Shine: Pancakes, Huevos & Heart Fundraiser” from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Liberty Firehouse at 256 Sprague Ave.
Proceeds from the breakfast, which will include pancakes, sausage patties, scrambled eggs and breakfast burritos, will help fund a book vending machine to promote reading for all LMS students.
Tickets will be $12 for adults, $8 for children age 5 to 11 or seniors 62 or older and free for children younger than 5. To purchase tickets, contact Mrs. Thalmann or Venmo @libertynyrotary and include your name and number of tickets.
LMS FFA leads Worldwide Daffodil Project plantings
In a show of unity, community and remembrance, the Liberty Middle School FFA hosted two days of daffodil plantings as part of the Worldwide Daffodil Project, a living Holocaust memorial that aspires to plant 1.5 million daffodils in memory of the 1.5 million children who died in the Holocaust and for children who suffer in humanitarian crises around the world today.
Students and members of the community planted daffodil bulbs at the front of the school and around the LMS sign to brighten and beautify the school this spring and years to come.
The event, led by members of the FFA, also featured crafts and coloring for families who attended.
Winter athletics parent/guardian info meeting set; sports physicals available
The Liberty CSD Athletics Department will host a virtual winter athletics parent/guardian info meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13.
Topics to be discussed include sports offerings and contact information, schedule and communication and the parent/student athlete Code of Conduct and Spectator Code of Conduct.
All can join the Google Meet at https://meet.google.com/zkj-agac-cme.
Also please note that athletes must have an up-to-date physical on file with the school. Sports physicals will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 12 with Dr. Gill in the nurse’s office. Students must sign up with Nurse Keesler in the High School or Nurse Melissa in the Middle School. Students need to provide a form of parental consent. This can be in the form of a phone call, email or written note.
A message from the superintendent (video)
Please see the following video message from LCSD Superintendent Dr. Patrick Sullivan:
Liberty Performing Arts to present ‘All Shook Up’
Liberty Performing Arts will present its fall musical “All Shook Up” in the David E. Panebaker High School Auditorium.
The musical comedy is set in a conservative 1950s American town where a guitar-playing greaser named Chad (Jacob Kelly) arrives, disrupting the residents’ repressed lives and sparking various love affairs, often involving Shakespearean-inspired mistaken identity and secret desires. As the town’s restrictive Mamie Eisenhower Decency Act tries to suppress the new spirit of music and romance, Chad finds himself in a love triangle with the local mechanic, Natalie (Shea-Leigh Kristiansen), while also falling for the sophisticated museum owner, Sandra (Lia Guillerme) The musical uses Elvis Presley hits to explore themes of love, freedom and self-discovery, loosely inspired by William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.”
The actors include students from the middle and high school. Featured in the performance are Eli Desrochers as Jim Haller, Cassandra Porter as Sylvia, Gabriella Sheridan as Lorraine, Sebastian Yupanqui as Dennis, Kelsey Hopkins as Mayor Matilda Hyde, Tyler Juron as Dean Hyde, Christopher DiBartolo as Sheriff Earl, James Letohic as Deputy Jasper and Riley Santiago as Henrietta. In the ensemble are Liliana Crespo, Lena Lagattuta, Brooke Golzak, McKinzie Paterson, Sarai Miranda, Riley Santiago, Luna Hulse, Lilly Kehrley, Denali Owens, Raegan Wagner, Riley Church-Bradley, Dia D’Agata, Sophie Zayes, Katarina Card, Aaliyssa Rodriguez, Mikaella Assiotou, Lya Camille, Aryiah Cottman, Kristjana Geirsdottir, Victoria Henry and Ryan Perry.
The show will be performed at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. Tickets, at $10 each, are on sale now at https://www.ticketsource.com/liberty-performing-arts.
For more information, email director Emily McConnell at emcconnell@libertyk12.org.
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of Nov. 3-9, 2025
Our student-athletes will be close out the fall season this week with cross country, football and volleyball.
Here are the schedule and results, if available. Livestream links are included where available.
The schedule is subject to change. Check the Liberty schedule on the Section IX website for the latest.
Monday, Nov. 3
4 p.m.: Girls Modified Volleyball vs. S.S. Seward Institute at Golden Hill Elementary School
Tuesday, Nov. 4
10 a.m.: Girls Varsity Cross Country Sectionals vs. Multiple Schools at Sanfordville Elementary School
Wednesday, Nov. 5
4:30 p.m.: Modified Football vs. Valley Central at Valley Central High School.
Thursday, Nov. 6
6:30 p.m.: Varsity football vs. Monticello at East Main Elementary in Port Jervis.
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 7-9
No events scheduled
A message from the superintendent regarding potential hardships facing our families
Dear Liberty families,
We know our students are at their best when they feel secure at home. We also know many of our families are suffering hardships from the government shutdown. And with the pending cut to SNAP benefits, the impact will be felt even more.
We do our best to work as partners with our families to ensure that our students can perform their best inside and outside the classroom.
To help ensure our students have enough to eat, we offer free breakfast and lunch to all students. We also operate our Snack Pack program, which provides healthy meals over breaks and weekends to students who face food insecurity. For more information on the program, or to donate, contact Community Schools Coordinator Katlyn Rusin.
Our families can also reach out to our Student Services and or their school’s counseling department for more information about what services may be available.
There are also several organizations in the community that can assist families in need.
Sullivan County Department of Health and Family services offers a list of local food pantries. Scroll down the page to find English and Spanish versions of their brochure.
The regional food bank is also offering a free Thanksgiving food distribution. Locally the distribution will be at 10 a.m. Nov. 22 on a first-come first-served basis at the Government Center in Monticello. Learn more at the regional food bank’s Thanksgiving food distribution page.
New York State has also created a list of resources available to families:
- FAQs regarding SNAP benefit cut
- Find Your Local Food Bank
- The Food Pantries Food Connect Map
- Resources for Working Families
- Find Services that Can Help
- Stay Connected With NY State of Health
- Social Services by County
I also encourage those who can to volunteer at or donate to our community organizations that are working to help our families in need.
We are proud of our Redhawk family and know that working together we can get through this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Dr. Patrick Sullivan
Superintendent
LHS National Art Honor Society to have photo shoot fundraiser
The Liberty High School National Art Honor Society will offer holiday family photo sessions from 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 13 and 14.
For $20, families will get three edited image files in time for holiday greetings sent to their emails. . There will be a choice of black, white or a holiday background shot at the LHS studio.
The fee includes two different settings, so families can choose to use both for the full family or perhaps use one just for the kids. The three images can be mixed and matched from the two settings.
For an additional $5, families can also receive an 8″-by-10″ print of one file, or more of the files edited.
The event is a fundraiser for the group to purchase art kits for Liberty’s Children’s Home.
Sign up can be done on the Holiday Photo Shoot Appointment Page. Click on “Next available booking date” choose a time and date, and input your name, email address and choice of background.
Payments can be made with cash, check or use pay by credit card via the NAHS fundraising donations portal
For more information, contact adviser Kath Johansen at kjohansen@libertyk12.org
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2025
Our student-athletes will be in action this week with football, soccer and volleyball.
Here are the schedule and results, if available. Livestream links are included where available.
The schedule is subject to change. Check the Liberty schedule on the Section IX website for the latest.
Monday, Oct. 27
2 p.m.: Boys Varsity Soccer vs. New Paltz, Section IX semifinals at New Paltz
Result: New Paltz 1, Liberty 0. The Redhawks’ best opportunity came shortly after New Paltz went up one goal but unfortunately the ball hit the post and bounced out. The rest of the game was back and forth but Liberty couldn’t break through. The boys played their hearts out and fought until the final whistle.
4 p.m.: Boys Modified Soccer vs. Fallsburg at Liberty Elementary Field
Tuesday, Oct. 28
4 p.m.: Girls Modified Volleyball vs Rockland at Rockland MS/HS New Gym.
Wednesday, Oct. 29
4 p.m.: Boys Modified Soccer vs. Sullivan West at Sullivan West Lake Huntington Campus Main Field
4:30 p.m.: Girls Modified Soccer vs. Beacon City at Rombout Middle School
4:30 p.m.: Modified Football vs. Valley Central at Valley Central High School Field
Thursday, Oct. 30
4 p.m.: Girls Modified Soccer vs. Sullivan West at Sullivan West Lake Huntington Campus.
Friday, Oct. 31
6 p.m.: Varsity Football vs. Spackenkill High School at Spackenkill High School Field.
Saturday, Nov. 1
No events scheduled
Sunday, Nov. 2
No events scheduled