Category: High School News
Litter pluck set for May 17 in Liberty
County Petroleum and Animal Hospital of Sullivan County will host a litter pluck around Liberty starting at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, May 17. There will be doughnuts and coffee in the morning at registration, which will be held at the Liberty Skate Park, and lunch at the end and bags are returned to be place in a Dumpster. There will be drop offs around Liberty.
All Liberty residents are invited to participate. To register, call Jack at 845-292-6711 or Mitchell at 845-292-4550.
Cub Scouts collecting art supplies
Cub Scout Pack 1717 Lion’s Den is hosting an Art Supply Drive through May 11.
Collection boxes are located at Liberty Diner, Ferndale Post Office, Liberty Trading Post and Liberty Dollar Tree. All donations will be given to the local Children’s Home.
For more information, call Melinda at 845-807-9778.
Liberty esports teams make it to the playoffs in first season
It may have been only the first season for the Liberty Redhawks esports team, but the competitors are making quite the first impression.
Three teams will compete in the Empire State Scholastic Esports Federation starting today, Monday, April 20.
Super Smash Bros. soloist Josiah Crum, who needed to be in the Top 64 and ended in 54th place, will play his first playoff match at 3 p.m. today.
The Rocket League team placed 14th this season, qualifying for playoffs by being in the Top 16. The team, consisting of Samuel Blandon Cardona, Michael Reyes, Marlow Cedillos Saravia,
Mason Williams, Randy Bello Romero and Dylan Romero, will play in the first round at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The Marvels Rivals team, which also needed to finish in the top 16 and finished 10th, will play its first round at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The team consists of James Letohic III, Kamoren Connell, Teodulo Banegas, Mason Williams, Peyton Rivera, Tarek Benadim, Nevaeh McCoy and Jose Rivera.
The team was also able to have an atypical experience for esports teams earlier this month by competing in person.
The students traveled to Washingtonville to play against the Washingtonville Wizards, in person, where the Rocket League teams faced off. There was a Super Smash Bros soloist bracket and the two Rivals teams played together in friendly 3v3 competitions.
“This is an exciting time for us,” Adviser Ms. Amanda Jackson said. “First season ever and we made it to the playoffs!”
If any of the teams make it through the first two rounds, they will have the opportunity to attend the state championship in Syracuse.
Message from the superintendent on emergency closure and giveback days
Hello Liberty,
Mother nature was not kind to us this year, and because of that the district used our eight allotted emergency closure days.
One of our days in February was during a state of emergency. We were initially informed, and communicated to our families, that that day would not count toward our emergency closure days.
However, after consulting with the New York State Department of Education, it has been recommended that the waiver day should be used for state of emergency closures once all scheduled emergency days are exhausted.
Because of that, we will not be using any of our proposed give back days this year.
Thank you so much for your understanding.
If you have any questions, please email questions@libertyk12.org
Sincerely,
Dr. Patrick Sullivan
Superintendent
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of April 20-26, 2026
Spring sports is in swing with baseball, golf, softball, tennis and track.
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, April 20
4 p.m.: Varsity Baseball vs. Sullivan West Central at Sullivan West – Lake Huntington
4 p.m.: Boys Varsity Golf vs. Sullivan West Central at Villa Roma Country Club
Tuesday, April 21
3:15 p.m.: Boys Varsity Golf vs. Fallsburg at Tarry Brae Golf Course
4 p.m.: Girls Varsity Golf vs. Rockland Central School District at Roscoe Mountain Club
4:15 p.m.: Modified Softball vs. Fallsburg at Liberty Elementary School
4:30 p.m.: Modified Baseball vs. Monticello at Liberty Middle School
4:30 p.m.: Varsity Softball vs. John S. Burke Catholic at Liberty High School
Wednesday, April 22
4 p.m.: Boys Varsity Golf vs. Tri-Valley at Tarry Brae Golf Course
4 p.m.: Varsity Softball vs. Tri-Valley at Liberty High School
4 p.m.: Boys Varsity Tennis vs. James I. O’Neill at James I O’Neill High School
4:30 p.m.: Varsity Baseball vs. Chester Academy at Liberty High School
4:30 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Track & Field vs. Multiple Schools at Port Jervis High School
Thursday, April 23
4 p.m.: Girls Varsity Golf vs. Fallsburg at Tarry Brae Golf Course
4 p.m.: Boys and Girls Modified Track & Field vs. Multiple Schools at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School
4:15 p.m.: Modified Softball vs. Sullivan West Central at Sullivan West – Lake Huntington
4:30 p.m.: JV Softball vs. Chapel Field Christian Schools at Liberty High School
4:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Washingtonville at Washingtonville Middle School
Friday, April 24
1 p.m.: Boys Varsity Golf vs. Multiple Schools at The Monster at Resort World Catskill
4:30 p.m.: Varsity Baseball vs. John S. Burke Catholic at Burke Catholic High School
4:30 p.m.: JV Softball vs. Marlboro at Marlboro Central High School
4:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Newburgh Free Academy at Cronomer Hill Park
Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26
No events scheduled
Students help other students through Snack Pack Program
The Snack Pack Program provides students who experience food insecurity healthy meals over weekends and long breaks. Fifth-graders in Miss Danielle Cummins and Mrs. Jaqueline Gieger’s class on Wednesday, April 15, packed dozens of Snack Pack bags for students at the elementary school. They are just one of several groups of students across the district that help give back to the community by packing the bags each week. For more information or to make a donation to the Snack Pack Program, contact Community Schools Coordinator and Middle School Assistant Principal Katlyn Rusin at krusin@libertyk12.org.
BOE to meet April 21
The next Board of Education meeting will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the HS Media Center at 125 Buckley St. in Liberty. The agenda will be available on Monday, April 20, at Board Docs.
Elks to host Ice Cream Sundae Party, seeks drug awareness artwork
The Liberty Elks Lodge will host and Ice Cream Sundae Party at the Lodge at 21 John St. in Liberty from 3-4:30 p.m. Monday, May 4.
The event is free for all kids. Students are also encouraged to submit their art for the Elks’ Drug Awareness Program.
Those who wish to attend are asked to RSVP to April at 845-283-5335.
No one to be inducted into Wall of Fame in 2026
The Wall of Fame Committee met in March to review the nominations for the Class of 2026; however, there were no nominees selected for induction.
“I appreciate the effort of those who took time to submit nominations,” Assistant Superintendent Dr. Derek Adams said. “Although no one will be inducted this year, I know there are numerous Liberty alumni making a positive impact in our community and beyond, and look forward to nominations for the 2027 Class.”
Those who were nominated may be nominated again, preferably with additional or different supporting materials.
The Wall of Fame celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of graduates or attendees who have walked the halls of Liberty’s schools.
Because no new members will be inducted in June, the 2026 ceremony will not take place.
Liberty students take home nine awards in Countywide Art Show
Liberty students earned nine awards in the Countywide Art Show hosted by Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, with Liberty taking home half of the Artist Choice awards in color and black and white photography and digital art.
The show hosted work from students in prekindergarten through 12th grade from all eight districts in Sullivan County. The student opening was held Thursday, April 9, where students, including 21 from Liberty, had the opportunity to select their favorite works in each category. During the opening, students were also invited to visit the Bethel Woods Museum.
“The awards are not why we create art or show it. We show art to share it, to inspire, to be inspired. The awards simply say our hard work was acknowledged and our creativity and technical skills were appreciated,” teacher Ms. Kath Johansen said.
A formal awards ceremony was held Thursday, including Artist Choice Awards and Student Choice Awards. Artist Choice Awards are granted by a panel of professionals going through each category to select a few works in each as the best works of the show, while Student Choice Awards are voted on by the students as the best work for that category. Each student received one vote per category. Only artwork by students in seventh through 12th grades were judged.
Earning awards for Liberty were:
- Seventh-grader Kaliani Rivera, who earned a Student Choice Award for color drawing
- Studio Art student Alex Olivares Reyes and Advanced Studio Student Madelyn Steward received Artist’s Choice awards for black and white drawing, and National Art Honor Society President Jhosmery Jadan Pangolo received a Student Choice Award in that category
- Photo 1 students earned three awards in color photography, with Cassandra Porter and Amy Szuba winning two of the three Artist Choice Awards, and Janelis Flores winning one of the three Student Choice Awards.
- Allison Vasko won one of two Artist Choice Awards for digital art
- Carlos Garzon Cruz won one of three Artist Choice Awards in black and white photography.
The show was open to the public Friday through Sunday, April 10-12.
“Visiting the show and sharing all eight district’s work with the students opens their eyes and gets them thinking,” Ms. Johansen said. “We appreciate that opportunity, Sullivan BOCES hard work to make it happen and Bethel Woods for allowing us to be there.”
