Category: Middle School News
Pre-K registration to begin at Liberty
Pre-K registration for the 2026-27 school year will begin March 2 at Liberty Central School District.
Eligible pre-kindergarten students must be residents of the district and turn 4 years old before Dec. 1, 2026.
All eligible applications received by March 31 will be included in a lottery, to be held April 10, if needed. Any applications filed after March 31, and those not selected in the lottery, will be added to a waitlist. All slots will be full day.
Pre-K registration is held at Liberty School District’s Registration Office, 115 Buckley St., Liberty. To make an appointment call Heather Austin at 845-292-5400, ext. 2331.
Families are asked to bring the following to their appointment, along with a completed pre-k registration packet:
- A copy of the parent/guardian’s photo ID
- The child’s birth certificate
- Proof of residency (such as a utility bill or rental lease)
- Immunization records, including proof of lead screen
- Copy of a recent physical exam (must include all school physical exam requirements; please check with doctor)
- The child’s health insurance card
- Custody papers, if applicable
Two emergency closure days remain; remote learning reminder issued
Because of the blizzard warning and state of emergency, the closure today, Feb. 23, did not count toward Liberty Central School District’s allotted emergency closure days. The district has two of our eight emergency closure days remaining.
If the district uses all of its emergency days, the district will transition to remote learning if weather or other situations require the buildings to be closed.
Liberty will communicate its intention to use remote learning days, if the potential situation arises. The LCSD remote learning plan is available on the website.
Questions may be directed to questions@libertyk12.org.
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of Feb. 23-March 1, 2026
Our winter athletics schedule is winding down, with several basketball games, indoor track and field state qualifiers and the state championship in Alpine skiing, scheduled.
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, Feb. 23
9:30 a.m.: NYSPHSAA Skiing Championships: Giant Slalom (Hudson Danzilo) at Bristol Mountain Ski Resort in Canandaigua.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
9:30 a.m.: NYSPHSAA Skiing Championships: Slalom (Hudson Danzilo) at Bristol Mountain Ski Resort in Canandaigua.
4 p.m.: Boys Modified Basketball vs. Eldred at Liberty Middle School
5 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Beacon City at Beacon High School
5:30 p.m.: Girls Modified Basketball vs. Eldred at Liberty Middle School
6:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Beacon City at Beacon High School
Wednesday, Feb. 25
No events scheduled.
Thursday, Feb. 26
5 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Sullivan West at Liberty High School
5 p.m.: Girls JV Basketball vs. Monticello at Monticello High School
6:30 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Sullivan West at Liberty High School
6:30 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Monticello at Monticello High School
Friday, Feb. 27
No events scheduled.
Saturday, Feb. 28
2 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Marlboro at Liberty High School, opening round Section 9 play offs.
6 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track and Field State Qualifier vs. multiple schools at Armory Track.
Sunday, March 1
No events scheduled.
HPAC to host the ‘Black Legacy Project Live’
Hurleyville Performing Arts Center will host “The Black Legacy Project Live,” a free musical celebration of Black History created by the nonprofit Music in Common.
The show will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at HPAC, at 32+ Main St., in Hurleyville. Concessions will be available.
For more information, visit the event page at the HPAC website.
All Liberty wrestlers place in boys Section 9 D2 Championships
Each member of the Liberty Redhawks boys wrestling team earned spots on the podium at the Section 9 D2 Championships last weekend. Liberty finished ninth in the team standings and officially closed out the season.
Misael Juarez Perez placed sixth at 144 pounds; Miguel Guzman placed fifth at 157 pounds; Tarek Benadim placed third and Shawn Bickham placed fourth, both at 190 pounds; and Elmer Son Vicente placed third at 215 pounds.
Liberty BOE to meet Feb. 24
The next Liberty Central School District Board of Education meeting will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the HS Media Center at 125 Buckley St. in Liberty. The board anticipates to enter into executive session (not open to the public) immediately. The regular portion of the meeting, open to the public, is expected to resume at 6 p.m. The agenda will be available on Monday, Feb. 23, at Board Docs.
LCSD investigates actions in social media post
Liberty Central School District has been made aware of a video social media post by a former employee of the district’s transportation partner, Rolling V, reporting that Liberty Central School students making derogatory comments toward each other.
The district does not condone this behavior and is investigating the incident, and it will be handled according to the LCSD Code of Conduct.
“We appreciate the diversity of our community and take our commitment to the Dignity for All Students Act seriously,” Superintendent Dr. Patrick Sullivan said. Students who feel they are being targeted or bullied can reach out to the DASA coordinator in their building or fill out a DASA complaint form and the district will investigate. Concerns from students, staff and community members may also be filed through the district’s Anonymous Alerts reporting system.
Those with questions may email questions@libertyk12.org.
Two excel at challenge, earn books at LMS
Two sixth-grade students in Ms. Sarah Davis’ ELA WINN (What I Need Now) class were recognized for their exceptional achievement in a recent IXL challenge.
Dominique Banks and Estiven Baquedano both exceeded the challenge goal by correctly answering more than 200 IXL questions focusing on ELA text-based learning. Dominique accurately answered 274 questions, while Estiven correctly completed 255.
“Their dedication, perseverance, and commitment to learning truly set them apart,” Ms. Davis said.
As a reward for their hard work, both students earned the opportunity to use flex seating of their choice for the week and select a book from the school’s book vending machine, which was dedicated late last month.
Estiven said it was fun to use the book machine, a sentiment echoed by Dominique who stated: “The challenge was cool, and being able to use the book machine was amazing! It gave us encouraging words as we used our coin.”
The book vending machine helps promote literacy, rewards positive behavior, and hopes to inspire a love of reading among Liberty Middle School students.
IXL Leaderboards are friendly competitions built into IXL, a website used by Liberty Middle School, that can track progress on things such as total questions answered, number of skills mastered or proficient and time spent learning.
Teachers can customize what the competition is based on when they set it up to motivate students. Leaderboards show student or class rankings in real time, which can make learning feel like a game or a challenge to climb the ranks.
These may be individual or team/class-based competitions depending on what the teacher sets.
Students can check their current ranking via their IXL dashboard, which updates as they work. The dashboard also shows progress toward awards, goals, and other accomplishments.
“Congratulations to Dominique and Estiven on this well-deserved accomplishment!” Ms. Davis said. “We are incredibly proud of their efforts and continued growth.”
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of Feb. 16-22, 2026
Our athletics schedule is quite busy this week, with basketball, indoor track and field and wrestling, including sectionals, scheduled.
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, Feb. 16
9 a.m.: Girls Varsity Wrestling Sectionals vs. multiple schools at Mount Saint Mary College. For tickets, click here.
6 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track & Field Invitational vs. multiple schools at Armory Track.
Tuesday, Feb. 17
4:30 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Beacon City at Liberty High Schoo;
6 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Beacon City at Liberty High School
Wednesday, Feb. 18
4:30 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. James I. O’Neill at James I O’Neill High School Kaplan Gymnasium Main Court
6: p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. James I. O’Neill at James I O’Neill High School Kaplan Gymnasium Main Court
Thursday, Feb. 19
4:30 p.m.: Boys Modified Wrestling vs. Monticello at Monticello Middle School
5 p.m.: Girls JV Basketball vs. Sullivan West Central at Sullivan West – Lake Huntington.
6:30 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Sullivan West Central at Sullivan West – Lake Huntington
Friday, Feb. 20
All events canceled or postponed.
Saturday, Feb. 21
8:30 a.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. John S. Burke Catholic at Burke Catholic High School
12:15 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Monticello at Monticello High School
Sunday, Feb. 22
No events scheduled.
Threat determined to be unfounded at MS
Earlier today, Feb. 13, a middle school student was heard to make a threatening statement against the school while in a classroom. The student was escorted to the principal’s office where the threat was investigated by Assistant Principal Katlyn Rusin with the assistance of the Liberty Police Department and was determined to be unfounded. The student is being disciplined in accordance with the Liberty Code of Conduct.
“Safety of our students and staff is of utmost importance, and all threats are taken seriously and investigated,” said Middle School Principal Heather Cheh. “We thank Liberty PD and our School Resource Officer Tim Vogler for their immediate response.”