Category: Middle School News
LCSD seeks nominations for Wall of Fame
The Liberty Central School District Wall of Fame provides an opportunity to honor and celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of those who have walked the halls of Liberty’s schools.
Alumni of Liberty who have made a lasting and outstanding contribution in their lives and career to society upon graduating or leaving the Liberty Central School District are eligible for nomination to the Wall of Fame.
Nominations are reviewed by the Wall of Fame Committee, which is made up of volunteers representing the school district, the local community, and the Board of Education.
To nominate an individual, please complete and submit the Liberty CSD Wall of Fame Application, and email it to WallOfFame@libertyk12.org or mail the application to Liberty Central School District Wall of Fame, LCSD District Office, 115 Buckley St., Liberty, NY 12754. Nominations must be received by Friday, Feb. 27.
For more information, reach out to Assistant Superintendent Dr. Derek Adams at dadams@libertyk12.org or call 845-292-5400, ext. 2052.
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of Feb. 9-15, 2026
Our athletics schedule is quite busy this week, with alpine skiing, basketball, indoor track and field and wrestling 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. 9
5 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Fallsburg at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School
Tuesday, Feb. 10
4:15 p.m.: Boys Modified Basketball vs. Washingtonville at Liberty Middle School
5 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Beacon City at Liberty High School
6:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Beacon City at Liberty High School
Wednesday, Feb. 11
9 a.m.: Boys Varsity Alpine Skiing Sectionals vs. multiple schools at Hunter Mountain
4 p.m.: Boys Modified Basketball vs. Eldred at Eldred High School
5:30 p.m.: Girls Modified Basketball vs. Eldred at Eldred High School
Thursday, Feb. 12
4:15 p.m.: Boys Modified Wrestling Multi-Matches vs. multiple schools at Monhagen Middle School
5 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Chester Academy at Chester Academy
6:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Chester Academy at Chester Academy
Friday, Feb. 13
5 p.m.: Girls JV Basketball vs. Chester Academy at Liberty High School
6:30 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Chester Academy at Liberty High School
Saturday, Feb. 14
No events scheduled.
Sunday, Feb. 15
10:30 a.m.: Boys Varsity Wrestling Sectionals vs. Multiple Schools at Mount Stain Mary College. Get tickets here.
Liberty conducting school experience surveys
All staff, families and students in grades 3-12 have been asked to complete a short, anonymous and confidential survey to provide feedback about perceptions of Liberty’s schools and the learning environment.
Results will be summarized for the school in an online report. The goal is to help teachers and staff effectively serve LCSD students.
Liberty Central School District has partnered with Tripod Education Partners and PLC Associates to administer the school experience surveys for students, families and staff. This survey will be administered through March 9. Students will take the survey during class time.
The core purpose of the surveys is to gather data, both quantitative and qualitative, to help us make informed decisions about the district’s future and plan strategies.
Those who have not received a survey link or have questions may reach out to Dr. Derek Adams, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, at 845-292-5400, ext. 2052, or dadams@libertyk12.org.
Liberty Jazz Festival postponed
The Liberty Jazz Festival, originally scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 7, in the middle school gym, has been postponed because of the inclement weather and extreme cold expected this weekend, and the original snow date of Feb. 8, is also not feasible. Organizers are working to set a new date, which will be announced once confirmed.
BOE to meet Feb. 10
The next Liberty Central School Board of Education meeting will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 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 Monday, Feb. 9, at Board Docs.
LMS honors students as leaders
Liberty Middle School hosts regular leadership celebrations to highlight the ways students demonstrate leadership and live out the Leader in Me seven habits:
Leader of the Month is generally awarded to two students per grade level per month. Recipients consistently demonstrate the seven habits, work hard and be persistent to the best of their ability, be proactive and display initiative, honesty, respect, responsibility, compassion and optimism, set a positive example for their peers, maintain good attendance, and have no referrals. At the end of the year, Leaders of the Month are invited to a special dinner celebrating their leadership.
Good News Notes can be given to any student, at any time, and there is no limit to how many a student can receive. Good News Notes are a way to recognize both big and small acts of leadership—whether it’s holding the door, helping a classmate, or going above and beyond in class.
The honorees for November and December are as follows:
Leader of the Month
November
- Eighth grade: Americus Newhall and Brycen Smith
- Seventh grade: Paul Odior 2nd
- Sixth grade: Isabella Puente
- Fifth grade: Romina Morales Romerol and Jayden Thomas
December
- Eighth grade: Montgomery Allen and Valeria Ponce Vazquez
- Seventh grade: Scarlett Ratner and Subhan Zeeshan
- Sixth grade: Ana Hernandez and Axel Malaga Lopez
- Fifth grade: Amelia Gerwer and Elizabeth Klein
Good News Notes
November
Eighth grade: Montgomery Allen, Mya Davis, Claire Ferguson, Randall Guncay Encalada, Luna Hulse, Corrine Lake, Harper Matuszak, Pricilla Matute, Zalaina Nash, Valeria Ponce Vazquez, Greyson Torres and Meily Valencia Bamac
Seventh grade: Elisa Barragan, Owen Brust, Genesis Harrison, Savannah Kandic, Robert MacGhee, Lorelai McCarthy, Denali Owens, Sherlene Romero, Caleb Rusin, Sophie Zayas and Raegan Wagner
Sixth grade: Chase Blume, Joseph Geoghan, Parker Gissentaner, Savannah Jones, Caleb McNett, Anthony Philippe, Camila Reyes Cortez and Henry Vogler
Fifth grade: Mac Alvarez, Christiana Allen, Brody Beach, Blake Beseth, Avi Bustillo, Eduardo Caiza Chango, Yahir Cortes, Michael (MJ) Davis Jr., Viviana Fraiser, Amelia Gerwer, Jailyn Greaves, Amelia Greeno, Rylin Henry, Alex Ines Leon, Elizabeth Klein, Camden Lake, Lennox Lyons, Romina Morales Romero, Aarit Patel, Aarohi Patel, Eliab Torres Garcia and Lisa Vanwagner
December
Eighth grade: Hailey Conkling, Khloe Erceg, Oakley Kelder, Adrianna Lassends, Noel Leonardo Valerio, Adner Mejia Aguilar, Americus Newhall and Aaliyah Walker
Seventh grade: Dylan Reyes Garcia
Sixth grade: Annabella Buryiak, Ailani Chavis, Parker Gissentaner, Damaris Jadan Pangolo, Savannah Jones, Anastasia Kelly and Jackson Tramontano
Fifth grade: Armend Ala, Zaynab Benadim, Jewelacie Castro, Riley Edwards, Henry Krum, Abigail McDermott, Aarohi Patel and Joshua Tejaga Servellon
Liberty earns two sectional indoor track and field titles
The boys and girls varsity indoor track and field competed at the Section 9 Sectional meet at West Point on Friday, Jan. 30.
Two Liberty Redhawks are Section 9 champions.
Sydania Foster placed first in the 300m and Brooke Bull was first in the pole vault.
Other girls who placed in their events were Starriah Harris who was fourth overall in the 55m hurdles, Sydania Foster who came in fourth overall in the 55m, and the 4x200m relay team of Victoria Henry, Starriah Harris, Brooke Bull and Sydania Foster took third place overall. The girls team placed seventh overall out of 21 teams.
On the boys’ side, Dylan Romero was third overall in the 600m, Colten Allen was fourth overall in the 600m, and the 4x200m relay team of Samuel Blandón, Colten Allen, Dylan Romero and Joe Sarney placed fourth overall.
Next up is the County Championships at SUNY Sullivan at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 4. The public is welcome to attend and cheer on our Redhawks!
Walkway to be closed during construction
Work is expected to begin on the maintenance building in early March. Contracts were approved in December, with the work expected to go into the fall.
Once construction begins, the walkway behind the district office from Winthrop Avenue to the high school will be closed.
The softball field will not be impacted by the work. However, the Winthrop Avenue parking lot will also be closed during construction. Spectators should park in the parking lot between the high school and district office.
More details will be provided once the date for the start of construction is set.
LCSD to seek input from staff, families, students via surveys
Within the next few weeks, all staff, families and students in grades 3-12 will be asked to complete a short, anonymous and confidential survey. The purpose is to provide feedback about perceptions about Liberty’s schools and the learning environment. Results will be summarized for the school in an online report. The goal is to help teachers and staff effectively serve LCSD students.
Liberty Central School District has partnered with Tripod Education Partners and PLC Associates to administer the surveys for students, families and staff. This survey will be administered from Feb. 9 through March 9. Students will take the survey during class time.
The surveys are aligned to current school improvement research and is designed to:
- reflect research across comprehensive school improvement, student engagement, leadership and school climate
- measure internal systems and practices of schools and
provide an accurate indicator of student views and their insights on structure, instruction, and learning processes - The core purpose of the surveys is to gather data, both quantitative and qualitative, to help us make informed decisions about the district’s future and plan strategies.
For more information, reach out to Dr. Derek Adams, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, at 845-292-5400, ext. 2052.
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of Feb. 2-8, 2026
Our athletics schedule is quite busy this week, with alpine skiing, basketball, indoor track and field and wrestling 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. 2
10 a.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Skiing: Giant Slalom vs. multiple schools at Belleayre Mountain Ski Area
3:15 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track and Field Exhibition vs. multiple schools at SUNY Sullivan
5 p.m.: Girls JV Basketball vs. Tri-Valley at Tri-Valley Central School at Tri-Valley Central School
5 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Fallsburg at Liberty High School
5 p.m.: Girls Varsity Wrestling multi-matches vs. multiple schools at Onteora High School
6:30 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Tri-Valley at Tri-Valley Central School at Tri-Valley Central School
6:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Fallsburg at Liberty High School
Tuesday, Feb. 3
4 p.m.: Girls Modified Basketball vs. Fallsburg at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School
4:15 p.m.: Boys Modified Wrestling vs. multiple schools at Port Jervis Middle School
4:45 p.m.: Boys Varsity Alpine Skiing: Slalom vs. multiple schools at Mt. Peter Ski Resort
5 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Eldred at Liberty High School
5:30 p.m.: Boys Modified Basketball vs. Fallsburg at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School
6 p.m.: Girls Varsity Wrestling Multi-Matches vs. multiple schools at Saugerties High School
6:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Eldred at Liberty High School
Wednesday, Feb. 4
3:15 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track and Field Invitational vs. multiple schools at SUNY Sullivan
4 p.m.: Boys Modified Basketball vs. Rockland Central School District at Rockland MS/HS
4:45 p.m.: Girls Varsity Alpine Skiing vs. multiple schools at Holiday Mountain
5:30 p.m.: Girls Modified Basketball vs. Rockland Central School District at Rockland MS/HS
6 p.m.: Boys Varsity Wrestling vs. Rondout Valley Central at Rondout Valley Central School
Thursday, Feb. 5
4:15 p.m.: Boys Modified Wrestling vs. multiple schools at Warwick Valley
4:30 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Monticello at Monticello High School Main Gym
4:45 p.m.: Boys Varsity Alpine Skiing: Slalom vs. multiple schools at Holiday Mountain
4:45 p.m.: Girls Varsity Alpine Skiing: Giant Slalom and Slalom vs. multiple schools at Holiday Mountain
5 p.m.: Girls JV Basketball vs. James I. O’Neill at Liberty High School
6:30 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. James I. O’Neill at Liberty High School
Friday, Feb. 6
All events postponed or canceled.
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 7-8
No events scheduled.