Each month, Liberty Middle School hosts Leadership Celebrations to highlight the ways students demonstrate leadership and live out the Leader in Me 7 Habits:

• Being Proactive
• Beginning With the End in Mind
• Putting First Things First
• Thinking Win Win
• Seeking First to Understand then to be Understood
• Synergy
• Sharpening the Saw

Leader of the Month is generally awarded to two students per grade level each month. Recipients consistently demonstrate the 7 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 September and October are as follows:

Leader of the Month

September

Eighth grade: Claire Ferguson  and Lilly Kehrley

Seventh grade: Elisa Barragan and Caleb Rusin

Sixth grade: Darius Dawkins and Blake Dennison

Fifth grade: Indigo Love and Aarit Patel.

October

Eighth grade: Mya Davis and Aaron Quiroz Gomez

Fifth grade: Cristofer Concepcion and Viviana Frasier

Sixth grade: Savannah Gonzalez and Nicholas McPhillips

Seventh grade: Owen Brust, Dia D’Agata and Delanie Yupanqui

Good News Notes

September

Eighth grade: Marelyn Ardon Lopez, Jostin Bustillo Sierra, Jeremy Correa, Amy Cortes Cruz, Juan De La Cruz De La Cruz, Gael Estrada Ruiz, Analina Garcia, Araceliss Gomez, Thomas Jandik Jr., Brody Kelly, Denis Leon Aldana, Gabriel Lotz, Santiago Moguel, Rebecca Norris, Fabian Reyes Benegas, Erick Torres Garcia, Joseph Travis-Sanchez, Francisco Vicente Gonzalez and Arria Whipple.

Seventh grade: Kendriel Aliers Amparo, Andry Caal Chub, Katarina Card, Marcel Davis, Royce Fingers, Madelyn Garcia Cuellar, Anabel Hernandez Fuentes, Syndy Ixchalchal Lagos, Dylan Joya Reyes, Savannah Kandic, Torion Lindsay, Megan Martinez Gomez, Bentley Moore, Helen Munoz Barragan, Karen Musso, Paul Odior 2nd and Caleb Rusin.

Sixth grade: Riley Baum, Jerin Burton, Ellenora Carroll, Christopher Castro Mota, Joseph Geoghan, Parker Gissentaner, Bryson Hendrickson, Nayeli Hernandez Soperanez, Mason Neves, Izek Resto, Esmeralda Santiago Sharpe, Isabella Santiago Sharpe, Karter Velde, Mariah Williamson, Joseph Wilson, Darick Winfrey III and Audrey Yaun.

Fifth grade: Yandriel Aliers Amparo, Christiana Allen, Zaynab Benadim, Blake Beseth, Ethan D. Reyes Banegas, Michael Davis Jr., Colin Duncan, Rylin Henry, Leah Kelly, Henry Krum, Camden Lake, Katherine Munoz Garcia, Joseph Skinner and Jenisis VanAken.

October

Eighth grade: Amy Cortes Cruz, Jordan Guardiola, Maryory Munoz Monzon, Aaron Quiroz Gomez, Alyson Smith, Jayden Stoddard, Joseph Travis Sanchez, Meily Valencia Bamac and Aaliyah Walker.

Seventh grade: Genesis Caiza Viracocha, Selena Feliciano, Dariana Gonzalez Suarez, Allyson Juarez, Torion Lindsay, Ayanelson Mazariegos Cuz, Awais Muhammad, Genesis Robles Burgos, Sherlene Romero and Jerimiah Wilson.

Sixth grade: Zachariah Adams, Willis Gamble, Avianna Gonzalez, Dean Harte, Ryleigh LaMantia, Jose Maradiaga, Anthony Myers, Prince Patterson and Anthony Phillipe.

Fifth grade: Armend Ala, Iker Amador, Caleb Blume, Emeli Bonilla Izaguirre, Elisa Brust, Alexander Castillo Ramiro, Jewelacie Castro, Jessica Contreras Paz, Yahir Cortes, Daniel Crespo Jr., Hunter DeGraw, Viviana Frasier, Amelia Greeno, Leah Kelly, Camden Lake, Indigo Love, Lennox Lyons, Romina Morales Romero, Carilyce Perez, Heidi Robles Burgos, Jenisis VanAken, Lisa Vanwagner, Mattisyn Walker, Jordan White, Jasmine Williamson and Yeral Zelaya Gonzalez.