Liberty High School (Brentwood, California)
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Liberty High School is located in Brentwood
Brentwood, California
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, California
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, United States
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. Liberty High School is a comprehensive 9-12 grade high school
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 serving approximately 2700 students.

Overview

Liberty is organized into four Small Learning Communities (SLC). SLC leadership teams include an Assistant Principal, Counselor
School counselor
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, SLC coordinator and Academy
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 Director. Career specific academy programs are available to students in grades 10-12. These programs highlight Business and Technology, Health Careers
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, Teaching and Learning Careers
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, Arts
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 and Humanities
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Liberty High's official newspaper The Lion's Roar. This bi-monthly publication is typically twelve pages in length and is produced by approximately twenty students enrolled in Journalism
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Liberty is also well known for their Student Learning Careers, such as the TLC academy for students who plan on childcare/ teaching careers, who is planning on going to the Challenge Day field trip (as seen on Oprah).

Liberty High School was originally named Liberty Union High School.

The school's fight is Hail Liberty

Hail Liberty,
Cardinal and Gold
Hail Liberty,
Loyal sons so brave and bold.
With her banner waving,
Proudly in the sky.
Lets sing her praise,
And voices Raise,
Hail, Hail Liberty

Notable alumni

Lisa Joann Thompson
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, dancer, actress, and choreographer, starred in In Living Color
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, Fame L.A.
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, and Motown Live.

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