Liberty Technology Magnet High School
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Liberty Technology Magnet High School is a public magnet
high school
located in Jackson, Tennessee
. It opened to students in October 2003.
s in the Jackson-Madison County area. Its construction took place between 2002 and 2003. The cost for the school's construction was nearly $16 million. In 2009, Liberty became a Title I school.
, home of the Jackson Generals, and is surrounded by many factories. Its outside campus includes a football stadium, football practice field, band practice field, a soccer field
, and both baseball and softball fields. The football stadium is surrounded by a track and can seat up to 1,600 people. The auditorium seats up to 999 people, and the gymnasium has a capacity of 2,150.
is a public school that offers a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. At Liberty Technology Magnet High School, these are called Career Paths. Liberty offers six different career paths: Agriculture, Computer Technology, Engineering, Culinary Arts, Automotive Technology, and Marketing.
, with classes typically lasting 90 minutes, as opposed to the 45 minute classes used by conventional scheduling.
In 2009, Liberty Technology Magnet High School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Tennessee average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
ranking of 13 in the country by Sports Illustrated
. Former Liberty Crusader and current Murray State Racer
guard Jewuan Long was named Most Valuable Player in 2006; in 2007, Long was named TSSAA class 2A "Mr. Basketball."
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...
. It opened to students in October 2003.
History
Liberty Technology Magnet High School is one of the youngest high schoolHigh school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s in the Jackson-Madison County area. Its construction took place between 2002 and 2003. The cost for the school's construction was nearly $16 million. In 2009, Liberty became a Title I school.
School mascot
The school mascot, the Crusader, is a representation of the school's goals. The torch of the crusader stands for technology and the lamp stands for academics. The mascot's colors are burgundy and silver.Campus
Liberty's campus is 175000 sq ft (16,258 m²). and covers 48 acres (194,249.3 m²) located just outside of Pringles ParkPringles Park
Pringles Park is a 6,000 seat minor league baseball stadium located in Jackson, Tennessee. It opened in 1998.Pringles Park was built by the municipal government of Jackson, Tennessee and is the home of the Jackson Generals of the Southern League. The Generals are the Class AA affiliate of the...
, home of the Jackson Generals, and is surrounded by many factories. Its outside campus includes a football stadium, football practice field, band practice field, a soccer field
Association football pitch
An association football pitch is the playing surface for the game of association football made of turf. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play".All line markings on the pitch form part of the area which they define...
, and both baseball and softball fields. The football stadium is surrounded by a track and can seat up to 1,600 people. The auditorium seats up to 999 people, and the gymnasium has a capacity of 2,150.
Academic Departments
A magnet schoolMagnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
is a public school that offers a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. At Liberty Technology Magnet High School, these are called Career Paths. Liberty offers six different career paths: Agriculture, Computer Technology, Engineering, Culinary Arts, Automotive Technology, and Marketing.
Classes
Liberty uses block schedulingBlock scheduling
Block scheduling is a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day but each class is scheduled for a longer period of time . A student might be taking 7 different classes, but only 4 per day, and the specific daily classes would rotate through a changing daily cycle...
, with classes typically lasting 90 minutes, as opposed to the 45 minute classes used by conventional scheduling.
In 2009, Liberty Technology Magnet High School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Tennessee average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
Liberty Crusader Athletics
Liberty is home to two TSSAA class 2A state championships in both 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons. This has earned Liberty a boys' high school basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
ranking of 13 in the country by Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
. Former Liberty Crusader and current Murray State Racer
Murray State University
Murray State University, located in the city of Murray, Kentucky, is a four-year public university with approximately 10,400 students. The school is Kentucky’s only public university to be listed in the U.S.News & World Report regional university top tier for the past 20 consecutive years...
guard Jewuan Long was named Most Valuable Player in 2006; in 2007, Long was named TSSAA class 2A "Mr. Basketball."