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Worship Team Strikes a High Note
June 16
Before school on May 6
tryouts were held for next years worship team in Mr. Whitmire's room.
This year junior highers
were allowed to try out for worship team, so as a result there were more
students than expected. The following junior highers attended: Allie Lapporte
for voice, Kayla Kirby for voice, Karrie Comfort for voice and piano, Kiriah
Barbin on drums, and Trent Coalson on bass/guitar. The following high schoolers
also tried out: Anne Mearig for voice, Grace Harding for voice, Kylie
Burkholder for voice, Sarah Perry for voice, Julie Huhn for voice and guitar,
Sam Salgado on guitar, Brandon Hallam on guitar, Sarah Spitzer on bass/guitar,
Max Bellew-Diamond on piano, Joseph Aina for piano, and Joseph Jezak on drums.
Besides trying out for Mr. Whitmire, these musicians
also had to undergo a series of other tests. Each student was evaluated by
their teachers and had their pastors called. They also had to fill a survey out
about themselves and why they should be in the worship team. After several
weeks of tense waiting the results were released on June 4th. The following students
had made worship team: Julie Huhn, Joseph Jezak, Sam Salgado, Sarah Perry,
Sarah Spitzer, Max Bellew-Diamond, Brandon Hallam, Kylie Burkholder, Karrie
Comfort, Allie Lapporte, Trent Coalson, Kiriah Barbin, with Arin Mearig
controlling the media and sound. Congratulations to everyone that made the
team; we will look forward to hearing you play next year.
Techo"logical" Advances
June 16
Beginning on March 22nd,
two brave and very hard-working Liberty seventh graders– Ben Gibson and Ryan
Garner– began the unique experience of updating and refurbishing some of
Liberty’s old, outdated computers as part of their junior high media class. “It
was cool that Mrs. Morici let us do all these things that the other classes haven’t
gotten to do and probably won’t get
to do” said Ryan. After disassembling one of the computers to gain more
knowledge about the
machine’s inner workings, both boys started their mission
to upgrade software and give new life to old computers.
These techno-“logical” advances (since it is such a
smart idea) will allow Kindergarten and 1st grade students to have
computers in their actual classrooms
for next year. Such usable, updated computers will enhance the functioning of
the classroom as well as provide students with an enriched source of
information and learning.
By June 1st, Ryan and Ben had not only
upgraded six computer’s operating systems, but had also installed three times
the memory space in the computers to increase both their speed and performance.
Everything happened in half a semester thanks to the skill of students like Ben
who “was the best at putting in RAM cards. I did a computer in eight seconds.”
As of now, they are busy procuring hardware, like keyboards and mice, as well as software programs that the teachers can utilize in their curriculums during the coming years. Kindergarten and 1st grade are very lucky to benefit from such a unique experience and the hard work of two very smart young men. Perhaps, the best summary of such an interesting opportunity can be found in Ben’s own words: “I thought it was cool that we had made a lasting contribution to the school.”
Banquet's a Hit
June 16
As the school year camecoming
to a close and all of the sports seasons are over, it is time to reflect back
on the season, players, and memorable moments for the annual sports awards
banquet! Held in Liberty Christian’s gym, the awards banquet is a time where
friends and family can come and enjoy a nice dinner, look at the several league
champion banners, and acknowledge Liberty’s athletes for their efforts in the
world of sports. Every year there are three awards given out for each team to a
certain player who has the characteristics that the award symbolizes, and each
athlete also receives participation certificate. The three special awards are:
Mighty in Spirit, which goes to the athlete that influences others by showing
Christ in everything they did during the sport. Total Release, which goes to
the person who works the hardest at practice and truly loves the sport they are
playing, and the Shield, which goes to the athlete who has the most skill in
their sport. Along with these awards, there is one very special award given to
one male and one female entitled the Athlete of God. This award usually goes to
someone who has played in all of the sports that were offered and excelled in
them.
The winners of the awards
for the Shield award were: Sam Salgado for football, Jennifer Murdock for
cheer, Arin Mearig for junior varsity volleyball, Sarah Perry for varsity
volleyball, Breanna Willard for girls basketball, Ryan Mearig for boys
basketball, Frank Guzman for baseball, Sarah Spitzer for softball, and Ryan
Mearig for boys volleyball. The winners of Total Release were: Jakob Brouwer
for football, Tatiana Hamblin for cheer, Kylie Burkholder for junior varsity
volleyball, Tori Lockerbie for varsity volleyball, Esther Lacey for girls
basketball, Hayden Herring for boys basketball, Paul Ishizaki for baseball,
Brittany Naylor for softball, and Henry Affre for boys volleyball. The winners
for Mighty in Spirit were: Matt Carbonella for football, Sarah Fero for cheer
as well as girls basketball, Nicole Cheek for junior varsity volleyball, Alex
Biggins for varsity volleyball and softball, Henry Affre for boys basketball,
Christian Kirby for baseball, and Jacob Mercer for boys volleyball. The winner
of the Female Athlete of God was Esther Lacey. The winner of the Male Athlete
of God was Hayden Herring.
In the junior high, the awards are exactly the
same as that of high school. However, the big awards that are only received by
one boy and one girl are called either the David or the Deborah award instead. The winners of the Shield award were: Jacob
Meyer for flag football as well as boys basketball, Janae Crombie for girls
basketball, Kendall Williams for girls volleyball as well as softball, and
Maxim Kellick for boys volleyball. The winners of the Total Release award were:
Ryan Garner for flag football as well as boys volleyball, Megan Wilkerson for
girls basketball, Josh Naples for boys basketball, and Allison Lapporte for
both girls volleyball and softball. The winners of Mighty in Spirit were: Grant
Torres for flag football, Caylee Craycroft for girls basketball, Maxim Kellick
for boys basketball, Emily Perry for girls volleyball, Trent Coalson for boys
volleyball, and Katrina Hallam for softball. The winner of the David and
Deborah awards this year were Maxim Kellick and Allison Lapporte. This year’s high
school and junior high sports awards were fun for everyone who showed up as
well as the athletes who won the well-deserved awards.
Soccer Team Plays in Championship AND at Disneyland!
June 16
Liberty’s first season of elementary co-ed soccer
remained undefeated up until the championships, with as close of a score as it
comes, 1-0. Through their hard work and hour long practices everyday they did
not have a game, the team made improvements by the end of the season. Liberty
Christian’s soccer coach, junior Joseph Jezak said, “It was a good season and a
great start to Liberty’s soccer team.” The team also had the help of Mrs.
Morici, who was in charge of organizing the games and creating their uniforms.
Brittany Heslin, a sixth grader and the Most Valuable Player on the team said
that her favorite moment was when they would “knock over and trip the biggest
kid in the whole league.” The players may have lost their championship game,
but the Heslins’ parents decided to cheer the soccer players up by giving each
player a ticket to Disneyland! This season was a great idea to start with,
became a success, and ended with a well
deserved trip to Disneyland.
Art Counts Too
June 5
As a wonderful change, the
high school art class elective with Mrs. Towle now counts as a fine art credit! It never used to, but many students have been
asking for that to change. Well, that
time had come, and parents, students, and faculty are delighted to hear about
the decision. Academic advisor Mrs.
Yates says, “This is the next step to achieving our schools goals to provide
abundant opportunities for our students.”
To receive the fine art credits, a student must complete a full year of
art. Mrs. Towle states that, “This is
the first year that visual art counts, I am looking forward to more students in
my class. I also think that Mr. Whitmire
is happy [about this].” Those who are not musical are really helped by this
modification, for in the past the only fine art credits available at Liberty
were Music Appreciation, Choir, or Handbells courses. “I am going to take art instead of music
appreciation now that I have the chance.
I think that it is a good idea because it offers different options to
what you can do to get the credits needed,” said junior Allison Piersma. This decision benefits many and the school
continues to see great additions at Liberty Christian.
The Votes are In: New 2010-2011 Student Council Named
June 4

Freedom of Speech
June 4
by Allie Lapporte
On May 21, twenty-one
elementary students went to Trinity Lutheran School to participate in this
year’s ACSI speech meet. They nervously left school in their fanciest clothes
at about 9:30 am, and proudly returned around noon. Grades one through six
chose two to five students each to represent them in six categories: poetry,
Bible memorization, fable and folklore, patriotic oration, dramatic Bible
prose, and original speech. Delanie Ragan, a sixth grader who participated
said, “It was cool to see all the other schools there.” In order to participate
in the speech meet every student had to choose a speech, memorize it, and
recite it in front of their class. Mrs. Yeager was in charge of organizing
Liberty’s portion of the speech meet, a job she did very professionally. “We
always have parents judge the speech meets, and I think they were very
impressed with Liberty’s students,” said Mrs. Yeager. Everybody who was in the
speech meet received a ribbon: blue, red, or white. All of Liberty’s students
did exceptionally well in this year’s ACSI speech
meet.
Following are the students who participated, their
category, and their ribbon color: Talia Estrada-Poetry/Blue, Canela Larrea-
Bible Memorization/Blue, Skylar Thompson- Poetry/Red, Dakota Whitmire- Bible
Memorization/Blue, Madison Wilkerson- Fable and Folklore/Blue, Lily Stokes-
Poetry/Blue, Jake Lindborg- Bible Memorization/Red, Dillon Zamora- Fable and
Folklore/Blue, Makaela Conol- Poetry/Blue, Paige Hanson- Bible
Memorization/Red, Abigail Spitzer- Fable and Folklore/Blue, Madison Haney-
Poetry/Blue, Jacob Gane- Bible Memorization/Red, Hannah Burkholder- Patriotic
Oration/Red, Katherine Nguyen- Dramatic Bible Prose/Blue, Noah Gane- Original
Speech/Blue, Delanie Ragan- Poetry/Blue, Shannon Johnson- Bible
Memorization/Red, Jacob Braun- Patriotic Oration/Red, Madison Hanson- Dramatic
Bible Prose/Red, Brittany Heslin- Original Speech/Blue.
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