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Periodically throughout the school year, additional information involving LPS students, staff, and programs will be posted on the QuickNews Bulletin Board. The link to this page will be included in our bi-weekly e-newsletter, QuickNews.
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2022-2023 School Year
National Speech and Debate
NSDA 2023 National Tournament Results Liberty High School Kaylen King BQ Top 16 Caroline Shemwell Ext Debate Top 23 Elinor Dow & Bennett Chapman DUO Top 30 Andrew Hand Prose Top 30 Liv Linzy LD Top 60 Kate Fisher Expos Top 60 Andrew Hand & Grace Fisher DUO Top 60 Ethan Burnham Senate Top 72 Grace Fisher Expos Top 121 Kate Fisher Storytelling Top 122 Grace Fisher Storytelling Top 122 Liv Linzy Ext Debate Top 206 NSDA 2023 National Tournament Results Liberty North High School Addie Kimmerle 4-year Qualifier awardEllie Thorn NSDA Academic All-American AwardOlivia Walker NSDA Academic All-American AwardSantina Juma POI Top 18 Ava Powers Storytelling Top 38 Madison Tucker Expos Top 60 Alayna Pickard POI Top 59 Alayna Pickard Poetry Top 60 Ava Powers Oratory Top 65 Addie Kimmerle Ext Debate Top 123 Ellie Thorn Ext Debate Top 123 Ellie Thorn & Trey Shriver PuF 6-6 Aaron Kersh Senate 7th in Chamber Journalism Educators of Metro KC Awards
Liberty North results:
First Place KNET Staff Live Sports Broadcast First Place Max Konnemann Show Opening First Place Maia Gaddis Original Art First Place Bryson Prindle Online Blogging Second Place KNET Staff Overall Announcements Show Second Place Eagle's View Staff Overall Design Second Place Abby Agnew, Emma Bustamante, Kelsey O'Riley Four-Part Theme Presentation Second Place Sawyer Hennigh Sports Reaction Photo Third Place Camille Parker Infographics Design Third Place Maia Gaddis Editorial Cartoon Third Place Brie Green Photo Illustration Third Place Maia Gaddis, Aly Klug, Madison Tucker Breaking Sports Content Honorable Mention Jillian Hickey Sports Story Technology Student Association (TSA) State Competition
TOP 5 placements at State (*indicates National Qualifiers)Audio Podcasting 4th place(Brody Beebe, Ryan Houck, Aidan Wang)Biotechnology 2nd Place(Ryan Houck, Lacey Peycke, Yuhao Xiao)Data Science and Analytics 1st Place*(Ishveen Kaur)Debating Technical Issues 4th place(Yuhao Xiao, Ryan Houck)Extemporaneous Speech 1st Place*(Bryson Comegys)Music Production - 2nd place*(Martez Fletcher, Brody Beebe)Photography - 4th Place(Joley Neal)Promotional Design - 3rd place*(Ishveen Kaur)Software Development - 5th Place(Aidan Wang, Ishveen Kaur)System Control - 2nd Place(Ty Rogers, Zach Rogers, Quinn Schulte)Technology Bowl - 3rd Place*(Ishveen Kaur, Lacey Pyecke, Brody Beebe)Tech Problem Solving - 5th Place(Ty Rogers, Zach Rogers)National History Day State Contest
Middle Schools:
First Place Liberty Middle School, Grade 8 Group Website Deji Nilson, Parker Kassman, Quinn Harman Edward Jenner: Father of the Vaccine and the Frontier of Immunization Second Place Liberty Middle School, Grade 8 Group Exhibit Hannah Mees, Nora Kruse, Leah Hickey Elizabeth Blackwell: Breaking a Social Barrier Third Place South Valley Middle School, Grade 8 Group Documentary Addison Bergquist, Kate Gray The Radium Girls: Death in the Workplace SPECIAL PRIZE WINNER: Strickland Memorial African-American History Prize: Best documentary on African-American History Liberty Middle School, Grade 7 Individual Documentary Emma Bright Alvin Ailey: Dancing Through Boundaries First and second-place winners qualify to be the Missouri delegates at the National NHD Contest in June at the University of Maryland in the Washington, DC area.
Liberty North:
On April 22, 11 Liberty North students defended their historical research projects on the Mizzou campus at the National History Day in Missouri state contest.Three of those students earned the privilege to represent the state of Missouri at the National contest in Washington, D.C. in June. One student is serving as an alternate.Please congratulate the following scholars:Julia Ngo - 1st place, Historical Website: "The Magnuson Act: Frontiers Within the Naturalization of the Chinese"Emily Coleman & Natalie Coleman - 2nd place, Group Historical Documentary: "The Harlem Renaissance: Great Minds, Unique Ideologies, and a Cultural Hub"Miranda McArtor - Alternate (3rd place) in Individual Historical Documentary: "Boppin' with the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker"Alexandria Woerth won the special prize for German History with her Historical Paper: "The ‘Golden Age’ of German Settlement in the Middle West: Building Missouri and Spreading German Influence", which will also be housed in the archives in Hermann, Mo.JEA/NSPA National Convention
Liberty North:
- KNET: 4th place Best of Show
- Ayrie: 8th place Bet of Show
- Junior Abby Agnew: Excellent in Yearbook Copy/Caption (Academic)
- Junior Kelsey O'Riley: Honorable Mention in Yearbook Copy/Caption (Sports)
Nature in Your Neighborhood Art Competition
SVMS student Kenadie Williamson was presented with the third place award on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center.
Metro Kansas City Model UN Conference
Liberty North results:
Congratulations to the Liberty North Model UN Team for their excellent showing at the Metro Kansas City Model UN Conference. The following students were recognized for their efforts:Outstanding Position Paper: Addie Kimmerle, Sumaya Mohamed, Chase ZellerOutstanding Delegate: Addie Kimmerle, Addie Krop, Noah WarnerDistinguished Delegate: Addison TesarHonorable Mention: Madison Tucker, Richard Sun, Andrew Hodges, Olivia Walker, Ethan ZawaskiIn addition, the Liberty North delegation of the United Kingdom was named the Most Outstanding while the delegation of Norway was awarded Distinguished Delegation.Annual SkillsUSA State Leaders
hip & Skills Conference NCC had 81 SkillsUSA members compete at the Annual SkillsUSA State Leaders
hip & Skills Conference at State Technical College of Missouri last week. NCC had 46 members medal in 36 contests. Ten students will advance to the National competition in Atlanta, Georgia, in June. We also had two members elected as 2023-2024 State Officers (secondary & post-secondary).
NW District Results for the Liberty students:Wyatt Kolasa - Criminal Justice, 2nd place; Criminal Justice Tech Info, 1st place; Customer Service 3rd placeAary Patel - Quiz Bowl, 1st place; Related Technical Math, 2nd place (he is in the group photo - 3rd boy in the front row)Jana DeVaul* - Job Interview, 3rd place; Early Childhood Education Tech Info, 2nd place*Jana DeVaul took 1st place in the State Job Interview contest, so she will advance to the National Competitions.Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair
HMS and LMS results:
Junior (6-8)
Project Category
Student
Placement/ Company Awards
Project Title
HMS/LMS
Animal Science
Grace Groebe
1st Place
Company Award
and Company Award from the Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City
The Differences in Pigeon Vocalization from the Original Rock Pigeon to the Vocalization Differences in Average Duration of Syllables, Average Frequency of Syllables, and Number of Syllables for the Fancy Breeds of Modena Pigeons, Indian Fantail Pigeons, Archangels Pigeons, and Show Roller Pigeons
HMS (8)
Gerard Hickey
2nd Place Tie
The Effect of the Magnetic Fields on the Time for Planarian Regeneration
LMS (6)
Jude Golden
2nd Place Tie
The Effect of Different Substances on a Planarian’s Regeneration Speed and Efficiency
LMS (6)
Chemistry
Charlotte Sego and Addisyn Zachary
1st Place Team
The Effect of Gender on the Preferences of Scent
HMS (6)
Computer Science
Aiden Lorett
1st Place
The Effect of Age and Gender on Accuracy to Activate Voice-controlled Devices
HMS (6)
Inventions
Emma Bright
1st Place
Novel Identification Bandage for Staphylococcus aureus
LMS (7)
Physics & Astronomy
Gavin Cammack
1st Place
and Company Award from the United States Air Force
The Effect of the Rocket’s Nose Design Cone on the Height
HMS (6)
Company Awards
Chase Morgan
Company Award from the American Psychological Association
The Effect of a Mealworm on the Direction the Bearded Dragon Will Turn Their Head
LMS (6)
Everette Talley
Company Award from the US EPA Region 7
The Effect of the Soil Type on the Amount of Carbon Dioxide in the Soil Before and After Plant Growth
HMS (6)
Henry
Lewis
2 Company Awards from the US EPA Region 7
AND
The Kansas City Zoo
The Effect of the Amount of the pH in Water on the Number of Leaves Left on Lemnoideae.
LMS (6)
Academic Recognition
Ethan Brummitt
Gold
The Effect of Different Rehydration Liquids on The Amount of Electrolytes
LMS (6)
Quentin Zuber
Gold
The Effect of the Angle of Foot on the Velocity of a soccer ball
HMS (6)
Arden Rinehart
Gold
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM: THE PHYSICS BEHIND THE BEST WAY TO CURVE THE BALL
HMS (6)
Alexander Echeverria
Silver
The Effect of the Stimulus on the Mimosa Pudica Plant
LMS (6)
Sophia Border
Silver
The Effects of Different Chemicals on the Color of Fire
LMS (6)
Miles Huntsucker
Silver
Effect of Activated Carbon on Low-Cost Water Filtration
LMS (6)
Jaxon Club and Cason Koerner
Sliver
How Far Can You Throw A Football
LMS (6)
Ross Remley
Silver
Genetics of Wisconsin Fast Plants
LMS (6)
District Solo and Ensemble Festival
(Navigate between schools using the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet.)
*Exemplary ratings qualify for the State Solo and Ensemble competition
Mid-Continent Color Guard Association
2023 Independent Regional A Champions: Liberty Middle Jay Winter Guard
MIJA Scholastic Journalism Day
Liberty North winners:
- All-Missouri—Overall Yearbook
- Superior--Overall Newspaper
- Superior--Overall Broadcast Announcements with video
- Superior--Overall Broadcast Announcements without video
- Honorable Mention--Overall website
- Best of Show—Online Feature Package--
- Elise Adams, Ian Tomney, Aly Klug, Haley Dillard, Makena Dickens
- Best of Show—Live Sports Broadcast LN vs. BS
- Best of Show—Aly Klug and Maia Gaddis—Breaking News Online
- Best of Show—Abby Agnew—Traditional Student Life Package
- Best of Show—Abby Agnew—Overall theme/concept
- All Missouri—Shay Person-- Broadcast Sports Feature Story
- All Missouri—Ava Tucker—Broadcast News Feature
- All Missouri—Camille Parker—Newspaper Infographic
- All Missouri—Shay Person—Broadcast Human Interest
- All Missouri—Angelique Ibe—Student Life Photo
- All Missouri—Lydia Klish—Yearbook Mods
- All Missouri—Elsie Wickham—Yearbook Writing
- All Missouri—Adler DeGarmo—Traditional Clubs Package
- All Missouri—Lexi Woerth—Traditional Academic Package
- All Missouri—Madison Arnone—News Photo
- Superior—Live Sports Broadcast Talent—Ava Levings and Kennedy Herrig
- Superior—Online Sports Packages—Shay Person and Haley Calvin
- Superior--Newsmagazine cover page design--Maia Gaddis
- Superior—Broadcast Sports News Story—Ava Tucker and Breanne Toney
- Superior—Online Feature Package—Alexis Helms,Haley Calvin, Breanne Toney
- Superior—Online Feature Package—Maia Gaddis and Ava Tucker
- Superior—Sports Reaction Photo--Haley Dillard
- Superior—Academic Photo—Angelique Ibe
- Superior—Yearbook Specialty Design--Emma Bustamante
- Superior—Traditional Sports Package—Lydia Klish
- Superior--Opinion Write-off--Kelsey O'Riley
- Superior--News Write-off--Gianna Russo-Hicks
- Excellent—Student Life Photo—Haley Dillard
- Excellent—Portrait Photo—Haley Dillard
- Excellent---Student Life Photo—Angelique Ibe
- Excellent—Online Sports Package—Haley Calvin, Ava Tucker, Emery Lauber
- Excellent—Broadcast News Feature—Elyssa Lee
- Excellent—InDepth Feature Story—Ash Merenbloom and Oliver Bennett
- Honorable Mention—Sports Feature/Reaction Photo-Haley Dillard
- Honorable Mention—Sports Feature—Angelique Ibe
- Honorable Mention—Inside Page Design—Makena Dickens
- Honorable Mention—Infographic—Camille Parker
- Honorable Mention—Broadcast Sports Feature—Elise Adams, Ian Tomney, Aly Klug
- Honorable Mention—Student Life Photo--Jacob Heckadon
- Honorable Mention—Student Life Photo—Brooke Simons
- Honorable Mention--News Write-Off--Abbey Williams
LHS Winners:
Superior Mini-Documentary Sam Brusven and Olivia Davolt All Missouri Overall--Newsmagazine Olivia Davolt and Grace Halter Best of Show News Story Megan Gifford All Missouri Overall--Announcements with Video Lauren Pancic and Grace Halter Excellent Human Interest Feature Olivia Davolt and Sam Brusven Superior Overall--Announcements Only Megan Gifford and Cadence Brier Honorable Mention Live Sports Broadcast--Talent Charlie Marshall and Brooks Babcock Superior News Story Cheyenne Franklin Best of Show Sports Feature Story Brooks Babcock and Charlie Marshall Honorable Mention Sports News Story Morgan Gable Honorable Mention Sports Feature Story Lauren Pancic and Megan Gifford Honorable Mention Sports Reporting Brookelyn Jadwin Excellent News Feature Mary Biesemeyer Honorable Mention Indepth Feature Chloe Franklin Best of Show Editorial/Op-Ed Kaiya Lynch Superior Newspaper Inside Page Design Lucy Boyle and Sam Brusven All Missouri Breaking news Kaiya Lynch Excellent Feature package Jenna Shores Superior Feature package Victorya Wilkinson Honorable Mention Overall Lucy Boyle Excellent Editorial/Op-Ed Kaiya Lynch All Missouri Student Life/Organization Photo Claire Hamilton Excellent Portrait Sam Brusven All Missouri Photo Illustration Santana Hiatt Honorable Mention Sports Feature/Reaction Photo Harrison Graham Best of Show Academic Photo Jordan Wilt All Missouri Sports Kalea Faubion Superior Student Life/Organization Photo Sam Brusven Excellent Photo Illustration Sam Brusven All Missouri Sports Sam Brusven Superior Portrait Madison Remley All Missouri Photo Illustration Victorya Wilkinson Best of Show Yearbook Writing Allie Maher and Emma Seymour Best of Show Yearbook Mods Emersyn Holthouse and Brooklyn Young Honorable Mention Traditional package--Sports Brooklyn Young and Lauren Pancic Superior Traditional Package--Academic Riley Willis and Presley Jackson All Missouri Traditional package--Student Life Reese Smith and Giuliana Siraguso Superior Overall theme/concept Abigail Chambers and Emma Seymour Honorable Mention Non-Traditional Package Reese Smith and Giuliana Siraguso Missouri State High School Activities Association Sportsmanship Essay/PSA Contest:
SVMS Winners:
- Kate Gray - Essay - School winner, district winner (Kansas City area)
- Addison Bergquist - Essay - School runner up
- Coralyn Young - PSA - School winner, district winner (Kansas City area), overall state winner
- Shelby Calvin - PSA - School runner up, district competitor