2026 National Merit Finalists
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2026 National Merit Finalists
Liberty Public Schools is proud to announce five students have been named 2026 National Merit Finalists.
At Liberty High School, Matthew Fang, Michael Fang and Eleanor Henderson were named finalists.
At Liberty North High School, Bryce Harms and Tyler Johnson were named finalists.
These students qualified to be semifinalists by being in the top 1% of PSAT/NMSQT test takers when they were in their junior year. They went on to be finalists based on their academic record, administrator recommendation, ACT/SAT score and essay writing.
These five seniors will now be in the running for National Merit scholarships and to be named Merit Scholars.
Congratulations to these outstanding seniors, as well as the other semifinalists who were announced earlier in the year!
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The Board of Education approved Dr. Andy Schuerman as Director of Special Programs, Dr. Carrie Gabriel as Assistant Principal at Discovery Middle School and Joseph Eveland-Pulido as Assistant Principal at Shoal Creek Elementary.
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Liberty High School freshman Andrew Beltran captured the individual boys Class 3 singles state championship at the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Tennis Championships.
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Dr. Courtney Dickerson is the new Discovery Middle School principal, and Chad Brinkmeyer is the new Liberty North High School assistant principal.
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Liberty Public Schools would like to recognize and thank our 2026 class of retiring staff members. With 60 staff members headed on to their next adventure at the end of this school year, there's a lot to celebrate!
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The community is invited to join us for an open house celebrating the retirement of Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Tucker.