Liberty High School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Liberty High School is a public high school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Liberty is one of two public high schools in the Bethlehem Area School District (Freedom High School is the other). Liberty is attended by students from Bethlehem, Fountain Hill, Freemansburg, and Hanover Township.
In the 2005-2006 academic year, 2,784 students are attending Liberty High School.
History
Liberty High School was opened in 1923. Originally named Bethlehem High School, it was located in what then was the geographical center of Bethlehem.
Athletics
The school's athletic teams compete in the Lehigh Valley Conference, which also includes high schools from Allentown, Easton, Emmaus, and other Lehigh Valley locations. Liberty's primary athletic rivalry is with Freedom High School, its cross-city Bethlehem rival.
In 2005, the Liberty football team, coached by Tim Moncman, won the PIAA East football championship and placed second in the Pennsylvania state finals (losing in the finals to McKeesport High School).
Liberty High School Grenadier Band
The Liberty High School Grenadier Band is a 260-member band with a long, successful tradition that continues to this day. Modeled after the band of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards, the LHSGB is the only American high school band to have performed with the Guards in concert.
Scholastic Scrimmage
Liberty High School traditionally has faired well in Pennsylvania's Scholastic Scrimmage contest, where Pennsylvania high schools compete against each other in an academic trivia contest. Liberty has won the contest three times (1982, 1984, and 1994) and placed second four times (1989, 1993, 1995, and 1997).
Notable alumni
- Chuck Bednarik. former professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles.
Renovations
Liberty High School has undergone numerous rennovations since it was first built. The most recent began in 2005 and is expected to be completed by 2008.
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