Liberty’s advanced theatre class, Encore, prevailed as tournament champions in eight out of the nine categories in an annual speech tournament held Jan. 13 and 14 at Stone Gate Christian Academy in Irving. “This year, by a margin of 500 points, Encore students were unstoppable in their talents throughout the entire weekend,”...
read moreJohn Racina, Lower School music teacher, sees every child in kindergarten through 4th grade every week, and he hopes the children he teaches eventually make the study of music a part of their lives. “I want my students to experience the joy that playing a musical instrument provides,” he said. Racina teaches in the music lab,...
read moreFourth grade music history students earlier this fall combined art and writing in their study of music. They listened to songs from Stravinsky’s “Firebird: Infernal Dance,” Tchaikovsky’s “Cannonball,” and a suite played by a cello. After the students listened to these selections, they answered questions like, “What...
read moreArt teacher Charlotte Villarreal has seen public schools across Texas and the nation succumb to fiscal challenges and cut art and other “nonessential” programs. She said, “Conversely, Liberty has made a commitment to grow its fine arts program. LCS graduates will continue to be very competitive in university applications and...
read moreEarlier last semester, fifth grade art elective students created pinwheels and decorated them with words and pictures representing peace. These 24 students were a part of a much bigger initiative called Pinwheels for Peace. On the International Day of Peace last year, it was estimated that 3.5 million pinwheels spun in countries...
read moreLiberty Christian invites its families and the surrounding communities to its Christmas concert titled “The Jesus Gift,” performed by the Liberty Chorale and Middle School Theatre next Monday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. The Chorale will be dressed in period costumes and sing songs based on scripture from the Bible. The program will...
read moreLiberty Christian’s DanzTeam will perform Saturday, Dec. 3, in the 24th annual Children’s Medical Center Holiday Parade in downtown Dallas. The DanzTeam, a part of Liberty’s Fine Arts Department, has marched in the parade every year for more than a decade, but this year is the first for team members to perform. “Liberty’s...
read moreLiberty Christian Fine Arts advanced to state in the one-act play contest and won third place with its performance of “Talking Pictures,” a play by Horton Foote that is set in Texas on the eve of the Depression. The top two schools from each of the four regions in Texas performed at the state contest on Wednesday, Nov....
read moreLiberty Christian students performed “Talking Pictures” in regional competition at Liberty last Saturday and took second place. Students Ross Earley, Emmy Edwards, Catherine Harrington, Lauren Massing, and Katelynn Pearson were awarded All-Star Cast, and Ian Harber, Gabby Marye, and Malyn Porter were awarded Honorable Mention...
read moreLiberty Christian School invites its families and the surrounding communities to its one-act productions of “The Hobbit” and “Talking Pictures” this Thursday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m. Each play has been condensed to a 40-minute one act, and Liberty students will compete with these two, one-act plays in a regional competition this...
read moreLiberty Christian marching band came in third place overall in its first marching band competition ever. To see the video, click band competition. “I am proud of our students for standing toe-to-toe with other great bands,” said Scott Himel, band director. Liberty Christian competed in Frisco on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Texas...
read moreLiberty Christian invites its families and guests from the surrounding communities to a live production of “Our Town,” the Pulitzer Prize winning drama from 1938. Fine Arts Chair Misty Baptiste said, “I am so very proud of the work and dedication our students have shown. From the rookies to the veterans, the cast members have...
read moreMusic knows no language barrier, and it transcends different cultures as it speaks to the listener in a personal and moving way. The sound of music can touch any heart no matter where home is. In Liberty Christian’s Lower School, music students were blessed earlier last year by the visit of a very gifted musician. Tong Lu came to...
read moreCongratulations to DanzTeam officers Karen Alday, Katie Dail, and Destany Porter who won awards at the Halftime Entertainment (HTEDance) Officer Camp held earlier in June at the Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel. Liberty has attended this camp for more than a decade. At the camp this year, more than 300 officers competed from 39...
read moreThe Liberty Christian band performed Friday at the Directors Choice Music Festival and Competition in San Antonio and won “Best in Class,” competing against 35 schools from across the nation. The festival is open to all public and private high school bands and orchestras, and Liberty Christian received a “1” superior...
read moreArtwork from kindergarten to 12th grade students was represented at the Liberty-hosted ACSI festival held earlier in April. Ten schools brought approximately 300 works of art. Liberty sophomore Laurie Young was awarded “Best in Show” for her acrylic painting. Other Liberty winners are listed below by grade and...
read moreLiberty Christian is the only school in TAPPS 5A to place in the top six in all four Fine Arts areas: academics and speech, art, vocal music, and instrumental music! Liberty Christian’s Upper School band competed at the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) state contest on April 9. “Our members played an...
read moreLiberty Christian is the only school in TAPPS 5A to place in the top six in all four Fine Arts areas: academics and speech, art, vocal music, and instrumental music! The Liberty Christian Chorale scored a superior rating of a “1” on Saturday, April 8, at the TAPPS State in Belton, Texas. Its Colla Voce and Dolci Voci also...
read moreCongratulations to the new varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders, and DanzTeam for 2011–2012. Varsity Cheerleaders JV...
read moreLiberty Christian is the only school in TAPPS 5A to place in the top six in all four Fine Arts areas: academics and speech, art, vocal music, and instrumental music! Liberty Christian was awarded second place at the TAPPS state art competition March 25 and 26 at Concordia University in Austin, Texas. “I was excited that Liberty...
read moreIn preparation for its Sunflower tour and state competition, Chorale will sing in concert at Liberty this Friday, March 25, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. All Liberty families are invited. “We consider ourselves ministers of music,” said Ann Smith, Chorale director. “Each singer to some degree or another is being used by our Heavenly...
read moreLiberty Christian won second place in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) District Art Competition hosted by Liberty on Thursday, March 3. “I am very proud of the students’ work this year,” said Brandon Graham, art teacher. “Placing second is a solid result in a group of schools that is so strong...
read moreThe Regional Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Competition for choir was hosted by Liberty Christian on Wednesday, March 2. “The Chorale did very well at the TAPPS regional contest,” said Ann Smith, Chorale director. Many of the Liberty students were awarded the score of a I, which means they advance...
read moreLiberty Christian is proud to announce the results of the TAPPS 5A District Academic Competition held Feb. 18–19 at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas. Liberty Christian won second place overall in the competition. “Liberty students worked extremely hard for this success,” said Misty Baptiste, fine arts chair. “On top of...
read moreBy Kirk Holland Theatre Teacher, Director, and Playwright Welcome to the Sch … Schehehehe … Cher … Scheherara … how do you even say that word? Pronounced “Share-i-zah-dee,” “Welcome to the Scheherazade” is not only the title of this year’s spring show, but it is also a salutation received by any guest who pays...
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