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FY23 Liberty's Susan B. Komen Fundraiser

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 20:51:00 GMT

With the help of Gerald Bailey the Liberty Knights, the Knight Nation was able to raise $2,100 for the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Organization. For several years now, Liberty has worked hard to bring awareness for the research being done to find a cure in the field of breast cancer. We are proud to be a part of such a wonderful organization. Thank you Knight Nation for all your help and support with this fundraising effort.

Liberty Spelling Bee Winners

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 15:15:00 GMT

Congratulations to Hoai "Ann" Hoang for placing 1st in the Liberty Middle School Spelling Bee and to Raya Cannon for winning the runner-up position. Ann and Raya will go on to the county level to represent Liberty at the Newton County Spelling Bee competition later on in January. Also, a Special Congratulations to all of the semi-finalists for the Liberty Middle School Spelling Bee. AP Sorrell sends each of you a huge High-Five, for a job well done. Good job everyone. The Knight Nation is very proud of each and every one of you.

Liberty's FCCLA wins chili cookoff

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:51:00 GMT

Congratulations to Liberty Knights own Lauren Parsons for winning first place in the annual FCCLA Chili Cookoff competition. If you see Lauren, please congratulate her on this wonderful accomplishment.

August Students of the Month

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:09:00 GMT

Today, the Knight Nation was able to formally recognize and celebrate our students of the month in the first in-person ceremony since the start of the pandemic. We want to congratulate all our students that are working so hard to show what it means to be a Knight. A special thanks goes to Mr. Gerald Bailey and his Student of the Month Committee, for without their help none of this would have been possible.

Liberty Device Distribution

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:54:00 GMT

Greetings parents... Liberty is currently distributing Chromebooks to those students with their technology form signed by a parent or guardian. If you have not done so, please sign this form and return it with your students as soon as possible.

Liberty's FCCLA Places 2nd in Nation

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:26:00 GMT

Liberty Middle School from Covington, GA PLACED SECOND IN THE NATION!!! at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference in San Diego, CA Liberty Middle School FCCLA Knights joined more than 7,000 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) student members, advisers, and guests at the San Diego Convention Center, June 29-July 3 to participate in the annual National Leadership Conference (NLC). The conference provided Liberty Middle School’s members opportunities for listening to inspiring speakers, attending youth workshops, competing on the national level, and networking with other youth leaders. The theme of this year’s conference was “Make It Count,” which inspired attendees to share how they make it count while exploring career opportunities, developing leadership skills, and growing personally while making a difference in their families and communities. In Competitive Events, Liberty Middle School FCCLA Knights placed in Top 3 in 2 categories, Top 10 in 1 Category, and Top 20 in 2 Categories! Liberty Middle School’s VP of Membership and GA FCCLA Region 6 Officer, Zamya Delamar facilitated a highly engaging and informative Youth Workshop entitled “Perfection in Progress” for the FCCLA NLC attendees. The workshop gave attendees invaluable tips on how to prepare for public speaking opportunities and how to track their progress. “I am very proud of all my students for their accomplishments, and the strides they have made to becoming great leaders. My heart was overwhelmed witnessing my students being recognized on the national stage. I’m sure the 2022 FCCLA NLC experience will be an inspiration for the students to strive for and accomplish more in their future both academically and within the community, said Felicia Wright Hodges, FCCLA Chapter Adviser for Liberty Middle School. “We would like to give a hearty THANK YOU to all our sponsors and partners for making this trip possible: Newton County Board of Commissioners, Double Good Popcorn Fundraising, Newton County Schools BOE/CTAE Director Dr. Tim Schmitt, Liberty Middle School/Principal Malcolm Brown, Your Pie of Covington, Zaxby’s # 35405, Probate Judge of Newton County Melanie Bell, Dr. Keith Stevens, and a host of family and friends.”

NCSS Reminds Parents on Required Student Immunizations

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:17:00 GMT

NCSS Reminds Parents on Required Student Immunizations

Liberty Middle School FCCLA Named Georgia Chapter of the Year

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:13:00 GMT

It’s been a tremendous year of accolades and amazing accomplishments for the Liberty Middle School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) club members, who culminated the school year by being named the Georgia FCCLA Middle School Chapter of the Year! “We are elated to receive the highest honor for a middle school chapter,” said Felicia Hodges, Liberty Middle School FCCLA adviser. “Honestly, that has been our goal every school year. However, every year I explain to the chapter that success is not achieved accidentally. Success is achieved through hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, adapting, sacrifice, and most importantly the love of what you are doing.” In addition to the Chapter of the Year award, Hodges received the 2022 Adviser Mentor Award, which recognizes advisers who have been successful in achieving Master Adviser Recognition, devoting two years to new adviser assistance, assuming adult leadership roles in FCCLA, conducting adviser workshops, attending training workshops and using national and state FCCLA resources. “I am honored to receive the Adviser Mentor Award,” she said. “It fills my heart with joy to be able to provide new advisers with the resources needed to encourage, enlighten and inspire student leaders to realize the power they have within to make a difference not only in their own lives, but also in the lives of their families and communities.” According to Hodges, there are over 20,000 Georgia FCCLA members and over 200 Georgia FCCLA chapters and Liberty Middle School’s organization walked away with several of the highest honors from the recent Georgia FCCLA State Leadership Conference, earning them the opportunity to compete at the National FCCLA Leadership Conference in San Diego, California later this year. "I am overjoyed and very proud about my students' accomplishments,” said Hodges. “Not just because they advanced to Nationals, but also because each team had challenges they faced yet, they made a conscience decision to overcome the challenges and to strive for the gold! I started beaming when I saw the students were stepping into their own power and their true authentic selves as leaders.” Liberty Middle School eighth-grader, Zamya Delamar earned the 2022 Region 6 Officer Award. According to Hodges, being a region officer involves a tremendous amount of time, commitment, and responsibility to the organization. The school organization was also named a Stand UP-National Program State Winner and a Georgia FCCLA Honor Roll Program with Distinction. Honor Roll chapters are the most dedicated, committed, involved in all of FCCLA’s programs, events, and activities. Several Liberty FCCLA students also brought home gold medals at the recent State Competition and earned the right to compete at the National FCCLA competition. Clarkston Lowe and Nina Ware earned Gold for their Chapter in RRRRDisplay and Tamaya Duncombe and Kylah Thomas brought home gold for their project, “Food Innovations—It’s Buzzin’”. All four also placed first as national qualifiers in the state. In addition, Kanya Kossonou brought home a gold medal for “Entrepreneurship—K & K Cosmetics” and Emily Armendariz and Lauren Parsons teamed up for “Jeans & Things’ in the Repurpose & Redesign category. Kossonou, Armendariz, and Parsons also qualified for the National Competition. Alexcia Delamar competed in the National Online STAR event and qualified to compete at the National Leadership Conference with her project, “Did You Hear What Happened to Olivia” in the Digital Stories for Change category. In addition to the gold awards, Zamya Delamar and Aaliyah Parsons brought home the second place award along with $75 for their project “Digital Delish Dish—The Ooey Gooey Butternut Squash and Cauliflower Mac n Cheese.” “Liberty's FCCLA chapter had a very impressive year and I am proud of the hard work put in by our students and their adviser,” said Dr. Tim Schmitt, NCSS Director of CTAE and Workforce Innovation. “Student leadership and competitive skill development is a cornerstone of Newton County's Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education program and Liberty serves as an example for others to follow.” As Liberty Middle School FCCLA members prepare for their trip to the National Leadership Conference, the program is seeking donations and sponsorships to help offset the cost of the trip. The team has estimated they will need $1,200 per FCCLA member to fully fund this exciting endeavor. Anyone interested in sponsoring a member and/or the chapter should contact Ms. Felicia Hodges at hodges.felicia@newton.k12.ga.us or Dr. Tim Schmitt at schmitt.tim@newton.k12.ga.us.

FY22 Science Fair Winners

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:48:00 GMT

Congratulations to the following students for placing in the top tier of the Science Fair Competition. 1st Place--Marc Goring, Devin Smalls, Jonathan Phillips, Payton Tremblay 2nd Place--Shi'Nara Robinson, Madisen Joseph, Jeremiah Campbell 3rd Place -- Payton Tremblay Honorable Mention in the Junior Division Devin Smalls and Marc Goring Jonathan Phillips

Spelling Bee Champion

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:54:00 GMT

Congratulations to Layla Albert for winning the Liberty Spelling Bee Competition. She won the top prize amongst a pool of over 900 students. We would also like to give an honorable mention to Kimberly Martinez and Tristen Haynes-Brown for being the runner-ups in the competition. Go on to make us proud in the county competition in December.