Liberty Technology Magnet High School

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Liberty Technology Magnet High School
Address
3470 Ridgecrest Road, Ext. Jackson, TN 38305
Jackson, Tennessee
U.S.A.
Information
Type Technology Magnet
Established 2003
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 999
Color(s) Burgundy and silver
Mascot Crusader
Website lib.jmcss.org

Liberty Technology Magnet High School is a public magnet high school located in Jackson, Tennessee. It opened to students in October 2003.[1]

History

Liberty Technology Magnet High School is one of the youngest high schools in the Jackson-Madison County area. Its construction took place between 2002 and 2003. The cost for the school's construction was nearly $16 million.[citation needed] In 2009, Liberty became a Title I school.[2]

Campus

Liberty's campus is 175,000 sq ft (16,300 m2). and covers 48 acres (190,000 m2), located near Pringles Park, home of the Jackson Generals. The outside campus includes a football stadium, football practice field, band practice field, a soccer field, and both baseball and softball fields. The football stadium is surrounded by a track and can seat up to 1,600 people. The auditorium seats up to 999 people, and the gymnasium has a capacity of 2,150.[3]

Classes

Liberty uses block scheduling,[4] with classes typically lasting 90 minutes, as opposed to the 45 minute classes used conventionally by schools in the United States.

In 2009, Liberty Technology Magnet High School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Tennessee average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.[5]

Liberty Crusader Athletics

Liberty won a TSSAA class 2A state championship in 2005-2006.[6] Former Liberty Crusader and current Murray State Racer guard Jewuan Long was named TSSAA class 2A "Mr. Basketball."[7]

Principals

Johnny Reynolds was the principal when the school opened in 2003, until October 31, 2008 when he retired as principal. June Murry took the position but quit in 2015. Timothy Gilmer took the position in January of 2016. [8]

References

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External links

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