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The Jay Way
Graduate Profile: Thrive
LMS students work on their Graduate Profile Portfolio by uploading various pieces of evidence from the coursework they complete here at LMS.
The Jay Way
Liberty Middle School believes all students should be respectful, responsible and safe. Students showing these behaviors are rewarded with Blue Jay Bucks.
Be Respectful. Be Responsible. Be Safe.
It's The Jay Way!
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LMS students thrive while developing life skills such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and decision-making by being involved in the clubs, fine arts, athletics, and intramurals.
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Students are involved in many lessons and activities that promote innovation and have real world learning.
Latest News
![Jennifer Kephart with the LPS logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770821196/libertyk12mous/ga5krtft4szdqzofvycb/JenniferKephart.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770821196/libertyk12mous/ga5krtft4szdqzofvycb/JenniferKephart.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770821196/libertyk12mous/ga5krtft4szdqzofvycb/JenniferKephart.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770821196/libertyk12mous/ga5krtft4szdqzofvycb/JenniferKephart.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770821196/libertyk12mous/ga5krtft4szdqzofvycb/JenniferKephart.jpg","width":1492}])
Following a comprehensive search process, the Liberty Public Schools Board of Education is pleased to announce the unanimous selection of Dr. Jennifer Kephart as the district's next superintendent, effective July 1, 2026.
![A mother and two children in backpacks walk into school]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770744033/libertyk12mous/yzmjvcszt95z6rsnsnrf/Back-to-schoolphoto.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770744033/libertyk12mous/yzmjvcszt95z6rsnsnrf/Back-to-schoolphoto.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770744033/libertyk12mous/yzmjvcszt95z6rsnsnrf/Back-to-schoolphoto.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770744033/libertyk12mous/yzmjvcszt95z6rsnsnrf/Back-to-schoolphoto.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770744033/libertyk12mous/yzmjvcszt95z6rsnsnrf/Back-to-schoolphoto.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1770744033/libertyk12mous/yzmjvcszt95z6rsnsnrf/Back-to-schoolphoto.jpg","width":2200}])
Liberty Public Schools will have several opportunities to touch base with teachers during the 2026-2027 school year.
![Preparing for inclement winter weather, picture of a shovel and snow. LPS logo and www.lps53.org/weather]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761746898/libertyk12mous/ltvfbi5soslgnukyxcz2/InclementWeatherpolicy1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761746898/libertyk12mous/ltvfbi5soslgnukyxcz2/InclementWeatherpolicy1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761746898/libertyk12mous/ltvfbi5soslgnukyxcz2/InclementWeatherpolicy1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761746898/libertyk12mous/ltvfbi5soslgnukyxcz2/InclementWeatherpolicy1.png","width":1080}])
Something we plan to continue for the 2025-2026 school year is that LPS will treat the first two inclement weather days as traditional snow days, meaning there will be no in-person OR virtual classes on these days.
![Jeremy Tucker]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761138574/libertyk12mous/lrgwhtkysz7pxaxjs0lb/TuckerAnnouncementSocial1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761138574/libertyk12mous/lrgwhtkysz7pxaxjs0lb/TuckerAnnouncementSocial1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761138574/libertyk12mous/lrgwhtkysz7pxaxjs0lb/TuckerAnnouncementSocial1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761138574/libertyk12mous/lrgwhtkysz7pxaxjs0lb/TuckerAnnouncementSocial1.png","width":1080}])
Dr. M. Jeremy Tucker, superintendent of Liberty Public Schools, announced Wednesday, October 22, 2025, his plans to retire at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 school year, after serving the past 12 years as our superintendent.
![seven student photos with a box that says 2025 National merit Semifinalists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757515427/libertyk12mous/p84tzz2dwni2ql4vzry5/2026NationalMeritSemifinalists.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757515427/libertyk12mous/p84tzz2dwni2ql4vzry5/2026NationalMeritSemifinalists.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757515427/libertyk12mous/p84tzz2dwni2ql4vzry5/2026NationalMeritSemifinalists.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757515427/libertyk12mous/p84tzz2dwni2ql4vzry5/2026NationalMeritSemifinalists.png","width":1080}])
Liberty Public Schools is excited to announce that seven students have been named semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit competition.
![ESPN+ logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1753283786/libertyk12mous/a5gyheworxekel28jgdx/ESPN.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1753283786/libertyk12mous/a5gyheworxekel28jgdx/ESPN.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1753283786/libertyk12mous/a5gyheworxekel28jgdx/ESPN.png","width":600}])
Liberty Public Schools is excited to announce that all upcoming football and boys and girls basketball games broadcast during the 2025-2026 school year will also be made available to a global audience through ESPN+.
![2025-2026 School Supply Lists Available]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1752000228/libertyk12mous/rnewgd8mv6ref9idpnpq/StudentServices2025crop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1752000228/libertyk12mous/rnewgd8mv6ref9idpnpq/StudentServices2025crop.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1752000228/libertyk12mous/rnewgd8mv6ref9idpnpq/StudentServices2025crop.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1752000228/libertyk12mous/rnewgd8mv6ref9idpnpq/StudentServices2025crop.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1752000228/libertyk12mous/rnewgd8mv6ref9idpnpq/StudentServices2025crop.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1752000228/libertyk12mous/rnewgd8mv6ref9idpnpq/StudentServices2025crop.jpg","width":2200}])
Each LPS school provides a different school supply list for their students to take back-to-school shopping. Lists for the 2025-2026 school year can be found on each building's website. They will also be listed below.
![Carnegie Foundation Future of High School Network]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1751983773/libertyk12mous/zxufjpwj2pyq3opphq8z/CarnegieFHS.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1751983773/libertyk12mous/zxufjpwj2pyq3opphq8z/CarnegieFHS.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1751983773/libertyk12mous/zxufjpwj2pyq3opphq8z/CarnegieFHS.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1751983773/libertyk12mous/zxufjpwj2pyq3opphq8z/CarnegieFHS.png","width":1080}])
Liberty Public Schools has been selected to participate in a groundbreaking new initiative led by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
![Angie Reed, Karen Rogers and Jenn Bauer pose with the MSBA Governance Team Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1751376518/libertyk12mous/ij3tovsl1cg8ibkdkp14/MSBASummitMonday434.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1751376518/libertyk12mous/ij3tovsl1cg8ibkdkp14/MSBASummitMonday434.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1751376518/libertyk12mous/ij3tovsl1cg8ibkdkp14/MSBASummitMonday434.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1751376518/libertyk12mous/ij3tovsl1cg8ibkdkp14/MSBASummitMonday434.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1751376518/libertyk12mous/ij3tovsl1cg8ibkdkp14/MSBASummitMonday434.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1751376518/libertyk12mous/ij3tovsl1cg8ibkdkp14/MSBASummitMonday434.jpg","width":2200}])
The Liberty 53 Board of Education is among 23 Missouri school boards earning the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s 2025 Governance Team Award
![Proud BCME District]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747144937/libertyk12mous/pjja8o9o6fijpnazp7hm/ProudBCMEDistrict.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747144937/libertyk12mous/pjja8o9o6fijpnazp7hm/ProudBCMEDistrict.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747144937/libertyk12mous/pjja8o9o6fijpnazp7hm/ProudBCMEDistrict.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747144937/libertyk12mous/pjja8o9o6fijpnazp7hm/ProudBCMEDistrict.jpg","width":1080}])
Liberty Public Schools has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation.
![Vera Holiman headshot]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744730449/libertyk12mous/t4ufhngjitjzqwwotjof/VeraHoliman.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744730449/libertyk12mous/t4ufhngjitjzqwwotjof/VeraHoliman.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744730449/libertyk12mous/t4ufhngjitjzqwwotjof/VeraHoliman.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744730449/libertyk12mous/t4ufhngjitjzqwwotjof/VeraHoliman.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744730449/libertyk12mous/t4ufhngjitjzqwwotjof/VeraHoliman.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744730449/libertyk12mous/t4ufhngjitjzqwwotjof/VeraHoliman.jpg","width":2200}])
In a surprise event held Wednesday morning, April 16, 2025, at the Liberty Public Schools Support Services building, Ms. Vera Holiman was announced as the 2025-2026 LPS District Support Employee of the Year.
![Exemplary Library Program Recognition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744304979/libertyk12mous/ub0sux6vxghhdujlx9ez/ExemplaryLibraryProgramRecognition.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744304979/libertyk12mous/ub0sux6vxghhdujlx9ez/ExemplaryLibraryProgramRecognition.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744304979/libertyk12mous/ub0sux6vxghhdujlx9ez/ExemplaryLibraryProgramRecognition.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744304979/libertyk12mous/ub0sux6vxghhdujlx9ez/ExemplaryLibraryProgramRecognition.jpg","width":1150}])
Congratulations to the Library Media Center at Liberty Middle School for earning the prestigious Exemplary School Library Program designation from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
![Kurt Gates]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744232069/libertyk12mous/vdeiriqoslecdilow0cg/KurtGates_8x10.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744232069/libertyk12mous/vdeiriqoslecdilow0cg/KurtGates_8x10.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744232069/libertyk12mous/vdeiriqoslecdilow0cg/KurtGates_8x10.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744232069/libertyk12mous/vdeiriqoslecdilow0cg/KurtGates_8x10.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744232069/libertyk12mous/vdeiriqoslecdilow0cg/KurtGates_8x10.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744232069/libertyk12mous/vdeiriqoslecdilow0cg/KurtGates_8x10.jpg","width":2200}])
Longtime social studies teacher Kurt Gates is the Liberty Public Schools district Teacher of the Year.
![nine student photos in a grid]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725993756/libertyk12mous/z0tpe6psdhqsx8jhkdjl/NationalMeritSemiFinalists2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725993756/libertyk12mous/z0tpe6psdhqsx8jhkdjl/NationalMeritSemiFinalists2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725993756/libertyk12mous/z0tpe6psdhqsx8jhkdjl/NationalMeritSemiFinalists2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1725993756/libertyk12mous/z0tpe6psdhqsx8jhkdjl/NationalMeritSemiFinalists2.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725993756/libertyk12mous/z0tpe6psdhqsx8jhkdjl/NationalMeritSemiFinalists2.png","width":1545}])
An unprecedented nine Liberty Public Schools students have been named National Merit Finalists for 2025.
![Snowman]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741980203/libertyk12mous/n4gvfw5gowfjxm3bilcg/Snowman.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741980203/libertyk12mous/n4gvfw5gowfjxm3bilcg/Snowman.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741980203/libertyk12mous/n4gvfw5gowfjxm3bilcg/Snowman.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741980203/libertyk12mous/n4gvfw5gowfjxm3bilcg/Snowman.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741980203/libertyk12mous/n4gvfw5gowfjxm3bilcg/Snowman.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1741980203/libertyk12mous/n4gvfw5gowfjxm3bilcg/Snowman.jpg","width":2200}])
Following the inclement weather day missed Wednesday, March 5, 2025, LPS now must make up two days within our 2024-2025 academic calendar.