Liberty Bell Junior-Senior High School

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Liberty Bell Junior-Senior High School
Address
Liberty Bell Junior-Senior High School
24 Twin Lakes Rd

Winthrop
,
WA
98862
Information
Other nameLiberty Bell Junior-Senior High School
Type Public high school
Established1973
School districtMethow Valley School District
CEEB code 481445
NCES School ID530502000770
PrincipalElyse Darwood
Teaching staff34 (2023–2024) [1]
22.57 (FTE; 2023–2024) [2]
Grades6–12
Enrollment358 (2024–2025)
Student to teacher ratio15.86M
Color(s)    Green, white, and gold
Athletics conference WIAA – Central Washington B League (2B)
Nickname Mountain Lions
Website lbhs.methow.org/en-US

Liberty Bell Junior-Senior High School (LBHS) is a junior and senior high school in Okanogan County, Washington. Located between Twisp and Winthrop, Liberty Bell is the sole high school of the Methow Valley School District, [3] which enrolls students from the towns of Twisp and Winthrop, as well as the unincorporated communities of Carlton and Mazama. [4]

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Liberty Bell was established in 1973, replacing the former Twisp High School and Winthrop High School. As of the 2023–2024 school year, the school employs 34 classroom teachers with a total full-time equivalent of 22.57. [1] [2] For the 2024–2025 school year, 358 students are enrolled. [1]

History

The first commencement of Twisp High School was in 1912, with 10 graduates. The rivaling high schools of the Twisp Yellowjackets and Winthrop Pirates consolidated to form Liberty Bell High School in 1973. The former Twisp High School building became the Methow Valley Community Center. [5] [6] A Winthrop town council member recalled in 2013 that "everyone hated [the merger] at first. Then they got used to it". [7]

Administration

Along with Liberty Bell High School, the Methow Valley School District, based in Winthrop, operates Methow Valley Elementary School (a K–5 school located adjacent to Liberty Bell) and two educational programs, the Independent Learning Center and R.E.A.C.H. [8] The school district receives fundraising support from the Methow Valley Public School Funding Alliance, [9] a 501(c)(3) organization. [10]

As a combined junior and senior high school, Liberty Bell serves grades 6–12. The school's principal is Elyse Darwood, and its assistant principal and athletic director is Michael Wilbur. [11]

Academics

Liberty Bell offers college in the high school courses, whereby students can earn college credit from Western Washington University by taking courses on-campus at their high school. [12] A scholarship program has also been established at Washington State University to award $5,000 to eligible graduates of Liberty Bell studying at the university. [13]

Athletics

Liberty Bell competes as the Mountain Lions in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association District 5 as a 2B member of the Central Washington B League. [14] Of Liberty Bell students in grades 7–12, nearly 85% participate in school-sanctioned athletics. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Liberty Bell Jr Sr High, Methow Valley School District". Washington State Report Card. Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Liberty Bell Jr Sr High (530502000770)". Search for Public Schools. Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Home". Methow Valley School District. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Methow Valley School District, Washington". Explore Census Data. United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ West, Karen (August 18, 2017). "Final all-school reunion attracts storytelling Yellowjackets". Methow Valley News. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ "History". Methow Valley Community Center. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  7. ↑ Walsh, Laurelle (May 25, 2013). "Winthrop ponders policing alternatives". Methow Valley News. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ "About the District". Methow Valley School District. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Public School Funding Alliance". Methow Valley School District. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Home". Methow Valley Public School Funding Alliance. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Teachers & Staff". Liberty Bell Jr Sr High. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  12. ↑ "WWU in the High School: Faculty Senate Update". April 7, 2025 – via Western Washington University.
  13. ↑ "Liberty Bell High School Scholarship Awards". WSU Arts and Sciences Alumni. Washington State University . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Districts & Leagues". Washington Interscholastic Activities Association . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Schedules & Information". Methow Valley School District. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

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