Liberal USD 480

On Saturday, May 9th, Liberal High School will recognize the LHS Class of 2026 with a commencement ceremony at Redskin Field. The ceremony honoring the 2026 graduating class will ...

El sábado 9 de mayo, Liberal High School reconocerá la Clase LHS de 2026 con una ceremonia de graduación en Redskin Field. La ceremonia en honor a los graduados de 2026 comenzará ...

This is for all current Pre-K through 11th grade USD 480 students who will be returning to USD 480 for the 2026-2027 school year Parents/guardians will receive an email from t...

Esto es para TODOS los estudiantes actuales del USD 480, desde Pre-K hasta el 11º grado, que regresarán al USD 480 para el año escolar 2026-2027. Los padres recibirán un correo...

In August, nominations opened for the USD 480 Teachers of the Year. Nominations were submitted by parents, community members, and USD 480 employees to select a teacher of the year...

This year, Liberal High School sophomore Nick Naranjo was one of only two students selected to represent the Southern Pioneer Electric Cooperative service area, which spans 10 cou...

Over Labor Day weekend, Liberal High School swimmer Brooklyn Quint traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to compete in the prestigious Jimi Flowers Classic, an international sw...

The governing body of Unified School District 480 will meet on the 8th day of September 2025 at 6:30 PM at LHS East Annex Room c107, Liberal, KS 67901 for the purpose of hearing a...

The time has come, once again, to nominate your favorite USD 480 teacher for Teacher of the Year. Nominations will be accepted until September 21, 2025. Teachers may be nominat...

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Application for FREE or REDUCED lunches will not be available online until July 16, 2025

Application for FREE or REDUCED lunches will not be available online until July 16, 2025.

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The highlight of the Board of Education meeting on Monday, May 5, 2025, was a performance from students at Cottonwood Elementary. They sang one of the songs from their performanc...

On Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025, Liberal High School honored this year’s graduates with “Decision Day 2025.” All graduating seniors had an opportunity to share their post-graduation pl...

On Wednesday evening, April 23, the Liberal Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual LHS Scholarship Banquet at the Seward County Activity Center. After a meal catered by Big Bites,...

Two hundred Kansas high school seniors have been honored as 2025 Kansas Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholars, as announced during the Kansas State Board of Education mee...

5th Grade Ambassadors Showcase New Program at "Good Things" BOE Presentation Ont Monday, March 10th, Meadowlark Elementary 5th Grade Ambassadors presented a truly exciting new ...

Cottonwood Elementary recently hosted its highly anticipated Annual Archery Competition on March 6th, 2025, bringing together young archers from three surrounding schools—MacArthu...

USD 480 and the Liberal Community; It is my honor to be named your Superintendent. I am an educator with 26 years of experience. I have worked at all campus levels pe...