Liberal High School (Kansas)
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| Liberal High School | |
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| Location | |
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1611 West 2nd Street[1] , 67901 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°02′30″N 100°56′36″W / 37.0417906°N 100.9432418°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High School |
| School board | Board Website |
| School district | Liberal USD 480[2] |
| CEEB code | 171770[3] |
| Principal | Darla Forney[4] |
| Dean of Students | Eric Olmstead[5] |
| Assistant Principal | Brandi Fowler[5] |
| Assistant Principal | Troy McCarter[5] |
| Teaching staff | 91.16 (FTE)[6] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,421 (as of 2025-2026)[6] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.59[6] |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Colors | Red Black |
| Athletics | KHSAA 6A |
| Athletics conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Liberal Redskins Lady Red |
| Rival | Dodge City Red Demons Garden City Buffaloes Great Bend Panthers |
| Newspaper | Angry Red News |
| Website | Liberal High School |
Liberal High School is a public high school (spanning grades 9–12) that is located in Liberal, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Liberal USD 480. The school colors are red and black. The enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year was approximately 1,421 students.[7] Liberal High School is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division and are known as the "Redskins". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
Athletics
The Redskins compete in the Western Athletic Conference and are classified as a 6A school, the largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Liberal has won 35 state championships in various sports.
Many sports are offered at Liberal High School. The boys' track and field program set a state record of 14 consecutive state titles between 1991 and 2004.[8] The girls' track and field program won 12 state titles, including 8 in a row between 1994 and 2001.
State championships
| State Championships[9] | |||
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| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Football | 5 | 1980, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997 |
| Cross Country, Girls | 2 | 2002, 2016 | |
| Soccer, Boys | 1 | 2011 | |
| Winter | Basketball, Boys | 1 | 1986 |
| Basketball, Girls | 1 | 1976 | |
| Spring | Track and Field, Boys | 14 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Track and Field, Girls | 12 | 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 | |
| Total | 35 | ||
Liberal High School offers the following sports:
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Notable alumni
- Lamar Chapman, former NFL and CFL player[10]
- Kelli McCarty, Miss USA 1991[11]
- Jerrod Niemann, country musician
- Melvin Sanders, former NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs
- William Stafford, poet, appointed as the 20th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, awarded the National Book Award for Poetry, Guggenheim Fellowship, Western States Book Award, Robert Frost Medal[12]
- Doug Terry, former NFL player for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Jerame Tuman, former NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals
- Larry Welch, retired General and 12th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
- Martin Lewis, former NBA player for the Toronto Raptors[13]
