4.2 — Athletics

4.2 — Athletics: School Policies and Services

Elementary / Junior-High Athletics

Liberty Common School offers several opportunities for students to participate in a variety of sports. The primary focus of the co-curricular athletics program is to develop both the values of competition and sportsmanship. Liberty Common is also committed to its philosophy of enriching the students’ lives through the development of sports students may continue to play as adults.

In Liberty Common’s elementary school, students participate in the physical-education program.  This takes place from kindergarten through sixth grade, as part of the students’ regular schedule. 

Junior-high athletics are available to students beginning in the sixth grade. Liberty Common School is a member of Northern Plains Middle Level Association (NPMLA). Students in grades 6-8 participate in sports offered through NPMLA. 

Currently, LCS fields teams in boys’ and girls’ cross country (6-8), girls’ volleyball (7-8), boys’ and girls’ soccer (6-8), boys’ and girls’ basketball (7-8), boys’, wrestling (6-8), and boys’ and girls’ track and field (6-8). 

Students participating in co-curricular sports must maintain a grade of C or better in each class and participate at the discretion of the Principal or Athletic Director.