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Liberty Bell High School
Address
Map
24 Twin Lakes Rd

Winthrop
,
WA
98862
Information
Other nameLiberty Bell Junior-Senior High School
TypePublic high school
Established1973
School districtMethow Valley School District
CEEB code481445
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 conferenceWIAA – Central Washington B League (2B)
NicknameMountain Lions
Websitelbhs.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]

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

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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

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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), the Independent Learning Center (an Alternative school), and an educational program, 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

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Liberty Bell offers opportunities for its students to earn college credit while in high school, including through college in the high school courses, whereby students can earn college credit from Bellevue College,[12] Central Washington University,[13] Eastern Washington University,[14] Western Washington University,[15] or the University of Washington by taking courses on-campus at their high school.[16] Students can also earn college credit through a Running Start partnership with Wenatchee Valley College,[17][18] or via CTE Dual Credit and Advanced Placement courses.[19][20]

A scholarship program at Washington State University has been established to award $5,000 to eligible graduates of Liberty Bell studying at the university.[21]

Athletics

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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.[22] Of Liberty Bell students in grades 7–12, nearly 85% participate in school-sanctioned athletics.[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ "College in the High School Course Offerings" (PDF). Bellevue College. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  13. ^ "College in the High School". College in the High School. Central Washington University. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  14. ^ "Classes Offered by High School". EWU in the High School. Eastern Washington University. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  15. ^ "WWU in the High School: Faculty Senate Update". April 7, 2025 – via Western Washington University.
  16. ^ "Partner Schools". UW in the High School. University of Washington. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  17. ^ "New Students". Wenatchee Valley College. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  18. ^ "Mandatory Running Start info sessions in Okanogan County March 14-April 25". Wenatchee Valley College. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  19. ^ "CTE and Dual Credit". Methow Valley School District. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  20. ^ "AP/Honors/Highly Capable Learners". Methow Valley School District. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  21. ^ "Liberty Bell High School Scholarship Awards". WSU Arts and Sciences Alumni. Washington State University. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  22. ^ "Districts & Leagues". Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  23. ^ "Schedules & Information". Methow Valley School District. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
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