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Liberty Junior PTO News

Picture of students throwing colored powder in the air for color run
Linda Burwinkel

On October 9, 2026, the Liberty Junior PTO is hosting our  

ANNUAL LIBERTY JUNIOR COLOR RUN!


The LJS PTO has business sponsorship opportunities available to provide financial support and help make this event a success. Our students also fundraise to help us achieve the goal of raising money for LJS. The Color Run (or walk) is the PTO's main source of fundraising, and all money raised goes directly back to Liberty Junior School! 

 

This is a fun and exciting way to raise funds for our students and staff while promoting strength, kindness, courage, teamwork, and healthy physical activity. Our annual Color Run also promotes a community atmosphere where our families, school, and community partners come together to help provide enrichment at Liberty Junior!

 

Click on this form to make a donation.   We couldn't do this without your support!

 

Thank you,

LJS PTO

On October 9, 2026, the Liberty Junior PTO is hosting our  

ANNUAL LIBERTY JUNIOR COLOR RUN!


The LJS PTO has business sponsorship opportunities available to provide financial support and help make this event a success. Our students also fundraise to help us achieve the goal of raising money for LJS. The Color Run (or walk) is the PTO's main source of fundraising, and all money raised goes directly back to Liberty Junior School! 

 

This is a fun and exciting way to raise funds for our students and staff while promoting strength, kindness, courage, teamwork, and healthy physical activity. Our annual Color Run also promotes a community atmosphere where our families, school, and community partners come together to help provide enrichment at Liberty Junior!

 

Click on this form to make a donation.   We couldn't do this without your support!

 

Thank you,

LJS PTO

We are Hawks -High Expectations, Accountable, Welcoming, Kind, and Safe
Linda Burwinkel

LJS Families,

We are already 3 full weeks in to the year!  Now would be a good time to pop on your parent account and check your child's grades to see how they are doing in class.  Conference nights are fast approaching (Sept. 17, Oct. 22, Nov. 12, and Feb. 4).  You should have seen communication from your child's teachers regarding signing up for a conference.  Email your child's teachers if you have any concerns or would like to schedule a conference with the team.  

Morning drop off is going smoothly!  Thank you for following the line, pulling all the way forward, and having your child exit the car as soon as they get to the sidewalk.  Let's see if we can still rock this process when it gets cold (or worse - when it's raining!).  Thank you for continuing to park in a parking spot when you pick up your child in the afternoon. 

Color Run is our one and only PTO fundraiser.  Students get to participate with friends after school, running or walking a track and getting colored powder thrown on them.  Information about the color run will be coming home soon.  

I hope everyone enjoys the 4 day weekend with their families!

Upcoming Dates:

September 7th - No School - Labor Day

September 8th - No School - Teacher PD Day

Sept. 14th - PTO Meeting at 2:30

September 17th - First Conference Night 

Sept. 18th - ELA MAP testing

Sept. 21 - Math MAP testing

October 9th - Color Run from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

LJS Families,

We are already 3 full weeks in to the year!  Now would be a good time to pop on your parent account and check your child's grades to see how they are doing in class.  Conference nights are fast approaching (Sept. 17, Oct. 22, Nov. 12, and Feb. 4).  You should have seen communication from your child's teachers regarding signing up for a conference.  Email your child's teachers if you have any concerns or would like to schedule a conference with the team.  

Morning drop off is going smoothly!  Thank you for following the line, pulling all the way forward, and having your child exit the car as soon as they get to the sidewalk.  Let's see if we can still rock this process when it gets cold (or worse - when it's raining!).  Thank you for continuing to park in a parking spot when you pick up your child in the afternoon. 

Color Run is our one and only PTO fundraiser.  Students get to participate with friends after school, running or walking a track and getting colored powder thrown on them.  Information about the color run will be coming home soon.  

I hope everyone enjoys the 4 day weekend with their families!

Upcoming Dates:

September 7th - No School - Labor Day

September 8th - No School - Teacher PD Day

Sept. 14th - PTO Meeting at 2:30

September 17th - First Conference Night 

Sept. 18th - ELA MAP testing

Sept. 21 - Math MAP testing

October 9th - Color Run from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

 

LJS  Walker Procedures
Allison Cramer

LJS Walker Procedure: If you have a student who walks to school, they must use the crosswalk on Dutchland Parkway on the backside of Liberty Junior School.  Students enter the building in the back where the bus riders arrive.  Please reference the map for details. 

Walker Procedures

LJS Walker Procedure: If you have a student who walks to school, they must use the crosswalk on Dutchland Parkway on the backside of Liberty Junior School.  Students enter the building in the back where the bus riders arrive.  Please reference the map for details.

LJS Drop off Procedures
Allison Cramer

AM Drop Off:  If you are dropping off a student in the morning, please enter the parking lot off of Dutchland Parkway.  When entering the parking lot, please stay to the right and in line with the other cars.  Pull your car all the way up, so we can use the entire sidewalk as a drop off lane.  All students should be dropped off in the line right beside the sidewalk. As soon as you are adjacent to the sidewalk and the line has stopped moving, PLEASE have your student exit the vehicle - do not allow them to stay in the vehicle to try to get closer to the door.  This just slows the entire process and results in students being late to school.   Remain in line and make a large loop and exit the lot onto Dutchland Parkway (again staying to the right).  Please do not drop off students anywhere in the parking lot except next to the sidewalk.  If students are walking through the parking lot, it is unsafe with all of the moving vehicles and it slows the process when students walk in front of the drop off line.    You may drop your student off at school as early as 6:30 AM.  Please see the map for more details. 

AM Drop Off:  If you are dropping off a student in the morning, please enter the parking lot off of Dutchland Parkway.  When entering the parking lot, please stay to the right and in line with the other cars.  Pull your car all the way up, so we can use the entire sidewalk as a drop off lane.  All students should be dropped off in the line right beside the sidewalk. As soon as you are adjacent to the sidewalk and the line has stopped moving, PLEASE have your student exit the vehicle - do not allow them to stay in the vehicle to try to get closer to the door.  This just slows the entire process and results in students being late to school.   Remain in line and make a large loop and exit the lot onto Dutchland Parkway (again staying to the right).  Please do not drop off students anywhere in the parking lot except next to the sidewalk.  If students are walking through the parking lot, it is unsafe with all of the moving vehicles and it slows the process when students walk in front of the drop off line.    You may drop your student off at school as early as 6:30 AM.  Please see the map for more details. 

AMDropoff

 

A football rests in the foreground against a blurred background of a football field with the words "Game Day Expectations" overlaid.
Betsy Fuller

We are excited to welcome our future Firebirds and Thunderhawks to football games this season. To ensure a great experience for everyone, please review our simple stadium behavior guidelines.

As football season gets underway, we are excited to see the support of our junior school students for our Firebird and Thunderhawk teams. In order to have the best fan and team experience, we want to ensure that students represent our school, and themselves, in the best possible way, meaning they have clear expectations for stadium behavior.

While we want our younger students to come and support the teams, it is important that they understand that the student code of conduct and school rules apply at all times when they are at a Lakota event – even if the event is not at their school.

The main purpose of a football game is to enjoy the game. While we understand socialization is important, students should watch the exciting field action from the stands. Students should also be aware of their volume, language and actions so as to be respectful to other visitors and spectators. As students, we want to ensure that we show respect for other students, our visitors and the facilities themselves; thus, please be mindful of throwing away trash and food. Lastly, students should be aware that no bags or sporting equipment will be allowed in the stadium.

While our principals certainly speak to our students about appropriate behavior to help reinforce these expectations, please partner with us and remind your student(s) about appropriate behavior when attending high school games, or any Lakota event. At this time, we do not plan to change attendance rules for junior school students. However, should the behavior be problematic, we may be forced to follow other area schools and instill rules such as requiring parental attendance for students through eighth grade, limiting the areas in which younger students can be present and requiring the purchase of presale tickets. 

We want all of our students to be able to enjoy our school events, which includes understanding behavioral expectations. We look forward to all our students being able to enjoy cheering on our Firebirds and Thunderhawks. Thank you for partnering with us.