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Making education possible for newly arrived immigrant students who balance work, family and  academics.

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Fotofest Opening Reception 

May 20, 2012     2 - 4 p.m.

 

     

 

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From Downtown
North on San Jacinto, past Buffalo Bayou. Turn left on Wood Street. Travel half block to Vine Street. Turn right. Proceed under freeway; building is across access road.

I-10 From Galleria Area and Katy
Take the McKee/Hardy Street exit. Turn left at the stop sign, onto Hardy. Go over the freeway and turn left again, traveling west on feeder road. Turn right at Vine Street - building faces access road and is just before Main Street.

US 59 From West University
Take US 59 North towards Downtown. After Minute Maid Park, exit I-10 West towards San Antonio. take the first exit, San Jacinto/Main Street; from the access road, turn right at Vine Street - building faces access road and is just before Main Street

The H.I.S.D. Newcomers Charter High School (now Liberty High School) was approved by the H.I.S.D. Board of Education on September 9, 2004 and opened on January 10, 2005 on the campus of Lee High School. There were 125 students enrolled on opening night. The school opened its doors already having exceeded the projected starting student enrollment of 75 students. Currently, Liberty High School serves 222 students between the ages of 17 and 25 who are recent immigrants to the United States and who have no or few credits towards a high school diploma.

Our school's Vision is to provide the highest quality secondary education to overage, immigrant students. In so doing, we will graduate students with a high school diploma, thus creating a pathway to higher education.

Our school's Mission is to provide a setting for young adult learners where they will develop the linguistic and cognitive skills necessary for success in high school, college and beyond.

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Students at HISD's Liberty High School will soon be using the lens of a camera to refocus their efforts on learning English.

On Feb. 23, the campus received a $7,500 grant from FotoFest International to support language acquisition and literacy skills through photography. Students will use cameras as tools of self-expression to develop a greater understanding of their studies in the classroom and improve their grasp of English.

The grant was presented to Principal Liberty High School Principal Monico Rivas by Fotofest Board President Gregory Spier and Literacy Through Photography (LTP) Director Kristen Skarbovig.

The school will receive extra resources, training, and classroom support to expand and deepen the use of the LTP program at the school, which is coordinated by lead English teacher Shirley Lyons.

Liberty is the only HISD campus to receive this level of support from FotoFest for the current school year.

An exhibit showcasing the work of all students in the LTP program will be on display at FotoFest headquarters (1113 Vine, 77002) May 12–26.

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