▁States ▁at ▁▁ 5 8 5 5 ▁Bar th ol ow ▁Road . ▁The ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁Kenneth ▁Gon cz . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁School ▁Liber ty ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁in ▁E ld ers burg , ▁Maryland ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Car roll ▁County ▁Public ▁School s ▁system . ▁ ▁The ▁school ' s ▁first ▁gradu ation ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Since ▁that ▁time , ▁ 3 2 ▁classes ▁have ▁graduated ▁from ▁Liber ty ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Liber ty ▁High ▁School ▁is ▁ranked ▁ 5 9 th ▁in ▁Maryland ▁in ▁admin ister ing ▁Advanced ▁P lacement ▁( AP ) ▁and ▁International ▁Bac cala ure ate ▁( IB ) ▁tests ▁to ▁students . ▁ ▁Liber ty ▁High ▁School ' s ▁mas cot ▁is ▁a ▁l ion . ▁It ▁is ▁represented ▁as ▁an ▁African ▁l ion ; ▁in ▁comparison , ▁P enn ▁State ▁College ’ s ▁mas cot , ▁the ▁N itt any ▁L ions , ▁is ▁shown ▁as ▁a ▁mountain ▁l ion , ▁a ▁species ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁school ’ s ▁colors ▁are ▁the ▁complement ary ▁colors ▁blue ▁and ▁gold , ▁or ▁more ▁accur ately ▁blue ▁and ▁yellow . ▁The ▁school ▁mot to ▁is ▁" St rive ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ". ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Liber ty ▁has ▁been ▁ranked ▁ 1 9 th ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁and