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The Student News Site of Liberty High School

The Live Wire
The Student News Site of Liberty High School

The Live Wire
Leela Strand

Leela Strand, Managing Editor

Leela is a senior at Liberty High School. This is her second year on the Live Wire staff. At Liberty, Leela plays tennis and is part of SEA club. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, volunteering, and skiing, among other things.

All content by Leela Strand
Each day, Liberty’s parking lots are the site of illegal parking.

Parking woes

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
May 21, 2024
Students consider debt and income when deciding their careers.

Does money buy happiness?

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
April 4, 2024
School fights have always been a part of adolescence in America.

The culture of school fights

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
February 27, 2024
According to the Iowa Association of Realtors, in the state of Iowa, there were 32,441 single-family detached homes sold in 2023.

[Photo] A glimpse behind the curtain of HGTV

Hadley Andersen, Website Manager, Social Media Chair
January 24, 2024
Many students push themselves to take many Advanced Placement classes in order to achieve a higher GPA.

Increasing GPAs and declining mental health

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
January 22, 2024
Each holiday possesses different visual symbols, many pertaining to light.

Winter Holidays

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
December 4, 2023
Foreign exchange students from across Iowa, including Liberty student Agathe Scherpereel, answer including questions for the International Round Table Day hosted at Xaiver High School.

Foreign exchange at Liberty

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
October 20, 2023
Lucy Lohman, Rylee Newland, and Alia Elgalli enjoy participating in Bolt Buddies activities.

Bolts Buddies At Liberty

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
October 6, 2023
Many people encourage celebration of all body types to fight back against the “bikini body” narrative.

Breaking Down the Bikini Body Narrative

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
June 2, 2023
Hana Burkart, 12, right, participates in a traditional dance at sports festival at her previous school in Japan.

The Importance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
May 10, 2023
Jackson talking to a Liberty student about her book White Smoke.

Tiffany D. Jackson Visits Liberty High School

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
April 5, 2023
BookTok can be very influential over which books are popular.

The Next Generation of Readers

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
March 2, 2023
In 2005 the US had 8,891 newspapers. At the end of May there were only 6,377 according to US News.

The Death of Newspapers

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
January 31, 2023
Every year millions of students apply to colleges and post-secondary institutions (public domain leisure CC0 image).

The College Fright

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
December 14, 2022
At many theaters, it is common for movies to run in a nearly empty theater (public domain leisure CC0 image).

Movie Theaters, Dying?

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
November 4, 2022
Homecoming 2022: Recap

Homecoming 2022: Recap

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
September 28, 2022
Laney Robbins, junior, and Hana Burkart, senior, both moved from across the country and world to North Liberty.

Students From Around the World

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
September 16, 2022
Sharron Meyers, Liberty's cafeteria manager, in her office at the school.

Lunch Ladies at Liberty

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
May 25, 2022
Billionaire and Tesla company owner Elon Musk has recently bought the social media platform Twitter.

Elon Musk Buys Twitter

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
April 29, 2022
In the US, the legal age a child becomes an adult is 18 but this transition is highly debated and many think it should be pushed back. (Creative Commons Image)

18 and an Adult?

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
April 13, 2022
Ella Gilbert, sophomore, searching for a book to check out from the library.

The Library at Liberty

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
March 10, 2022
Ninth grade students working hard on in class assignments and homework.

The Glorification of Stress

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
February 11, 2022
The topic of homework has always been debated whether it's how much assigned or how difficult.

The Homework Dispute

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
January 27, 2022
The Barbecue seitan wings served at the vegan restaurant Trumpet Blossom Cafe in Iowa City, IA. (Creative Commons image)

My Vegetarian Lifestyle

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
January 5, 2022
Rosie Terry, sophomore, posing in front of a graffiti wall.

S.A.D.

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
December 3, 2021
Marina Santos, sophomore, poses outside her grandma's beach house in Balneário Camboriú, Brazil.

Moving to the US from Brazil

Leela Strand, Managing Editor
October 14, 2021
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