Happy First Day of School!

Happy #firstdayofschool! Enjoy this article from 1922 about the then-brand new Liberty High School from BAPL archives. It’s great to read about the excitement of a first day of school nearly 100 years ago!

“So anxious were some of the pupils to resume their studies that long before the peals of the first bell were heard, bright, rosy-cheeked youngsters in new school clothes…” Read more:

Liberty High School opened in 1922. To quote a document published by the school district at the time, the opening of the new school “represents one of the great achievements of the City of Bethlehem.