The fall semester is under way. Liberty’s seniors, only nine months away from graduation, are putting together applications that will soon be sent to their universities of choice. Most seniors apply to college through the Common Application platform, which allows students to apply to multiple colleges at once, so that they only have to fill out certain details, including name, address, scores, and extracurricular activities, once. In the past, Liberty students have been accepted to prestigious universities like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania.

On Oct. 19, college-bound sophomores and juniors at Liberty will join approximately 3.5 million students in taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The PSAT/NMSQT gives students the opportunity to better understand and prepare for the SAT and serves as a good indicator of how well one will do on the SAT. They also determine eligibility for National Merit Scholarships.

On Oct. 3, Liberty held its annual Homecoming pep rally. The event included a dance routine by Liberty’s Step Team, a performance by the Liberty Grenadier Band and a performance by the Liberty Majorettes, led by head majorette Erin Nguyen. The rally concluded with cheerleading by a group of both male and female cheerleaders. Two days later, Liberty hosted its annual Homecoming dance, where many Liberty students had the opportunity to dress up, spend time with friends and make memories.

Liberty Theatre’s fall play will be “The Crucible.” “The Crucible” is a 1953 Broadway play by Arthur Miller about a fictionalized version of the Salem witch trials in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay. The play is an allegory for the persecution of alleged Communist spies in the 1950s by the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Committee on Government Operations led by Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

The male lead is Addyson Hamilton as John Proctor, the play’s strong-willed but adulterous protagonist. Connor Roberts plays the Rev. Samuel Parris, the minister of Salem and prosecutor of those accused of witchcraft. Hunter Fenstermaker plays Elizabeth Proctor, the wife of John Proctor, who is accused of witchcraft. Rebecca Cain plays Abigail Williams, the main antagonist and niece of Rev. Parris. Production of “The Crucible” runs Nov. 14 and 16 at 6:30 p.m. as well as Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. Break a leg, cast and crew!