LIBERTY ARTS
Magnet Program
338 W. Kibby Street
Telephone: 419-996-3320 | Fax: 419-419-996-3320
Student Hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. | Early release every Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
School Highlights
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K-8 Building
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Vocal/instrumental music, art, drama and dance all integrated into curriculum
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Multiple performance groups, including Touring Company and Show Choir
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Educational field trips, including Bluffton University’s Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center, Ohio Caverns, Mazza Museum in Findlay and State House
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Builders Club in partnership with Lima Kiwanis Club, promotes community service
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Kids Hope mentors work with students
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Youth sports available: Basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, track and field, volleyball and wrestling
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Seventh and eighth-graders participate in Toledo City Athletic League. Football, cheerleading, soccer, volleyball, basketball, bowling, wrestling, swim, baseball, softball and track and field, baseball.
Principal David Haberman
School Resource Officer
Paula Strickler
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Officer Strickler joined the Lima City Schools and started working at Liberty Arts Magnet during the 2019-20 school year.
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She joined the Lima Police Department as a cadet in 1980, becoming a police aid and then officer in 1985. She was promoted to sergeant in 1998 and retired in 2018. When she is not working, she enjoys camping and auto racing.
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K9 Emmy is a black lab. She is trained in Narcotics and Firearms Detection. She is a graduate of the Von der haus Gill Police K-9 Academy. Emmy loves spending time with the students.