LHS custodians worked around the clock the past several days to ensure that the school parking lot/grounds were as clean and safe as possible, after a large winter storm that brought in layers of snow.

Matthew Boswell explains the difficulty of the initial onslaught of snow.

“Yes, Monday was a difficult day to show up and shovel what we could,” Boswell said. “Tuesday was the day where it got all gone, and had my team show up and we knocked it out. We had help from our principals, which were a big help for us.”

While this might have been an intense snow storm, this wasn’t custodian head Boswell’s first rodeo.

“There were a few years ago, where we had a lot of snow to shovel, but no ice. This one was a difficult one with ice first and layers of snow on top,” Boswell said.

Boswell is appreciative for the team he has working with him for snow removal to best handle this tricky winter storm.

“A big thank you to our Liberty custodians for their help on shoveling snow: Matt, Leah, Paul, Jeff, Michael, Austin, Jackie, Misty, Shawn M, Joe, and Lucas,” Boswell said.

Just getting to the school was a challenge itself for Boswell.

“We didn’t know how many of us were going to make it in. The roads were not good at all, unless you took your time. And being safe,” Boswell said.

Principal Edgar Nelson expresses his gratitude for the custodians.

“Speedy snow removal is essential because we want to be in session whenever possible. The custodians must work quickly to ensure we have safe walkways and roadways,” Nelson said.

The custodias truly must work around the clock to ensure the safest possible conditions so that school can continue, especially with well below freezing temperatures delaying the rate of snow melting.

The snow storm has caused issues across the state of Missouri, though locally, our school’s janitors worked tirelessly to ensure that our school campus was clean and safe and easily accessible for students return from their extended winter break.