Legacy High School is a high school in North Las Vegas, Nevada that opened in 2006. It is part of the Clark County School District, The school opened with an enrollment of 1,820 and currently has an enrollment of 2,980. Legacy High School describes itself as a Global Studies school, offering eight different sections of foreign language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Sign language and Spanish). When the school opened during the 2006-07 school year, Legacy offered Arabic as one of its world languages courses, the first high school in Nevada to do so. The program has since been discontinued.
| Legacy High School | |
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150 W. Deer Springs Way North Las Vegas, NV, 89084 | |
| Coordinates | 36°17′09″N 115°08′39″W / 36.2857°N 115.1441°W |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | "A World of Learning, A World of Difference" |
| Established | 2006 |
| School district | Clark County School District |
| President | Katrina Perce |
| Dean | Connie Humphrey Stephanie Cannon Robert Shauer |
| Principal | Ken Sobaszek |
| Staff | 106.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,750 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 25.94[1] |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, White, and Burnt Orange |
| Athletics conference | Sunset 4A Region |
| Team name | Longhorns |
| Rival | Arbor View High School |
| Website | www |
Extracurricular activities
editAthletics
editThe athletic program that represents Legacy is known as the Longhorns and compete in the Southwest Division of the Sunset 4A Region. Much of the schools athletic logos and uniforms are based on those used by athletic department at the University of Texas, Austin. Legacy High School's biggest rivalry is with Arbor View High School. Their most prized possession is "The Horns" trophy. This rivalry game is also known as "The Battle of the Bulls" created by the class of 2008 student council. The rivalry between the high schools are 5-4 Arbor leads.
The 2009 Legacy football team won the school's first division championship, finishing the season 11-0 and 8-0 in the Northwest Division. The wins included a 7–6 victory over perennial powerhouse Palo Verde.[2] Legacy would lose in the Sunset 4A Region semifinals to Cimarron-Memorial, 21–20.[3]
The Men's Volleyball team took a major turn in the 2012-2013 school year. From previous years the Longhorns had a combine record of (13-32). To start off the new season Legacy brought in a new coach from Arbor View High School. The new coach had led the Longhorns into their first playoff appearance in school history. Unfortunately the Longhorns were eliminated from the Nevada 4A State tournament in the second round. Ending the season with a record of (18-6).
Sunset 4A Region - Northwest Division Championships
edit- Football - 2009
- Baseball - 2010
- Softball - 2010
- Men's Soccer - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
- Flag Football - 2014, 2015
- Men's Volleyball - 2014, 2015
Sunset 4A Region - Sunset Region Championships
edit- Men's Soccer - 2010, 2011
- Men's Volleyball - 2014, 2015
Sunset 4A Region - State Championships
edit- Men's Soccer- 2010, 2011
- Men's Volleyball- 2014
References
edit- ^ a b c Legacy High School
- ^ Brewer, Ray (October 10, 2009). "Legacy tops Palo Verde for biggest win in school history". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ Keefer, Case (November 13, 2009). "Cimarron-Memorial slides past Legacy". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 12, 2010.