Legacy High School (Broomfield, Colorado)

Legacy High School (LHS) is a high school located in Broomfield, Colorado that opened in 2000. It is within the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District.[2] The school had 2,182 students for the 2013/2014 school year.[3]

Legacy High School
Address
2701 W. 136th Avenue

Broomfield
,
Colorado
80023

United States
Coordinates39°56′38″N 105°01′10″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established2000
School districtAdams 12 Five Star Schools
SuperintendentChristopher Gdowski
PrincipalSara Marx
Staff104.95 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,406 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.93[1]
Color(s)Vegas gold, navy blue   
AthleticsCHSAA 5A
MascotZeus/Lightning Bolt
Websitehttp://legacy.adams12.org/

Academic programs

The school offers Advanced Placement classes in numerous subjects, and the 2009/2010 graduating class had 363 students take a total of 579 exams, which are open to junior and senior students.[4] The average ACT score was 21.1 compared to the Colorado average of 19.4.[4] A total of $5,148,626.00 in scholarships was offered to the 2009/2010 graduating class.[4]

Additionally, the school offers the Legacy 2000 program to students interested in STEM fields. The four year program prepares students for college and a career by enhancing writing, public speaking, problem solving, and engineering project skills.[5]

Incidents

In 2016, a school bus carrying the Legacy High School football team crashed into a concrete support near the terminal while driving from Denver International Airport, killing the bus driver and injuring multiple students.[6]

Athletics

Legacy sports, except football, participate in the 5A division of the Colorado High School Activities Association,[7] in the Front Range League, which includes Boulder High School, Fairview High School, Fort Collins High School, Fossil Ridge High School, Greeley West High School, Horizon High School, Loveland High School, Monarch High School, Mountain Range High School, Poudre High School and Rocky Mountain High School.[8] Football is the only Legacy sport that does not participate in the 5A Front Range League, but instead participates in the 5A North Metro League, which includes Arvada West High School, Boulder High School, Fairview High School (Boulder, Colorado), Pomona High School (Arvada, Colorado), and Ralston Valley High School.

Legacy offers a wide variety of opportunities in athletics, including boys' and girls' cross country, football, boys' golf, girls' gymnastics, boys' soccer, softball, boys' tennis, volleyball, boys' and girls' basketball, girls' swimming, wrestling, baseball, girls' golf, girls' soccer, boys' swimming, girls' tennis, and boys' and girls' track and field.[3]

Softball

The Legacy softball program was the 2007,[9] 2008,[10] 2009,[11] 2010,[12] 2011, and 2013[13] state champions.

Basketball

The Legacy girls' varsity basketball team won the Colorado 5A State Championship during the 2011-2012 season.[14]

Track and Field

In the 2018 5A State Championship meet, sophomore Brynn Siles finished 2nd in the 3200 meters and 7th in the 1600 meters.[15]

Swimming

Steve Schmuhl won the Colorado 5A State Championships in the 100 and 200 yard freestyles in 2008 and 2009. He set state records in both events.

Arts and music

The Legacy High School marching band was the CBA State Marching Band champion in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 for class 5A.[16] The band was the 1st place overall marching band in the 2010 Parade of Lights. The band was invited to travel to London, England in 2009 to perform in the 2010 New Years Day Parade. In 2010, the band was selected to play in the 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[17] The winter percussion ensemble earned state championships in 2006, 2007 and 2009.[18] The color guard earned six consecutive state championships from 2004–2009, as well as a silver medal in the 2009 WGI World Championships.[19][20][21] The theatre program was one of the first in the state to stage an amateur performance of The Phantom of the Opera.

The Legacy Marching Band performed in the 2015 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day.[22]

In March 2018, the Legacy Marching Band performed in Dublin's St. Patrick's Day Festival and was awarded 'Best Overall Band', beating out over ten other competing bands. Mark Hamill was the Guest of Honor at the Festival.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. Rubino, Joe (21 April 2011). "State funding still in flux, Adams 12 to seek budget input". Broomfield Enterprise. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. "Legacy High School". Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. "Legacy Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  5. "Legacy 2000 Program".
  6. "Fatal Legacy High School Bus Crash Final Report". Denver Post. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  7. "CHSAA". Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  8. "CHSAA Leagues" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  9. "2007 Softball State Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  10. "2008 Softball State Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  11. "2009 Softball State Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  12. "2010 State Softball Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  13. "2013 Softball State Champions".
  14. "2012 Basketball State Champions".
  15. "2018 5A Colorado Track and Field Championship".
  16. "Colorado Bandmasters Association". Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  17. Krider, Dylan (26 April 2010). "Legacy band gets spot in Macy's Thanksgiving day parade". Broomfield Enterprise. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  18. "Legacy Bands - Percussion". Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  19. "Legacy Bands - Color Guard". Archived from the original on 11 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  20. "Rocky Mountain Color Guard Association". Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  21. Home - Winter Guard International . Sport Of The Arts
  22. Yesenia Robles, Colorado's Legacy High School marching band bound for 2015 Rose Parade, The Denver Post, September 25, 2013
  23. "Nick Kasa Player Profile". www.cubuffs.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  24. "Raiders Select TE Nick Kasa in the 6th". www.raiders.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.