Legacy Ledger

Hello Legacy Families,

I am excited to share that Legacy Academy now has an official National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) for students in grades 6-8! We are incredibly proud of the 28 middle school students who were officially inducted on February 19, 2026.

To be considered for NJHS, students must maintain a 3.75 GPA and have attended Legacy Academy for at least one semester. Applicants are reviewed by a committee of teachers and staff, with selection based on scholarship, leadership, service, character, and citizenship.

What is the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)?

NJHS is a national organization that recognizes and supports students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Its mission is to inspire students to achieve their highest potential while making a positive impact in their schools and communities. NJHS operates in all 50 states and around the world. Some of the ways they contribute are:

• Completing dedicated hours of school and community service

• Raising charitable donations for various organizations

• Organizing food drives for local, state, and national causes

• Creating opportunities to serve and give back

A special thank you to Amy Hancock for her leadership in establishing our National Junior Honor Society and organizing this inaugural group of NJHS members. We are also grateful to the teachers and staff who have supported the process and helped bring NJHS to Legacy Academy.

We look forward to seeing our NJHS members initiate and lead service projects, inspire their peers, and continue modeling excellence in academics, leadership, and character. We are confident they will make a lasting impact on our school community.

With Pride,

Denise LeSage

Middle School Assistant Principal

Our school counselors play a vital role in supporting the academic, social, and emotional well-being of our students. They work with individuals, small groups, and classrooms to help students build skills in problem-solving, self-awareness, and resilience. We are grateful for their dedication to ensuring every student feels supported, heard, and ready to learn.

Setup- Parents can bring posters/items to Legacy cafeteria from 1:30-2:30pm to setup. Parents can stay with their student until the end of the fair.

Judging- Official judging will take place from 2:30-3:30pm. Judges will tabulate scores from 3:30- 4pm while students enjoy a snack.

Updated Open House Time- All families are invited to visit the Science Fair from 3:30-5:30pm.

Results- The winners will be announced at 5:15pm and students will receive their medals.

Cleanup- Families can take projects home at 5:30pm.

Please have your student(s) check lost and found before spring break. Any lost and found items that have not been claimed will be donated to a charitable organization on Friday, March 13th. Please label everything. When children participate in sports and change out, they misplace their uniforms, and we need a name to return them. Please label polos, pants, shirts, shorts, jackets, and sports practice items.

💛We are closing out our Kids Heart Challenge in the next few weeks! We have rescheduled the Kids Heart Challenge Day during our K-5th PE classes for Thursday, March 12th. We will do Jump Rope for Heart in conjunction with Kids Heart Challenge Day. More information will be coming for that day regarding schedules, volunteer help, etc. so stay tuned! K-5th grade ONLY will have dress of choice for this day. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Mr. Fredell (reilly.fredell@legacyk8.org) or Mrs. Zander (jen.zander@legacyk8.org).

Calling all photos for our yearbook collection! We need your photos! Please make sure you select the correct event when submitting your great event photos.

This essay contest is designed to encourage students to think about the privileges and responsibilities of being an American and to seek answers within our founding documents as well as demonstrate patriotism and love for country. The submission deadline is March 25th.

Hi all! I am so excited for our students to present our next performance for you. Students are expected to arrive at 5:30pm to their classrooms to check in for attendance. It is important students arrive on time so they are not marked absent for the concert. Students in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade are expected to dress in nice, formal attire, OR they may dress up for the theme of "space." Either is completely acceptable as long as it is school appropriate. Third graders are expected to have their recorders, as their performance is based off of their performance of their recorders they should have them at the school that week or they risk having to miss the concert. Third graders should dress in nice, formal attire as well.

Mrs. Lydia Tenny

K-3 Elementary Music

Middle School Choir and Theater

Lydia.Tenny@legacyk8.org

Hello parents and staff of Legacy Academy! The time is fast approaching when you will be called upon to elect a director to the Legacy Academy Board. There are two seats with a three-year term available this election year.

We ask anyone interested in running for the board position to submit a one-page biography. In that biography, we would like you to address the following questions:

• Family Background – please briefly describe your family background, occupation, and interests.

• Education Philosophy – please describe your educational philosophy and how you see it fulfilling the vision of Legacy Academy.

• Mission Statement Interpretation – please describe your interpretation of Legacy Academy’s Mission Statement and how you envision a board member’s responsibility for implementing it.

• Commitment to Legacy Academy – please describe your understanding and commitment to Legacy Academy.

All submissions are due by Friday, April the 3rd, 2026, and should be submitted to Jennifer Roden at jennifer.roden@legacyk8.org. Candidates will have multiple opportunities to meet with families and have a short on-camera interview link in the Legacy Ledger.

Important Dates

Bio Submission Deadline - Friday, April 3rd

LABOD Meeting - Meet the Candidates - Tuesday, April 14th 6pm

Election - Thursday, April 23rd

What Do School Boards Do?

The Legacy Academy community elects a school board of five members to oversee the school and ensure the community's desires are met. A typical school board meeting will include many business items, such as approving the school calendar, adopting curriculum, overseeing construction, and approving contracts with outside vendors. A successful school board will balance the discussion of the seemingly tedious business of running the school while paying close attention to the school’s priorities for academic achievement.The school board’s primary responsibilities are to:

• Set the vision and goals for the school

• Adopt policies that give the school directions to set priorities and achieve its goals.

• Hire and evaluate the administrator.

• Adopt and oversee the annual budget.

Qualities of Great School Board Members

• Great school board members have a clear vision for the school. They set the vision and goals and measure the school's success against the goals.

• Great school board members focus on moving the school forward and educating all students to meet high standards.

• Great school board members work as a team. They collaborate well with others and respect the other board members and administrators.

• Great school board members adopt a fiscally sound budget. They pay attention to finances and regularly monitor the school's fiscal health.

• Great school board members focus on what is best for all students. They focus on student achievement and implementing policies that will ensure success for all students and not a personal agenda.

• Great school board members advocate for public education at the local, state, and national levels. They take advantage of opportunities to communicate the needs of schools to other levels of government and advocate for strong schools.

• Great school board members conduct themselves in a respectful, collaborative manner in public.

• Great school board members come to meetings prepared.

• Great school board members avoid “rubber stamping” proposals and are willing to ask hard questions.

• Great school board members do not micromanage. They focus attention on overall policies and are respectful of each others’ time rather than focusing on just one issue or talking aimlessly at meetings.

Board elections are coming up in April and we invite you to consider running for a PTCO board position. Serving on the board is a great way to support students and staff and help shape school events. No experience needed, just a willingness to help our school. These events provide meaningful opportunities for students to connect beyond the classroom and strengthen our school community.

If you are interested in running please submit your bio to ptco@legacyk8.org and attend the March 3rd PTCO meeting at 5:30-6:30pm in the science lab.

Kindergarten parents, please know that students will attend school for their last full day, Friday, May 15th. We will have their graduation ceremony on Monday, May 18th at 12:30 pm in the gym. Children will arrive at noon to go to their classrooms to put on caps and gowns, and parents will be seated in the gym. We have an inventory of caps and gowns for the children during the ceremony. These will be cleaned before we put them on the children. When the ceremony is complete, we ask parents to return to their cars and enter the front carpool. The children will go to their classrooms to remove their gowns, and we will dismiss them through the front carpool area. We are preparing for this exciting day! If you intend on taking other children attending Legacy Academy to the graduation ceremony, please fill out the following information https://forms.gle/rgCRVchYDCBScepz9

We invite you to our 5th grade continuation ceremony, scheduled for Wednesday, May 20th at 9:30am in the gymnasium, the last day of school. Students will be dropped off through the carpool at 8am. Please have your child dress in appropriate, nicer clothing. This is not a formal event, but it is worthy of dressing a little nicer. We ask that parents return to the school at 9:30am for our celebration.

If you usually use the front carpool line, please park in the carpool area located farthest north, parallel to Legacy Circle, but not in the fire lane adjacent to the school. The other option is to back into the parking spaces in front of the building to ease into the carpool lane after the ceremony. If you pick up your children in the back middle school lane, please park directly in the carpool lane. PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK THE DUMPSTERS.

We ask students to bring a treat to share (brownies, cupcakes, cookies, chips, cheese and crackers, pretzels, finger-food-sized vegetables or fruit, juice boxes, small water bottles, etc.). Following the program, we will have a brief reception and conclude around 11:35am. We will take the children back into the building to retrieve their belongings. Parents should return to their cars and pick up the children, as usual, through the carpool lane they use. Students will be released at noon, along with the rest of the school. Have a great summer. We have enjoyed working with your children.

As always, if you have any questions, you may email Ms. Miller and Ms.Yates.

8th grade graduation will be on May 18th at 5:30pm. Graduation gowns must be ordered by April 3rd to arrive in time for graduation. The cost is $20. An online order form is available for your convenience. We will deliver caps and gowns to them on May 11th. The graduation ceremony is semi-formal, so please iron your student’s gown. On May 18th, your student must be at school from 8-10am for graduation rehearsal and must be in uniform. Students must be picked up after rehearsal and may not leave the property. Students must return to school by 4:30pm and report to Mrs. Moore’s room (the last classroom on the west side of the building, before the exit doors). Please arrive promptly at 4:30pm so we can distribute cords/sashes and prepare. Only 8th grade students are allowed in the room before the ceremony. The graduation ceremony will begin at 5:30pm and last approximately one hour. There will be a 10-minute intermission while we prepare the cafeteria for a dance. This dance is for Legacy Academy 8th grade students only. Students will be dismissed out the back east doors and should be picked up promptly at 8:30pm.

Graduation Gown Order

Mar 3: Dr. Seuss Themed Dress of Choice: Twins Day “Thing 1 and Thing 2”, PTCO General Meeting 5:30pm

Mar 4: Dr. Seuss Themed Dress of Choice: Mismatched/Backwards Shirt “Wacky Wednesday”

Mar 5: Dr. Seuss Themed Dress of Choice: Stripes Day “Cat in the Hat”, PTCO Science Fair (See Schedule Above)

Mar 6: Middle School Dress of Choice, Dr. Seuss Themed Dress of Choice: Favorite Seuss Character, Kids Heart Challenge Closing Assembly 2:15pm

Mar 8: Daylight Savings - Spring Forward!

Mar 10: LABOD Meeting 6pm

Mar 12: Kids Heart Challenge Day & Jump Rope for Heart, End of 3rd Marking Period

Mar 13: No School - Teacher In-Service

Mar 16-20: No School - Spring Break

Mar 24: LABOD Meeting 6pm

Mar 26: Middle School Band Field Trip to CBA Band Festival, R.O.A.R Assembly 8:30am, Spring Sports Parent/Student Meeting 5:30pm

Mar 27: All School Dress of Choice

Mar 31: Middle School T.W.I.X. Assembly 8:15am

Apr 3: Spring Pictures/Spring Sports Photos, All School Dress of Choice

Apr 7: PTCO Meeting 5:30pm

Apr 10: Middle School Dress of Choice, Night of the Arts 4pm