Legacy High School (North Las Vegas, Nevada)
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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
, which is the fifth largest school district in the United States
. The school opened with an enrollment of 1,820 and currently has an enrollment of 2,480. 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.
and compete in the Northwest 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.
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
. Legacy would lose in the Sunset 4A Region semifinals to Cimarron-Memorial
, 21–20.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in North Las Vegas, Nevada
North Las Vegas, Nevada
North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The city was incorporated on May 16, 1946.-Geography:...
that opened in 2006. It is part of the Clark County School District
Clark County School District
The Clark County School District, , is the 5th largest school district in the United States. It serves all of Clark County, Nevada, including the cities of Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City, and Mesquite; plus the census-designated places of Laughlin, Blue Diamond, Logandale,...
, which is the fifth largest school district in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The school opened with an enrollment of 1,820 and currently has an enrollment of 2,480. Legacy High School describes itself as a Global Studies
Global Studies
Global studies, in its broadest definition is the academic study of political, economic, social and cultural relationships of the world. Furthermore, it can also include the study of political and cultural processes, the impacts of globalisation, markets and communications. Global Studies...
school, offering eight different sections of foreign language (French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, Mandarin, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, Sign language
American Sign Language
American Sign Language, or ASL, for a time also called Ameslan, is the dominant sign language of Deaf Americans, including deaf communities in the United States, in the English-speaking parts of Canada, and in some regions of Mexico...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
). When the school opened during the 2006-07 school year, Legacy offered Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
as one of its world languages courses, the first high school in Nevada to do so. The program has since been discontinued.
Athletics
The athletic program that represents Legacy is known as the LonghornsTexas longhorn (cattle)
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and compete in the Northwest Division of the Sunset 4A Region
Sunset 4A Region
The Sunset 4A Region is a part of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association and is one of two conferences in Southern Nevada 4A high school athletics. The Sunset Region consists of large schools on the western parts of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas and Pahrump, Nevada. There are two...
. Much of the schools athletic logos and uniforms are based on those used by athletic department at the University of Texas, Austin.
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
Palo Verde High School
Palo Verde High School is a high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.The school was built in 1996 with an adjacent 10 portable classrooms located in Summerlin, a rapidly growing suburban middle class to affluent community in the western portion of the City of Las Vegas and unincorporated...
. Legacy would lose in the Sunset 4A Region semifinals to Cimarron-Memorial
Cimarron-Memorial High School
Cimarron-Memorial High School is a public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada and part of the Clark County School District.- Athletics :The athletic program that represents Cimarron-Memorial is known as the Spartans and competes in the Northwest Division of the Sunset 4A Region.- Nevada...
, 21–20.
Nevada Interscholastic Athletic Association Championships
- Mens Soccer - 2010
- Mens Soccer - 2011
Sunset 4A Region - Northwest Division Championships
- Football - 2009
- Baseball - 2010
- Softball - 2010
- Mens Soccer - 2010
- Mens Soccer - 2011