Why Legacy?
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What sets Legacy apart?
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LEGACY COLLEGIATE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL FOR CAREERS IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS (Legacy CMHS) is the first accredited charter district in the state of Texas that focuses on the professions within athletics. Legacy is a thematic learning environment, tied together with project-based learning, which has created a curriculum focused on specific areas: athletic administration, coaching, sports media, and sports medicine. Legacy is the school district of choice for the college prep student who wishes to grow and excel academically, athletically and personally while maintaining a flexible schedule. Students train and are coached by former collegiate and professional athletes. They learn about the professions in sports all while building an extensive network of athletic industry experts.
Legacy actualizes its mission of honoring each student’s unique style of learning by providing a personalized approach to education that nurtures students’ academic and personal goals. Legacy offers challenging academic courses and diverse elective credit options. In partnership with Lone Star Community College and The University of Texas, Legacy offers college credit programs that are designed to provide students with an opportunity to earn either an associate degree or up to sixty college credit hours paired with their high school diploma.
What Sets Legacy Apart?
Legacy prepares learners to become global citizens, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and responsible leaders by providing an academically challenging, values-based curriculum from the context of our athletic heritage.
Legacy’s partnership with UT OnRamps allows students to be enrolled in two academic institutions at once, earning credits that are applied both to high school diploma requirements and college graduation requisites. Depending on the course grade, students may be able to earn college credit that is guaranteed transferable to any public institution in Texas.
Dual Credit
Qualifying high school students can earn college credits in select subject areas, potentially graduating high school with an associate degree from Lone Star College.
80 to Play
To participate in ANY extracurricular activity, students must fulfill all requirements of Legacy coursework with a minimum grade of 80% in each class on their progress reports and report cards.
Our Teachers Make the Difference
72% of our teachers are former collegiate or professional athletes.
