Legend High School

Legend High School
Address
22219 Hilltop Road
Parker, Colorado 80138
United States
Coordinates 39°29′36″N 104°44′23″W / 39.49333°N 104.73985°W / 39.49333; -104.73985Coordinates: 39°29′36″N 104°44′23″W / 39.49333°N 104.73985°W / 39.49333; -104.73985
Information
School type Public secondary
Motto Iron Sharpens Iron
Established 2008
School district Douglas County School District RE-1
Principal Jason Jacob
Grades 9-12
Campus type Open
Color(s) Royal blue, white, and orange               
Slogan Find A Way
Athletics conference Continental League
Mascot Titan
Website http://legendtitans.org/

Legend High School [1]

Campus

Legend High School is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Hilltop Road and Canterberry Parkway, the entrance to the Parker neighborhood of Idyllwilde. It is an open campus school to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The campus is closed to freshmen. Cimarron Middle School is located adjacent to the Legend High School campus.

Athletics

The varsity athletic programs at Legend include football, volleyball, wrestling, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, tennis, softball, swim, cheer, poms, gymnastics, golf, track, rugby, and cross country. The school's teams compete in the 5A Continental League of the Colorado High School Athletics Association (CHSAA).

The 2012-2013 basketball team made it to the Final Four in 5A state playoffs, the fastest ascent to the Final Four in Colorado Big School history.[2] The 2012-2013 baseball team were 5A state runner-ups.

The 2017 softball team won the 5A Colorado high school state championships on the 21st October 2017 against Fossil Ridge, winning 9-3. This was the first time a Legend team won a state championship.

Titan Band Program

The legend titan band program is under the direction of Orlando Otis, and they have made many great accomplishments. The Legend band program includes the Marching and Concert Bands during the first semester. They are replaced by the Symphonic Band or Wind Ensemble during the second semester. The most accomplished part of the band program is the Legend Titan Marching Band.

Legend Titan Marching Band

The Legend Titan Marching Band has been a consistent 5A state finalist since it was started. The marching band recently received the 3rd place bronze medal at the 2017 CBA 5A State Championships after a 4 year streak of 4th place. The band, also in 2017, competed at the BOA Grand National Championships. The marching band has traveled to California, Hawaii, Florida, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and London. The Legend Titan Marching Band is considered one of the most successful organizations to come out of Legend High School.

2009-2017: CBA State finalist

2013-2016: 4th place in the 5A State Championships

2014-2017: CBA Metro Regional Champions (Sweeping the Scoreboard)

2017: CBA 5A State Championships Bronze Medalist

Coliseum Crazies

The Crazies demonstrating their "roller coaster" at the 5A State Final Four in Boulder

The Coliseum Crazies[3] is the student-led student section that cheers on the Titans at athletic events.

Vocal music program

Legend High School's vocal music program includes over 350 students. The choirs have traveled and performed nationally, and performed at Carnegie Hall in 2013.

EDGE Program

The Legend High School EDGE Program is a non traditional education pathway offered to students of Legend High School in Parker, Colorado. Consisting of project based learning, students in the program create interdisciplinary projects each academic quarter and present them to parents and community members for feedback, Students are also able to pursue hobbies, passions, and possible future careers as they build projects, and are frequently required to travel outside the classroom for real world experiences.

Since The EDGE Program’s creation in 2016, it contains 202 Students,[4] a faculty to student ratio of 1:9, 186 partnerships with businesses and organizations in the community, and support from the school and community of Parker.

Curriculum

Curriculum in The EDGE Program consists of personalized and project based learning. Students often choose topics related to their core classes or interests, and explore these topics in depth. They then use these topics to create cross-curricular projects to present to the community during “Exhibition Nights”.

Courses

The EDGE Program's basic classes are humanities, Spanish, English, math, science, and technology. Although Spanish is the only languages taught in the program, students can opt out of Spanish if they are receiving credit for another language in the school.

The EDGE Program offers 9 Honors classes and 12 concurrent enrollment classes, to allow students more flexibility in the content they learn and the depth they go into. EDGE also allows select students to take AP Courses and college classes at the Arapahoe Community College, as well as special electives for project management or job internships to receive credit for extracurricular activities outside of EDGE.

Grading

Grading is based on students’ growth and interests. Students receive grades based on their growth in relation to their achievements. Students are also encouraged to receive feedback before each exhibition night, and have opportunities to continue projects to gain more depth and understanding.

Job Shadowing/Internship Opportunities

Students in The EDGE Program are required to participate in Job Shadows and Internships with members of the community. These internships and shadows provide real world knowledge, skills, and networks for students within their fields of interest, and may help them find future career options previously unbeknownst to them.

Students must contact these businesses and organizations on their own, and if they cannot secure a connection, EDGE Mentors will help them. EDGE currently has 176 Business Partners and 12 Non-profit partners for students to connect with.[4]

Students have shadowed at law firms, engineering firms, NASA, with the current mayor of Parker, Mike Waid, the South Metro Fire Department, and many more. Many of these now becoming partners with the school and open to more students shadowing or interning.

Mentors

Teachers in The EDGE Program are known in the program as Mentors. These mentors teach the students, but also provide support to the students, and students are encouraged to create positive relationships with the mentors. The EDGE Program currently has 11 Mentors for the Freshman and Sophomore grade levels.[4]

Freshman Mentors

  • Amanda Bucher
  • Colin McCusker
  • Josh Morris
  • Jenifer Ware
  • Darren Withey
  • Deb Tawzer

Sophomore Mentors

  • Gretchen Whitehurst
  • Kerri Davis
  • Lindsey Eckmann
  • Ryan McCormick
  • Chelsea Husum
  • Deb Tawzer
  • Brent Jackson

EDGE Administrators

  • Dan Simington
  • Mari Farley

Legend TSA

Legend High School currently Participates in the Technology Student Association, led by Deb Tawzer and Ed Waterson, and competes annually in district, state, and national competitions. In 2018, 12 events from Legend placed in State competitions, with one event, Software Development, placing 9th at the nationals level in Atlanta, Georgia.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Legend High School Boys Basketball - Kevin Boley". bbasketball.legendtitans.org. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  3. ↑ "Ball Fever: Individual performances in boys basketball's week". CHSAANow.com. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  4. 1 2 3 "EXPLORE. DISCOVER. GROW. EMPOWER". EXPLORE. DISCOVER. GROW. EMPOWER. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  5. ↑ "Legend shortstop Bobby Dalbec commits to Arizona baseball". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Derrick White A Bright Spot In Probable Lost Season For Buffs". denver.cbs.local.com. March 7, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.


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