| Legacy High School | |
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| Location | |
| 150 W. Deer Springs Way North Las Vegas, NV, 89084 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | A World of Learning, A World of Difference |
| Established | 2006 |
| School district | Clark County School District |
| Dean | Frank Garcia Jan Snipes Belinda Marentic |
| Principal | Dr. Tammy Malich |
| Vice principal | Robert Beskow Dr. Brian Daw Frindia Elliot |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,480 |
| School Colour(s) | Burnt orange, white, and navy blue |
| Athletics conference | Sunset 4A Region |
| Team name | Longhorns |
| Website | http://www.legacyhslonghorns.com |
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.
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The athletic program that represents Legacy is known as the Longhorns 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.[1] Legacy would lose in the Sunset 4A Region semifinals to Cimarron-Memorial, 21–20.[2]