Legacy Christian Academy is private

Private school

Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

, non-denominational high school located in Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...

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Background

Formerly Cathedral Christian High School, Legacy Christian Academy is the largest non-denominational private school in southeast Texas and the only PK3 - 12 Non Catholic Private school in Southeast Texas, according to the Beaumont Enterpise.

In an effort to stimulate and allow for growth and expansion, Cathedral Christian School became Legacy Christian Academy in 2006, with the new name taking effect during the following school year. Legacy Christian Academy is operated by a private board of trustees that oversees the school. The Headmaster is Roger Pricer, PhD.

In the spring of 2011, Legacy's Board unanimously approved adopting and adding pre-kindergarten through fifth grade after the closing announcement of it's feeder school, Cathedral Christian. Legacy Elementary opened it's doors on August 23, 2011.

Academics

Legacy Christian Academy is one of two college preparatory schools in Beaumont, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), serving grades 6 – 12 from Jefferson, Hardin, Orange and Jasper counties. Strenuous academic curriculum are offered, including Advanced Placement courses (college accredited upon passing AP course exam) in Chemistry, Biology, US History, Government, Calculus, English Lit., and Language & Composition. Foreign languages offered include Latin, French and Spanish. Fine Arts offerings include Worship Team, One Voice Ensemble, Choir, Drama, Theatre Arts, Drawing, Art & Ceramics and Photography. Religious education requirements are 4 years of Bible classes and weekly chapel attendance.

Legacy SAT scores are above the state and national averages. 99% of Legacy Christian Academy students are accepted into college.

One Voice Ensemble competed at state level TPSMEA in 2009 and received the highest rating of 1, singing "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" by Manhattan Transfer.

Athletics

Legacy Christian Academy’s mascot is the Warrior. Through the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS), the school competes in several sports, including football, basketball, soccer, tennis, golf, volleyball, track, baseball, swimming and softball.

Extra-curricular activities

Other extra-curricular opportunities include One Voice Dance Team, cheerleading, Key Club, Chess Club, Channel 12 Challenge, Constitution Bee, Student Council, National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Students are required to accomplish 20 ministry hours per year to graduate from Legacy. Numerous ministry opportunities are provided, including, but not limited to: Last Days of Christ, Harvest of Lost Souls, Bikes & Bibles, Texas Trash-Off, Some Other Place, Southeast Texas Food Bank, Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Shoe Boxes, and The Hope Center.

Mission

Legacy Christian Academy provides a college preparatory culture of educational excellence wherein young men and women are trained spiritually, academically, physically, and artistically to reach their God-given destinies.
The school's focus is CHRIST * CURICULUM * CHARACTER.

Legacy Christian Academy's mascot

Mascot

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 is the Warrior

Warrior

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. Through the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, TAPPS

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, the school competes in several sports, including football

American football

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, basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, tennis

Tennis

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, golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

, volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, track

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

, baseball

Baseball

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, and softball

Softball

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External links

• Legacy Christian Academy website

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