Congratulations to the boys’ volleyball team and Coach Yearby for making it to the PLAYOFFS! The #18th seeded boys will play Wednesday, November 29th versus #15 Pershing Middle School at 5:30pm. The winner will play #4 seed Walker Middle on December 4th. Come out to cheer on our boys! Tickets for adults are $5 and $2 for students. Go JETS! Here is the link and QR code to purchase tickets for these games.

Please join in the Holiday Dress Up Days for the month of December. All outfits should be school/OCPS Dress Code appropriate.

Please join us on Tuesday, December 5th for the Legacy Dance Team Holiday Showcase This will include 100 dancers in addition to members of the Legacy Dance Team! Tickets are on sale at this link:

https://teachtix.com/legacyms/dance-holiday-showcase.

*** Nothing Bundt Cakes will be selling their delicious cakes at this performance, with 20% of sales going back to our Dance Team. ***  

*** Nothing Bundt Cakes will be selling their delicious cakes at this performance, with 20% of sales going back to our Dance Team. ***  

Legacy Middle School is now offering a Majorette and Drill Team! Practice is on Thursdays from 4:15 p.m.-5:05 p.m. in Legacy’s courtyard. The program includes baton twirling, flag and rifle twirling lessons.

* Contact britestartwirlers@gmail.com or brianna.vangenderen@ocps.net for additional information.

The Legacy Family is happy to introduce our new S.A.F.E. Coordinator (Student Assistance and Family Empowerment Program), Ms. Olivo. Her passion for helping people in need led her to complete her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Central Florida, graduating cum laude in August of 2023. Ms. Olivo is currently pursuing her Masters Degree in Social Work from U.C.F. She is bilingual and has worked for OCPS since 2018 in various roles, including front office receptionist and a bookkeeper at Freedom High School.

Ms Olivo is happily married and proud to be a mother of four children, three girls and a son. She is happy to be a grandmother who is blessed with five grandchildren” I love spending time with my family, especially at the dinner table. I love cooking, camping and volunteering my time and talents at church within the kids ministry and in different areas. My favorite foods are Mexican and sushi, and my happy place is the ocean, especially at sunset.”

Ms. Olivo shared her goals at Legacy Middle School, which include community outreach, supporting student needs via counseling services, and helping those students in need. “I am interested in including and establishing permanent relationships with students so they can successfully achieve their academic goals in a safe, healthy environment.” She also shared her outlook on life: “Embrace each day as it comes and focus on improving one person’s life at a time, you have the power to invest in making the world a better place.” Welcome to Legacy Middle School, Ms. Olivo! We are so lucky to have you!

Legacy’s Theater students working in cooperative groups to solve a 5 minute mystery script. Ms. Nieves is honoring several learning styles with this activity being held in Legacy’s courtyard, including naturalistic, kinesthetic, interpersonal, and linguistic. Read more about Garnder’s Multiple Intelligences here: https://pz.harvard.edu/projects/multiple-intelligences.

It’s that time of year Jets! Purchase a yearbook early for the discounted price of only $30.00 through December 1st, after which there will be a price increase. Link: https://buytheyearbook.com and use School ID: 715586 And don’t forget to purchase a yearbook ad at this same link for your Jet!

It’s time to brag about one of Legacy’s phenomenal teachers, Band Director Mr. McGarvey, who recently presented his thesis, “Segregation, Integration, and the Bands in the Historically Black High Schools of Orange County, Florida: A Historical Narrative” at the 2023 LMEA Professional Development Conference. When asked about how he chose this topic, Mr. McGarvey shared:

“I came across this research when doing an assignment for one of my classes. We had to find an article from the Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, and I came across a paper by Dr. Timothy Groulx, a music education professor at the University of North Florida, that covered the same line of research for Hillsborough County…from my research, I learned about the history of the four previously segregated Black high schools and the band programs at those schools. The long story short is that, of the four schools, three of them were closed, and their students were split up and sent to other schools. Only Jones HS is still open as a high school post-integration…I have always strived to make sure that there is equity in access for my students, but this research really drove home the importance of that.”

Legacy Middle School thanks Woodbury Presbyterian Church for the donation of $50.00 grocery store gift cards for our Student Services’ Food Drive. We were able to gift Thanksgiving baskets including food, personal hygiene and home cleaning items to 15 Legacy families in need. We greatly appreciate your donation.

Please find out more about this amazing Partner in Education at: https://woodburypres.com/

You can access the fine amount your student may owe for the device and/or device accessories here: https://legacyms.ocps.net/parents/student_device_fines

* Amounts owed are listed by student I.D. number.

* After School Zone is funded by a grant from the Orange County Government. There is no charge for youth to attend. The program takes place from the last bell to 6:00 pm.

The #1 report on the health of the economy, GDP measures how fast or slow the economy is growing.

The GDP report comes out 4X per year, once per quarter, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis within the U.S. Commerce Department.

The top chart shows how leading economists expect the US economy to improve +1.2% in 2024 based upon today's current environment. The second chart shows the year-over-year growth rate expectations during 2024 based on each quarterly estimate. What you definitely do not want to see is a forecast with a couple of back-to-back negative GDP quarters. That signals that an economic recession is expected. 

Lombardi On Arriving Early

If the team bus leaves at 7:00 and you're not here at 6:45, you're late.

Walker On Success

Friends and manners will carry you where money won't go.

Sharma On Punctuality

Be on time if you can't be there early.

Kidman On Respect

I've always felt punctuality is a sign of respect for others.

Shakespeare On Tardiness

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.