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This past week we closed the chapter in January and opened a new one in February. Last week our teachers submitted grades for progress report cards for quarter three. You will be able to view progress report grades on Thursday, February 9th. On Saturday the 28th, our Legacy Robotics team participated in their first competition of the school year. Our team is the only middle school in OCPS with a competition robotics team and they placed 16th overall and beat some high schools . I am very proud of these Jets and their hard work over that weekend.
As we enter into a new week, we have two basketball games scheduled for our teams. One home vs. Timber Springs Middle and another away vs. Wedgefield. On Tuesday, we will have our SAC/PTSA meeting. We usually meet on the second Tuesday of the month and changed it for this month due to the second Tuesday being Valentine’s Day. Please stop by and participate in these important meetings. On Wednesday, our Love Stories Show will be occurring in the cafeteria at 6:15pm. Lastly, our PTSA will be holding their second Skate Night of the school year at Astro Skate on Friday, February 10th from 6pm to 8pm.
I am looking forward to another great week on the flight deck!
Mr. Jiménez
Principal, Legacy Middle School
Pictured very top: The Legacy Robotics team competing on Saturday, January 28th at Timber Creek High School.
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11398 Lake Underhill Rd.
Orlando, FL 32825
(407) 658-5330
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● February 6th- Home Basketball Game vs. Timber Springs MS
● February 7th- Ark Mentor Session 1st Period in the Gym (For invited students)
● February 7th- SAC/PTSA Meeting @ 5:30pm in the Media Center
● February 8th- Love Stories Performance in Cafetorium @6:15pm
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● February 8th- Away Basketball Game at Wedgefield School
● February 9th- Quarter 3 Progress Reports Available on Skyward
● February 9th- 4-H School Speech Contest
● February 10th- PTSA Skate Night @ Astro Skate 6-8pm
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● February 16th- Modified Bell Schedule for Mental Health Lesson #4
● February 16th- 6th Grade Articulation Night 6pm-7:30pm
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Upcoming events at feeder high schools: |
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On Tuesday, 12 students, who reached the Quarter 2 AR goal of having 60 AR points total for the school year so far, celebrated with a Chick-fil-A party! Keep up the great work jets! |
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Latinos in Action and the Legacy Garden |
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This past week our Latinos in Action students were trained on how to care for our Legacy Garden. |
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STEM: Legacy Robotics Team |
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Legacy is the only middle school in OCPS with a competitive robotics team! |
On January 28th, our Legacy Robotics competed at Timber Creek High School. For our first robotics competition, we came in 16th place overall, defeating two local high school teams. Thank you Mr. Freeman for all the pictures from the event. |
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8th Grade ELA with Ms. Yearby |
Ms. Yearby was using students' descriptive essays and making PB&J's in class this past week! Ms. Yearby was actually making the sandwiches as a way of teaching her students that details are very important within their written essays. The point was well made in that many kids had no sandwich at all while some had upside down/sticky ones and still others wound up with just spoonful's of jelly/peanut butter! |
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UCF "Math Saturdays" for Middle Schoolers |
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UCF will be hosting Math Saturdays for middle school students. The program began this past Saturday, January 28th.
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Basketball at home on Monday vs. Timber Springs! |
This past week our basketball teams had home games against Avalon Middle School. Both of our teams fought hard and played hard, but lost to Avalon. This week we will have another home game on Monday, February 6th vs. Timber Springs Middle School. Please come out and support our Jets! |
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Thank you very much for your support of the Legacy Dance Program. |
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Mrs. Henry and the Legacy Dancers are always performing amazing pieces on campus and throughout the community. Please consider donating to assist in the purchasing of materials needed to ensure all students have costumes, shoes and all necessary items for their shows. Thank you for your support.
You can donate at this link:
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Magnet Application Deadline is Feb. 15 |
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Magnets offer the opportunity for students to discover their talents and explore their interests while focusing on academic rigor. High school magnets provide unique personalized learning communities. These programs of study are aimed at increasing student achievement and permit a student to focus on interest, talents or career goals.
Magnet Application Process for 2023-2024
The electronic application for the lottery opened on November 1, 2022, and it will close on February 15, 2023.
Program Descriptions
Magnet Info Video
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Permission slip and full payment is due by Friday, March 24th
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This is a reminder that Gradventure is a celebration for 8th graders for completion of middle school. Students will be disqualified from attending if:
● They have more than one Level III Referral
● They have a Level IV Referral
● They have lower than a 2.0 GPA
After March 24th NO refund will be issued. This information is also listed on the Gradventure permission slip packet. Digital versions can be found on the Legacy student Canvas and additional copies can be picked up from the Media Center circulation desk.
If you are interested in being a chaperone. Below is the link to register:
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Students, you voted and a purple Jurassic Park themed shirt was selected as the theme! The shirt reveal for the Gradventure trip is below. Students attending will have their name included on the back of the field trip shirt. |
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8th Grade End of the Year Awards |
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8th Grade parents - Please save the May 17th date!
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8th Grade parents, we have received your questions regarding the end of the year awards. Please save the date for Wednesday, May 17th, 2023. The Leave Your Legacy event will be from 6pm-8pm at the University High School Performing Arts Center. Invites to 8th graders will be sent out after the quarter three report cards. We are excited to celebrate and recognize our 8th graders. |
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Before school tutoring in MATH is offered by Mrs. Hernandez on Tuesdays in room 828 starting at 8:30am.
Below is the information on our after school tutoring program.
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FREE online tutoring by the Orange County Library System (also offered in Spanish): |
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Closing Image of the Week . . . |
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This past week our basketball players were adopted by a member of the Legacy faculty and staff. They will provide snacks and support to students throughout the basketball season. Jacob Baez 8th grader was adopted by our Assistant Principal Mrs. DiMura. |
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This Week's Motivational Moment! |
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Leaders & Success
Black History Month Special Feature
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By Jane Tracy, Librarian, Orange County Library System (March 21, 2021)
Mayor Jerry L. Demings is the fifth Mayor of Orange County, and is the first African-American to lead the office. Mayor Demings became Orlando’s first African-American police chief in 1998. He was elected as the first African-American Orange County Sheriff in 2008 and he was re-elected in 2012 and 2016. He is married to United States Representative Val Demings and speaks about his family and their lives of public service in this oral history.
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Excerpts from Mayor Demings' Oral History:
My father…
My father had sundry jobs, but primarily he drove taxicabs seven days a week. But he was also an entrepreneur. My dad had a little small neighborhood convenient store. He had a little small fish market at one point and in my mom’s spare time she helped to run the fish market.
My siblings…
My siblings and I grew up in the Orange County Public Schools. And I initially went to the public school at Richmond Heights Elementary School back in 1963 and I was there the first year that the school opened up. And then I went to Memorial School at the time.
Orange County School Desegregation
Of course you remember that with Orange County Public Schools, the desegregation was essentially signed in 1968 and they really began the process of desegregating the schools. I went to Memorial Junior High School and was bused there. I played sports: football, basketball, and I ran track. So as a student athlete, I always made pretty decent grades. I was inducted into the Honor Society in ninth grade.
Graduated from Jones High School
My twin brother and I went to Memorial and then on to Jones High School. At Jones High School I ran track and played soccer and graduated from Jones High School. And ultimately was able to get a scholarship and go to Florida State University. And my brother and I we trekked off to Florida State University. My older sister she was the first member of our family to go to college. She went to college in Tennessee at a small college called Knoxville College. And she went on to get her graduate degree from Atlantic University.
My oldest brother…
My oldest brother was, had a troubled life. My oldest brother graduated from Jones High School in 1967 and he went off to the big city. He went off to New Jersey, to Newark, Newark, New Jersey, and found heroin; and lived the better part of his adult life addicted to some type of substance. My mother, he was five, ten years older than my twin brother and I, so my mother did not want us following that path.
Boy Scouts and Church
My mother made certain that we were in the Boy Scouts and other organizations. And as a family, we were a family of faith and she made certain that we went to church. We spent a lot of time in church. We went to a Methodist Church. And then my next sister, she went on and became a nurse. She was a nurse for about 40 years. She died a few years ago. She died suddenly of a brain aneurysm. My brother, my oldest brother died in 1995. He had just turned 50 year old. Because he had been addicted to substances so long, he had wrecked his body.
Mayor Demings' keys to success for our Jets:
- In both middle school and high school, he kept up his grades plus was always involved in sports or some other worthwhile extracurricular activity.
- Stayed clear of drugs and alcohol.
- A life-long learner, has ever stopped learning since high school.
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Thank you for reading and have a wonderful week!
Mr. Jiménez, Principal
Legacy Middle School
Sunday, February 5, 2023
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From the left: Assistant Principal Elizabeth Fuller, Principal Jason Jiménez, Assistant Principal Maria DiMura. |
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Reproduction of this material, either written or electronically, including the general layout, graphics, analyses, and content topics without the express approval of Target Performance Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation, and Legacy Middle School is forbidden without written consent. Thank you for your support of the Orange County Public Schools and especially OCPS - Legacy Middle School. Please contact Mr. Jason Jiménez at jason.jimenez@ocps.net with any questions.
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