Rising TIDE

Hello Legacy Families!

Thank you for your support as we transitioned back to Legacy this week, amidst many activities and festivities. It was wonderful to see all of our students and staff back together in one location. What a great way to end 2023!

In case you missed it, below is the body of the email from Director of Communications, Rina Lucchese, regarding our return to Legacy.

We appreciate your ongoing support of Legacy Magnet Academy and look forward to a wonderful year as we partner together to deliver the best program to our students!

Thank you!

#LMArisingTIDE

Take care and stay safe,

Dr. Harrison, Principal

Good evening, Legacy Magnet Academy Families.

Today, with great excitement, we welcomed Legacy students back to campus. Seeing our seniors and staff start their morning with the Senior Breakfast was truly heartwarming. It was wonderful as well to see students return to LMA, again engaged in their regular routines on campus.

We are grateful to the Legacy staff and Principal Dr. Harrison for their ongoing commitment to our students and the continuity of their education throughout this event. Moreover, we offer our thanks to each and every one of our families. Thank you for your invaluable partnership, resiliency and support.

With gratitude,

Rina Lucchese

Director, Communications and Community Engagement

My name is James Price and I am a senior here at Legacy. In my downtime, I enjoy watching movies and occasionally playing the ukulele. As graduation approaches, my post-high school plans involve a figure-it-out-as-I-go approach. I’m not sure which college I want to go to or what I want to major in, but with IVC as a backup I’m not really worrying about it. The Legacy Dual-Enrollment program through IVC has also granted me nearly enough credits to earn an associate degree which will allow me to graduate college sooner than normal. Overall, I just hope to have a fun time in college and discover how I want to spend my life. Looking 10 years into the future, I honestly don’t know what I’ll be doing but I hope it’s something I enjoy. I hope to have been able to travel and go to places like New Zealand for its picturesque landscapes and Lord of the Rings tour. I hope to be living in a place of my own with a job I enjoy that also pays the bills. I also hope that the friends I have now find their own path to success and happiness. Whatever path I take in the future, I hope I am still the nerdy kid I am today and take life one step at a time.

Hello my name is Ricky Larson and I am a senior here at Legacy Magnet Academy. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with friends, going to the beach, and building Legos. After high school, I plan on going to college, most likely to IVC for 2 years, then transfer to a UC to get my degree. My dream college is UCLA. I plan on majoring in either political science or philosophy, getting a bachelor's degree in one of those subjects, and then going to law school after that. Legacy taught me to push myself to reach both my academic and personal goals. I feel confident and hopeful about my future and the plan I have for it. In 10 years I see myself working as a lawyer, hopefully having my own law firm.

From Dragon Kim Press Release:

Introducing our 2023-2024 Fellowship Interns. After a selective process, a number of Dragon Alumni are offered the opportunity to stay on our team as interns. From being part of our trainings now they get to lead our next cohort during their Fellowship experience. This year we have the honor of bringing on Aanvi Goel (AZ), Avery Yew (CA), Jiin Yun (CA), Liliana Orlina (CA), and Namrata Manikandan (CA). We also have the privilege of welcoming back 2022-2023 intern, Robert Barsel (NV). Learn more about these incredible high school students below!

Liliana Orlina is a current junior at Legacy Magnet Academy. She was a part of DKF-7 with project BMT that helped Be The Match, a national stem cell registry, find donors for cancer patients in need of a bone marrow transplant. Liliana is from Ukraine, and moved to the US in 2017. She is passionate about helping and learning from others! She loves deep talks about mindset and self growth. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, watching movies and hanging out with her loved ones.

We are delighted to announce that the app we developed, "Green Abode, has been recognized as the "Best Creative Design App" in this prestigious competition.

The Congressional App Challenge serves as a platform for students to showcase their talent in technology, innovation, design, and entrepreneurship. Receiving recognition for the "Best Creative Design App" is a tremendous honor, and we are grateful for the opportunity to represent our school in this esteemed competition.

We would like to express our gratitude to the school for the invaluable support that played a significant role in achieving this success. The school has taught us the design principles (ex: typography, color, balance, and hierarchy) and the 4 key components of TIDE. We look forward to continuing to explore more opportunities in technology, innovation, design, and entrepreneurship.

Best regards,

Ibrahim Memon & Brandon Chang (10th grade)

TPSF Grants are designed to enhance student education, and this year, we have received 215 enrichment grant applications, which amounts to about $250,000 in grant funding needs. This is more than double the number of applications we received two years ago. We would love to fund as many as possible, and invite you to contribute to our fundraising campaign this holiday season. By doing so, you'll be supporting more grants for teachers, which will ultimately benefit TUSD students.

This is an excellent opportunity to spread some holiday cheer and show our support for Tustin Public Schools. Thank you for helping us achieve our fundraising goals!

All donations are tax-deductible. Tax ID: 33-0353928.

NASA and The University of Texas at Austin Center for Space Research Summer Intern Program is a nationally competitive STEM program for high school students. The program provides selected students with exposure to Earth and space research. Interns will learn how to interpret NASA satellite data while working with scientists and engineers in their chosen area of work. Scientists and Engineers at UT/CSR are conducting NASA supported research on astronomy, remote sensing, and space geodetic techniques to help understand Earth systems, natural hazards and climate science. Housing, meals, and local transportation will be provided for those selected. A limited number of travel scholarships to Texas are available.

Interns are selected on the basis of their academic records, written application that includes written essay questions, introduction video, letter of recommendation and interest in STEM. The deadline for submitting your application for the summer 2024 internship program is February 24, 2024.

The seniors had a wonderful time at our first ever pancake breakfast! They ate a delicious breakfast sponsored by the PTO Senior Committee and made by the wonderful Mr. Moe and Mr. Stadel! We wish all seniors a wonderful last year at LMA!

This past week was our winter spirit week! We had a Winter Wonderful time participating in fun spirit days. We hope to see even more participation in our next spirit weeks!!

We had our annual first semester RISE Luncheon on Wednesday. Each teacher chose one student that they felt has shown RISE this semester. They enjoyed eating food sponsored by PTO, decorating cookies, and participating in a drawing for a mini projector!

Congratulations to Mrs. Ku for being our Teacher of the Month for December! We thank Mrs. Ku for always being so generous to her students and her fellow teachers. If you see Mrs. Ku, make sure to congratulate her!

Winter Formal Tickets are on sale! The dance will be located at the New Port Theater (2905 East Coast Hwy, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625) on Saturday, January 27th! From 12/18/2023 - 1/7/2024, tickets cost $60 with an ASB card and $65 without. On January 8th, ticket prices will rise to $65 with an ASB card and $75 without, so buy your ticket soon!! Tickets will be sold ONLINE over winter break from our website, lmaasb.org! Non-LMA guest tickets must be purchased in person at the TIDE Shack.

Want to be notified of our RISING events? Use these resources to stay up to date! Follow our social media accounts @legacyasb on Instagram and TikTok to see all of our announcements! You can also visit our website lmaasb.org - it is a great one-stop shop for all the ASB information and resources you will need! Finally, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel @legacyasb and be on the lookout for new and exciting YouTube content from ASB!

Our YouTube channel is @legacyasb - here, you can access some of our past TIDE Talks and TIDE TV episodes, as well as all of our upcoming episodes. Subscribe to our channel and be on the lookout for new and exciting YouTube content from ASB!

Thespians are hosting their first ever talent show. There will be another informational meeting on January 11th, once we return from Winter Break. We are looking forward to seeing all of our talented LMA Students showcase their special skills!

There are many opportunities to volunteer and get involved throughout the year, but our biggest event is the gala fundraiser. Sign up to be part of the gala team at https://bit.ly/lma-gala-volunteer or to join our general volunteer list, sign up at https://bit.ly/lma-volunteer.

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Email: lmainfo@tustin.k12.ca.us
Website: https://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/legacy
Location: 15500 Legacy Road, Tustin, CA, 92782 USA
Phone: 714-430-2088
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Twitter: @MagnetLegacy