Incoming 9th grade students and parent - L2k orientation will take place on Tuesday, August 5th at 6:00 pm in the Legacy Auditorium. We look forward to meeting you.
Application Information for 2025 will be posted later.
Please bring a computer with you to the application session.
An email was sent to all current 9th grade families with a program overview and slides as well as a narrated video.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us:
Amy Stern - amy.stern@adams12.org
Application Session Update:
Applications for current 9th graders - information above:)
Rules for application sessions:
Students will be given a common prompt.
Students will be given a bank of 3 prompts from which they can pick one to respond to. These will not be released and will change by session.
Essays will be graded on:
Fully addresses all aspects of the prompt
Includes deep insight and genuine analysis
Provides specifics and evidence to support points and ideas
Is unique and authentic
There is no need to sign up for a session, just show up for one that works for you.
Important items to note:
Sessions will start promptly at the designated time. Students will have until the end of the session window to complete their essay responses. If a student shows up late to a session, they will be admitted, but they will not be allowed to work past the session end time.
Students may not bring pre-completed responses to the session and may not access email or any electronic devices during the session.
Students will be allowed to submit only one set of responses to the prompts.
Students must know their email, address, and parent contact info (email and phone number) in order to complete the session.
There is no need to sign up for a session - just show up.
Each essay response has a recommended approximate word length of 200 - 300 words. We are not counting words though. This recommendation is mainly to let applicants know that we are looking for more than a couple of sentences, but are not expecting multiple pages of writing for responses. Think, "one or two nice meaty paragraphs."
The application process will be based on two factors
Middle School (6th - 8th grade) overall performance (grades and MAPS scores).
Student responses to essay prompts
Common Prompt for all students for all sessions:
"Why do you want to join Legacy 2000, and what do you want to gain from this program?"
Teachers will be looking for the following aspects when grading this response:
Shows genuine passion and excitement about the program.
Writing indicates the student is applying because they want to be in the program.
Shows knowledge of L2k and how the program will help them.
Each student will have a selection of three other prompts. They will choose one of these and write on it
Teachers will be looking for the following aspects when grading this response:
Fully addresses all aspects of the prompt
Includes deep insight and genuine analysis
Provides specifics and evidence to support points and ideas
Is unique and authentic
Students will also be graded on their writing mechanics
Teachers will be looking for the following aspects when grading:
Writing flows smoothly and is persuasive
Mechanical and grammar issues are not present