News -- Week of July 28

Legacy Academy
Jul 27
5 min read

As we work faithfully towards starting our 18th year, we want you to know that we are praying for you and your families. It is such a joy to get to serve you and your children. Every year brings new faces and changes, but every year God's faithfulness remains! If you know families who would be a great fit for Legacy Academy, talk to them about enrolling. The new EFAs allow families to attend with no out of pocket tuition expenses. Who can you help make LA their school home? We are glad to schedule a tour and visit with them.

THIS WEEK:

M, W, F | XC Practice 630am
W, Th | Reading Camp K-2, 9am-12pm
T, Th | BB Team Workouts, JG, SG, JB, SB 3-5 pm
F | Legacy Book Club

NEXT WEEK:

Aug 1 | Curriculum fees due
Aug 1 | Legacy Book Club
Aug 5-7 | Game Days

Reading Camp--This Wed/Thursday

We’re so excited to welcome your child to Reading Camp this Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM! A delicious lunch is included each day. To ensure a smooth start, please drop off your child no earlier than 9:00 AM. You may drop off and pick up inside the building or use the pickup line. We can’t wait for two fun-filled mornings of books, games, and learning!

Sales Tax Free Weekend, 8/2-3

This coming weekend is a great time to purchase your uniforms online at the LA store for pick up later. Don't worry if you picked a wrong size, we can swap it out. Sales tax is waived in Arkansas this Saturday and Sunday for school clothes and supplies.

Basketball Camp Was a Slam Dunk!

What a fantastic three days we had at Basketball Camp! Our 2nd–6th grade students brought their energy, creativity, and teamwork to the court for a jam-packed week of skills training, silly games, and devotionals.

From drills and scrimmages to team challenges, every moment was filled with excitement, but Wacky Wednesday stole the show! Campers showed up in wild neon outfits, crazy socks, and hilarious get-ups, all competing for the titles of "Most Creative" and "Most Wacky."

A big thank you to our incredible coaches, volunteers, and parents for making this camp such a memorable experience!

XC Practice This Week

Cross Country practice is this week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6:30 AM sharp! We’re so proud of the commitment you’re showing—early mornings, hard work, and heart—that’s what Legacy athletes are all about.

Not on the team yet? This is a great week to jump in! Cross Country is more than running—it’s about perseverance, teamwork, and becoming Warriors who impact the world for Christ, one step at a time.

HELP!!! Do you have these things!?

We are excited that we have two international teachers joining us this year on campus. Initially, they will stay on campus and we are working hard to renovate the two classrooms behind the main school building into two nice apartments for them. We need to furnish these rooms. If you have any of the following things that you can donate, please let the office know. We will need two of everything:

Queen Size Bed- or Double bed

Night Stand

Sheets

2 standard pillows

Bedding

Small chest of drawers

Mirror for the bedroom

Blanket or quilt

Small Sofa

Small Desk

Living Room Chair

Floor Lamp or End Table and Lamp

Set of 4 Dishes, Flatware, along with glasses and coffee cups. Pots and pans, baking sheets and pans, mixing bowls, cooking utensils, Manual can opener, Good knives, Kitchen towels, rags, Coffee Pot, etc.

4 each bath towel, hand towel, washcloth.

Legacy Book Club

Calling all upper-level students! Join us for Legacy Book Club this summer — a time to connect with friends, enjoy great conversation, and dive into some good reads.

We’ll be meeting at Stilwell’s in DeQueen from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM on the following Fridays:

August 1 & 15

Students are welcome to purchase food or drinks at Stilwell’s, but please note that they will be responsible for covering the cost. Transportation will not be provided.

No registration is required — just come ready to hang out and talk books. We hope to see your student there! Mr. Smallwood and Mrs. Spoo are leading the book club and looking forward to the fun hangouts together!

Join the Second Lady Usha Vance Summer Reading Challenge!

Legacy Academy students in grades K–8 are invited to take part in the Second Lady Usha Vance Summer Reading Challenge! This nationwide initiative encourages young readers to keep their minds sharp and imaginations active all summer long through the joy of reading.

Participants will set personal reading goals, explore great books, and have the chance to be recognized for their efforts. It’s a wonderful way to stay engaged and grow as a reader during the summer months.

A PDF with full details and instructions is attached to this newsletter. We hope many of our Legacy Warriors will take part in this exciting opportunity!

Happy reading!

2025-2026 Curriculum Fees-Due August 1st

It's that time of year again, activity & curriculum fees for the 2025-2026 school year are due August 1st. You can pay ONLINE or in the front office. This is a one-time fee of $200.

2025-2026 School Supplies List

School supply lists are here!

Course Offerings Update:

Beginning this school year, we will be offering a junior/senior-level Consumer Math course as an option for students. We will continue to offer our trigonometry/pre-calculus course, as well. This will allow us flexibility in helping students who are better served in their future by one course or the other. We have always offered a Personal Finance course as an Economics credit. We will continue to offer this economics course with personal finance principles and an expanded entrepreneurship emphasis. The consumer math course will expand our personal finance offering for students with additional hands-on practical life uses and applications, while improving math skills. The course will count as a full Math credit.

Service Hours

Freshman-Seniors can earn service hours working camps and helping with various school tasks. Just call the office to arrange a day to come. There are hours to earn helping with projects on campus, helping in the office, and more!

Summer Camp Schedule

See our Summer Camp schedule below!

Parents if you can help with any of the camps below please let us know! We'd love to have your help.

2025-2026 School Calendar

Please find attached the Legacy Academy school calendar for the next school year.

25-26 EFA Closes August 15th!

Don’t miss out—over 30,000 Arkansas students have already applied for Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs), and funds are limited. LA will accept the EFA as 100% tuition, even though actual costs are $10,500.

If you already have an EFA, you must reapply for next year using your student’s ID from ClassWallet.

Need help? Call the office—we’re happy to walk you through it! Apply today so you don’t miss this opportunity!

APPLICATION IS HERE: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/office-of-school-choice-and-parent-empowerment/education-freedom-accounts