Communications
Inform students to produce meaningful connections.
Upper School announcements, student rallies, marketing and design.
LEAD Legacy
Empowering Authentic Student Leadership
Strong leaders. Biblical convictions.
A living practicum where Upper School students grow, lead, and serve, shaping campus culture with purpose and faith.
Five Teams
Where Students Lead Campus Life
Students join a team that matches their gifts. Chairs lead. Mentors and sponsors guide. The whole school feels the difference.
Community
Embrace students by encouraging unity and a lively culture.
New students, pep rallies, Spirit Crew, campus-wide connections.
Service
Serve others to create an everlasting impact.
Upper School, school-wide, and community partnerships.
Special Events
Involve students in traditions and events.
Homecoming week, school dances, holiday celebrations, class-wide events.
Spiritual Formation
Encourage students to develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Revive Week, Bible studies, worship nights, prayer groups.
Membership Matters
A Practicum in Leadership & Student Life
LEAD Legacy is open to all Upper School students. Membership is not a résumé checkbox. It is a commitment to become the kind of leader campus life needs: grounded, capable, and ready to serve.
Students fulfill membership by developing strong leaders through weekly team work, a shared leadership curriculum, mentoring, and real campus responsibility. The vision has been championed by Head of School Kevin Mosley as a cornerstone of authentic student leadership at LCA.
- Open to every Upper School student
- Leadership credit earned through consistent engagement
- Connected to Student Life, mentoring, and campus traditions
Four Pillars
Grow. Know. Go. Show.
Four interconnected aims that shape every LEAD Legacy experience, from personal awareness to practical leadership on campus.
Personal Awareness
Leadership profile · Spiritual awareness · Self-leadership
Educate future leaders who understand who they are as children of God, and are shepherded in personal growth based on a knowledge of their strengths and potential weaknesses.
Leadership Skills
Leading groups · Managing projects · Interacting with authority
Equip future leaders with the practical skills to lead effectively for the glory of God.
Cultural Engagement
Understanding · Relating to · Redeeming culture
Exhort future leaders to engage culture with a biblical understanding of the modern world and their role in transforming and redeeming it.
Practical Leadership
Project & team management · Success & failure management · Achieving goals
Expand opportunities to practice leadership in supported settings, with the skills to succeed and the accountability that comes with real responsibility.
At the Center
Strong Leaders with Biblical Convictions
Every team, retreat, and mentoring conversation orbits one conviction: leadership that lasts is formed by Scripture, practiced in community, and proven in student life.
- Student Life
- Orientation Retreat
- Leadership Curriculum
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Project Management
- Team Dynamics
- Leadership Profile
How It Works
Clear Structure. Real Support.
LEAD Legacy runs with intentional hierarchy so students are never leading alone.
- Directors Program oversight and vision
- Mentors Admin leaders, one per chair
- Sponsors Faculty, two per team
- Team Chairs Two student leaders per team
- Student Team Members who plan, serve, and execute
Weekly Rhythm
Teams meet for 30 minutes during the academic Activity Period, keeping leadership work inside the school day.
Enrichment Day
Built-in time for quarterly First Team meetings (all 10 chairs), weekly chair and sponsor meetings, bi-weekly chair and mentor meetings, and extra planning.
Commitment Counts
Selection, Credit & Growth by Grade
Leadership is earned through process, consistency, and support, not popularity alone.
Chair Selection
- Process introduced to juniors in early March; applications completed online.
- Applications judged blindly, then interviews with a faculty committee.
- Top four from each team present to the student body (one-minute video and one-minute live speech).
- Final selection uses a weighted vote across faculty, students, sponsors, and chairs.
- 15% Faculty committee blind ranking of applications
- 15% Faculty committee interviews (four per team advance)
- 20% Applicant speeches (9th–11th grades vote)
- 30% All Upper School faculty vote
- 10% Current sponsors rank applicants
- 10% Current chairs rank applicants
Credit
Earn credit by attending 70% of meetings and completing 70% of assignments.
1 total Leadership Credit over four years (0.25 credit each year served).
Engagement by Grade
- 9th
- Introduced in second semester; curriculum and discovery; choose a team in May for the following year.
- 10th
- Active on a team; contribute as “worker bees”; provide input; continue curriculum.
- 11th
- Assistant leaders; take ownership; apply for Chair in April; continue curriculum.
- 12th
- Two chairs lead each team; other seniors lead projects or smaller groups; continue curriculum.
Chair Support
- Required retreat in May: roles, expectations, leadership tools, and early planning
- First Team: the 10 chairs who lead the program together
- Mentor: an administrator focused on leadership growth
- Sponsors: two faculty members per team who attend meetings and guide goals
- Directors: direct access for ideas and approvals
Ready to Lead with Conviction?
Ask Admissions how LEAD Legacy fits your student’s Upper School journey, or explore more of life on campus.