BY CHLOE YOUNG
Legacy Ranch High School Principal Mark Koller is preparing for the school’s opening by meeting with students, hiring sta , and selecting instructional materials and furniture.
PHOTOS BY CHLOE YOUNG COMMUNITY IMPACT
Principal Mark Koller shares plans for Legacy Ranch High School Former Leander ISD Principal Mark Koller started as the principal for Legacy Ranch High School in November. He will lead Liberty Hill ISD through the opening of its second high school, which will serve ninth graders in August at the site of Middle School No. 3. The o cial high school campus will open in 2026. Koller spoke with Community Impact about his plans for Legacy Ranch High School. This inter- view has been edited for length and clarity. For a longer version, visit communityimpact.com.
What attracted you to Liberty Hill ISD? I was in Leander for 17 years and in the feeder pattern that is directly south of Liberty Hill. I had always looked and watched Liberty Hill grow from afar. Knowing that it was going to two high schools, meeting Mr. [Steven] Snell and the team, it just got really exciting [and I wanted] to be a part of what’s happening here in Liberty Hill. What are some of your goals for Legacy Ranch High School? Our goal is to look to continue the great traditions that are here in Liberty Hill ISD and Liberty Hill High School. Another thing is really making sure that we’re cutting a pathway for success for our students. We want our students to be running towards their senior year and where they’re going beyond that, and so getting them excited about what is post-secondary.
What will you be doing in your new role before the school opens? [No. 1] is getting to know the students, because we are students rst, and I think that’s important. [I’m] going to Santa Rita Middle School and really getting to know the [students]. I want to put their minds at ease and get them excited about what’s about to happen. What do you think it means for the community to open another high school? It’s a pretty big deal. I think understanding that it is a big deal is important. What brought me here was Friday night lights and ... what this town does on a Friday night and how it comes together. So to sit back and now divide the town and say, “OK, you live in this area, and now you have new traditions and new systems,” that’s hard because everything’s panthers; everything’s purple and gold.
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