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Healthy vs. Unhealthy

Breanna Durrett, Staff Writer
June 14, 2011

The choice and ignorance of a person’s food consumption causes unhealthy toxins to build up in a person’s body, and as a result make their body sick, whether the person knows it or not. According to Kevin Trudeau’s book, Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You to Know About," a healthy person...

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Kat Henz

Breanna Durrett, Staff Writer
June 6, 2011

Senior Kat Henz walks up to home plate with a metal bat in hand. Henz looks up to the stands and sees her friends dressed in red; a smile forms across her face. She focuses on the pitcher, ready for ball to head her way. Softball Player “When I was five I started softball. My parents were really...

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Fitness Gram Slated For March 7-11

Breanna Durrett
March 3, 2011

Annual Fitness Gram testing, held during English classes, will begin on March 7. Texas requires every high school to test the physical status of all students. Those who are attending TCC English classes will get taken out of another class to take the test with other students who don’t take English...

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Ben Barber Augments Rule Enforcement

Breanna Durrett
February 1, 2011

Teachers at at Ben Barber Career and Technology Academy have begun active enforcement of the standard rules in the Student Code of Conduct with the arrival of a new principal, Christie Alfred. At the beginning of the new semester teachers reminded students of what they had already agreed to at the beginning...

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Photography Class Wins 4 Awards At Ft. Worth Exhibit

Breanna Durrett
January 29, 2011

Legacy’s Art Photography class entered the twenty-third Annual Black and White Photography Exhibit, sponsored by Ft. Worth Country Day, for the first time on Sun, Jan. 23. Seniors Samantha Server, Jasmine McMasters, Holly Baselice, and Angela Crouch earned four awards out of the eleven possible photographic...

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Winter Formal Update

Breanna Durrett
January 25, 2011

The Junior-Senior Winter Formal, A Night in White, previously scheduled for Jan. 29 has been canceled due to lack of participation from the upperclassmen. Thirteen tickets sold for both the junior and senior classes as of Fri., Jan. 21. Senior sponsor Stephanie Shackleford deemed cancellation necessary...

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Neil Hoang and Klair Julian

Breanna Durrett
January 25, 2011

Junior Neil Hoang paced the hallway belonging to the parents of his future girlfriend. When senior Klair Julian, the girl he liked, expressed feelings of doubt in a relationship with him because of her parents, he immediately began to conspire a solution to the problem: asking the parents for their approval...

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Junior-senior Winter Formal Slated For Jan. 29

Breanna Durrett
January 7, 2011

[Read the update here] Seniors, for the first time ever, will hold a Junior-Senior Winter Formal at the Aristide Events and Conventions Center on Jan. 29. To offset the costs of renting out the building and supplying a personal DJ, while avoid dipping into the senior class prom funds, tickets will...

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Dance classes to hold recital Jan. 6

Breanna Durrett
January 5, 2011

All Legacy dance classes, including the Silver Spurs, will perform a recital Thu, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Willie Pigg Auditorium with free admission. Each class will perform two routine, with tryouts determining solo pieces. The routines are based off the jazz and lyrical dances the classes have...

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Legacy Gives Gift of Life

Breanna Durrett
December 16, 2010

HOSA students hosted the Carter Blood Care Blood Drive on Dec. 15, resulting in 108 sign-ups and 10-15 walk ins. Despite sign-ups scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, all of the spots were filled by the end of the first day. Whether confident or nervous, students left campus and waited patiently to...

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Art Club Host Winter Art Camp

Breanna Durrett
December 8, 2010

Legacy Art Club will host a Winter Art Camp for kindergarten through sixth grade on December 18, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. At a cost of $35 per child, all the funds will go to the Art Club and the students that are going on the Europe art trip next summer. “Parents can drop off their kids and go Christmas...

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Abby Gieger

Breanna Durrett
October 25, 2010

Senior Abby Gieger spends her time singing, writing her heart out,spending time with her family and having fun serving her community. Singer- “I’ve been in choir for six years and just singing since I could talk.  I like choir because singing is my way of expressing myself, whether I’m happy,...

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Reflection Submissions Due November 1

Breanna Durrett
October 22, 2010

The PTSA Reflections Contest, gathering thousands of art, literature, photography and dance choreography pieces from around the United States, asks elementary through high school students to express themselves through personal inspiration about the designated 2010-2011 theme: “Together We Can.” “It’s...

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Guitar Club Resumes Practice

Breanna Durrett
September 30, 2010

Every Thursday after school, Geometry teacher Julie Gross waits for students to stroll in and start plucking their guitar strings. At Guitar Club, members practice, show off and have fun with their acoustic and electric instruments. “I’ve been in Guitar Club since day one, the first year Legacy...

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Blog: We the Mormons

Breanna Durrett
September 21, 2010

Religion. Mine is based on high morals, charity, and modern-day prophets: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, known as the “Mormons.” You know when Jesus Christ was resurrected three days after he died on the cross, to his apostles in the eastern hemisphere? Well he also appeared...

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Coffee: It’s What’s For Breakfast

Breanna Durrett
September 13, 2010

The rush to get to school with a decent cup of coffee is on, even if it means being late. Nikki Childs waits for her first coffee energy boost for the day. Reagan Lee waits until after golf practice to get coffee with her friends. Out running errands Morgan Jenkins enjoys a cup of coffee in the car...

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Sky Bottenfield

Breanna Durrett
November 3, 2009

The alarm sounded and junior Sky Bottenfield hits the snooze button, looking at it with bleary eyes.  4:30 a.m. is way too early to get up on a school morning, she says to herself. She rolls out of bed anyway, beginning another day. Bottenfield attends an early morning scripture study called seminary ...

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