Almost every student at Legacy has an iPad. The iPads are used for all sorts of classroom functions, from Kahoot! to independent research. They are great for what they are, integrating technology into the classroom so students are better prepared for a more technological world. However, iPads are sorely...

Junior Joey Leavell sighed as he left the testing room. His AP test was finally over. “It was a feeling of relief.” Leavell said. “I don’t have to spend time studying or worrying about the class.” All throughout the first two weeks of May, students from every grade will funnel into the...

Watching news about politics can be quite depressing. I see reports about stalled government, bitter partisanship and scandals. Then we have the election coverage. The issues of a possibly-corrupt campaign finance system, climate change, stagnating wages, wealth inequality, immigration, walls, the list...

Take any one of my teachers, seriously, any single one, and ask them about me. I don’t care which teacher. Ask any AP teacher about me. Ask my friends. Ask them if I’m smart. I’m positive they will tell you I am. Not to sound too conceited or anything, but I know I’m an intelligent guy. I make...

The district has announced it will make the switch back to A/B block schedule come next school year. Currently varsity athletics, cheer and drill team will have a double block which means students enrolled in those programs would go to their extracurricular every day, instead of every other day. The...

Only a few times in your life may you come across an event that truly changes the roots of who you are. It forces you to branch out and think of yourself anew. For me, one of these events took place last month on the journalism trip to Orlando and Disney World, where magic becomes real. My journey...

Sometimes I think I’m crazy. Who in their right mind would ever go out on hot pavement, everyday in August for eight hours then do that for two more months for eight hours a week during the school year? Insane people - like band students. But I did it anyway, every fall for four years. And I loved...

Freshman Mady Walker’s life was forever changed last February. She tested positive for MELAS: Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke like episodes. “I was kinda upset because the cases with the mildest MELAS syndrome have only lived until they’re 30,” Walker said. Walker...

Irving ISD has been in the news recently for their treatment of Ahmed Muhamed, the 14 year old who brought a clock that authorities said looked like a bomb. Criticized for their handling of the situation, which including handcuffing the boy and detaining him, Irving ISD has stated that Ahmed wasn’t...

“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” -Benjamin Franklin In the wake of the tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001, millions of Americans across the country feared for their safety. The government acted resolutely...

Former Legacy student Shamiran Prater’s jaw dropped when she found out she’d won National AP Scholar, “I was pretty shocked to be honest” Prater said, “I knew I’d done well on my AP tests, but I didn’t think I’d done well enough to compare nationally at the highest level.” She, along...