I had a normal life. Mornings filled with sleepy eyes and getting ready. Days of chaos and learning. Evenings with family time and laughter. Life was good. Until things changed. Mornings and days became filled with anxiety and stress. Family time turned into secrets and lies. My mom would leave the house...

Freshman Josh Smith* inhales his food and sprints from the table before his parents even sit down. He locks himself in his room and does push ups and lifts weights at a rapid pace. Smith sees black spots and becomes light-headed. His rapid work out begins to slow down until his knees buckle and he collapses...

In August, all Mansfield ISD employees attended crisis training at The Center for Performing Arts which included hands-on training for use of pepper spray as a defense mechanism in a worst-case scenario such as an active shooter. “I support [pepper spray] as a measure to keep our school safe,”...

On Saturday, Sep. 15, Legacy choir students auditioned at Martin High School for round one of the All-State Competition. Students went to summer camps at colleges such as TCU and UTA to better learn the music. Out of the students who auditioned, 28 advanced to round two and will compete at Summit High...

Students often do not know where to start when looking for a job. Over and over again people recommend applying to restaurants and fast foods places. Instead of applying to jobs which can get boring after a while, check out this list of places to apply outside of the usual fast food and restaurant chains....

Clouds fill the early morning, summer sky as band students gather in groups. Cars pull up to the practice field parking lot and students file out. They pull their flags and instruments out with them while others walk down from the band hall to the practice field parking lot. Students make small talk...

Sophomore Alex Sims unglues his eyes from his phone to listens to the teacher’s instructions. The classroom returns to silence and his eyes fall back to the small screen in his lap. Sims scrolls through Twitter as an empty feeling fills him– reminding him of the perfect life he doesn’t have.  Social...

A smile appears on senior Victoria Rodriguez’s face as a memory of her as a 5-year-old girl playing in the crystal clear water under the bright, clear sky floods her. She runs toward the waves then turns her back away from them with a laugh as it breaks against her back. She repeats this over and over...

On Saturday, Mar. 3, 29 soloists and one madrigal from the Legacy High School Choir participated in the Mansfield ISD Solo/Ensemble Contest. Out of these soloists, 24, as well as the madrigal, earned the rating Superior, the highest ranking someone can earn in this competition. “I feel really great,”...

When people hear that I have a 504 plan they look at me like I’m from another planet. They have no idea what I’m talking about. Trying to explain it a different way every time doesn’t really work, so I’ve perfected a speech: “My brain doesn’t process things in a certain way, so I get accommodations...

Baggy pants, a loose shirt and a face full of makeup stare at freshman Hannah Brantley as she examines the unfamiliar reflection in the mirror front of her. A month earlier, a completely different person stood in the reflection. Now Brantley’s entire appearance has changed as she tries to hide how...

The Greatest Showman has made $150.4 million exceeding its budget of $80 million since its Dec. 20, release. The movie ranked in the top five in the box office within the first six days of its release and has captured the attention of many critics who have said the movie keeps you hooked. Inspired...

In 2016, MISD pulled a speech credit from the debate class because the district receives money for each student enrolled in a Professional Communications class. Even though debate meets all the state-mandated requirements of a speech class, the class doesn’t receive funding. The decision fostered criticism...

When people think of Christmas, they think of tree decorating, baking cookies and watching movies. You might not immediately think of the Christmas Pickle and it’s certainly unusual. Here’s a list of unusual Christmas traditions from around the world. The Christmas Pickle The tradition of the...

[Update] Cool air. The laughter and the joy. Families from all around gathered at The Center for a special event: Toys for Tots. All the schools participated in this event collected a sum of 3,583 toys to deliver to children and families who, unfortunately, can’t afford them. “Marching forward,...

Dads at Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary, Nancy Neal Elementary, Donna Shepard Intermediate and Linda Jobe Middle greet students with high fives and stickers as they walk through the doors in the morning. Mr. Chad Lovell, the lead volunteer of the program, stands at one of the doors with a smile on his face...

Laughter and tears fill the halls as senior Dezirae Rodriguez walked through the original Tarver-Rendon Elementary School for the last time. Her childhood memories rushed back as she remembered playing four square on the playground and attending rehearsals for her fourth grade play, “The Nutcracker.”...

Update: On Saturday, Oct. 14, 18 students from the Legacy High School Choir participated in the second round of All-State Vocal auditions at Summit High School. Out of these students, 12 placed high enough to advance to the third round of auditions in November and will sing in the Region 5 Mixed Choir....

Students have been anxiously waiting for their senior year and now that it’s here, seniors want to make the most out of it. For these upperclassmen, making a bucket list makes it easier to get the most out of their last year of high school. First Homecoming “I’d like to go to homecoming because...

Up until six years ago, I was an only child. Just my mom, my grandma and I. Spending girl time with my mom seemed important to me, and we did it often. We would go to the movies together and have spa days. Then we got this little visitor every other weekend, my five year old cousin, Kason. My mom told...

Club/Sport Color Guard Where/How Often They Meet Fourth and eighth period and after school rehearsals 4:00-7:00 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. What People Think We Do “They think we are people just spinning flags and stuff,” Sierra Baker, 9.   What We Think We Do “[We] practice...