Face masks coordinated with every outfit and sanitizer strapped to my polka-dot backpack defined the ninth grade for me. My freshman year didn’t match my idea of high school at all. However, after an almost three-month “Spring Break” followed by an extremely isolating summer, how could I know what...

If seniors Lazori Paige and Taylor Crawford hadn’t joined AVID their freshman year, Paige’s acceptance to Howard Payne University and Taylor’s acceptance to the University of North Texas would’ve been harder to achieve. “If it wasn’t for AVID, I don't think I would have applied to colleges...

As the world celebrates 2024’s leap day, sophomores Emma Brooks and Emma Villanueva celebrate their 4th birthday sharing a first name and the rarest birthday in the world; Feb 29. “It’s a day everyone knows,” Villanueva said. “It's nice that people recognize it.” Since their birthday...

Sitting on grass in the meadow watching her husband, Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), play with their son, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) holds their baby close to her chest, ending “The Hunger Games: The Mockingjay - Part 2” movie. In 2015, fans of The Hunger Games left theaters, believing this film and its...

Administrators designed the new advisory class period to build relationships between students and teachers, and help with SEL learning, however, because there's not an academic grade attached to the class, students skip advisory. “You're responsible for being where you're supposed to be when you're...

At the end of last school year, Science National Honor Society President Abigail Castro, 12, had an idea to host a science tutoring day for anyone seeking help with their science class or wanted to talk about something science-related. Members of the SNHS tutored 38 students on various science subjects...

Self-care influences many factors of a person's overall health, but many people don’t know how to practice self-care in a way that’s effective. The International Self-Care Foundation (ISF) created seven pillars of self-care: Knowledge and Health Literacy, Mental Well-being, Physical Activity, Healthy...

Mansfield ISD’s Center for the Performing Arts hosted its third annual WonderFALL Festival Oct. 21 celebrating the beginning of Autumn.  “The original purpose when we did the WonderFALL Festival was when we were coming out of COVID, and we wanted to make sure that we provided an opportunity for...

Temperatures have dropped, and decorations have been put on display, marking a significant shift in the community: the holiday season. As the next nine months consist of some type of celebration, this list is dedicated to some of my favorite holiday hot takes. Halloween Halloween movies outdo regular...

Fall is officially here. There are several foods and traditions that symbolize fall but pumpkin is fall’s ultimate representative. You could eat a pumpkin, paint a pumpkin, go to a pumpkin patch, or drink any of these pumpkin-based drinks. To fully honor fall, I went to five different restaurants and...

After Texas House Bill 8 created funding changes for community colleges, the Tarrant County College’s Board of Trustees waived tuition for all Fall 2023 dual credit students at its Aug. 8 meeting.  “I think they wanted to go above and beyond that, and they saw that as an opportunity to expand...

Some high school students don’t want to study because they think of studying as reading a huge textbook and memorizing every letter of every word. Education has changed in a way that allows students to no longer use only textbooks to learn. These are seven websites that high school students, especially...

Four years ago, her first group of AVID students entered the classroom. Ms. Cheryl Cason watched them grow from freshmen to seniors. Now, they’re preparing to graduate, with Ms. Cason beside them every step of the way. AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) teaches students the skills and...

Creed III, the third installment in the Creed franchise, made its way to theaters on March 3, marking Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut.  The Rocky spin-off series started in 2015, developing a somewhat unexpected storyline about Apollo Creed, one of the most popular characters in the Rocky...

On Aug 28, 2020, actor Chadwick Boseman, star of the first Black Panther movie, died of Stage 4 Colon Cancer. Boseman played the role of T’Challa, King of Wakanda, and the Black Panther. Boseman’s death left Marvel fans wondering about the new film, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” since T’Challa...

Junior Asha Pimentel Reyes nervously stands in front of her fellow competitors and begins to recite pieces of “Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out” by Richard Siken. In hopes of broadening her public speaking skills, Reyes decided to join debate her freshman year.  “I did the intro...

She handles the paper marigold flowers delicately as she places them on the altar. Students behind her decorate it with bright colors, placing pictures of their deceased loved ones. The Latin Diversity Union set up an altar for the Day of the Dead, a holiday that originated in Mexico and helps...

Over the last five years, the student population at Legacy has increased to 2,550 students. From rearranged classes to reduce class sizes, administration, teachers and students feel the effects of more people on campus.  There is a 60-student increase from last year. While sophomore, junior and senior...

With homecoming season only a few weeks away, it’s time to start thinking about ways to ask your special someone. With a wide imagination, you can use these top five ideas to ask someone to homecoming. Scavenger Hunt Scavenger hunts are a great way to ask someone to homecoming and let them...