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Senior Staff Reflections: Clarke Rahrig

Clarke Rahrig
June 3, 2010

All things must come to a close and as I look back on my senior I'm glad that I spent it with my new journalism family! I walked into class the first day of school and didn't know what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised. I've met so many wonderful people during this year in my Newspaper class and...

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Basketball Advances to Region Playoffs

Clarke Rahrig
March 1, 2010

Co-captain Brandon Potter and the varsity basketball team are among the top schools in the state for 4A basketball. After making a run three rounds into the playoffs last year Potter has a confident outlook for the team this year. “I think this year we will go four rounds deep and make it to the...

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Varsity Basketball First In District

Clarke Rahrig
January 30, 2010

Men’s varsity basketball is now half way through district play and boasts now boasts the best record in the district at 7-1. The team has worked together in order to get this far; from co-captain Brandon Potter’s, attitude they do not plan on stopping. “We are just going to run the table through...

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Top 5 Internet Easter Eggs

Clarke Rahrig
January 7, 2010

The tech nerd is back yet again and today I am discussing the top five easter eggs found around the web. Easter eggs are the weird, quirky or obscure things that most users of a website or application do not know about. They are not always useful, but hopefully can bring a smirk to your face. 1. Google’s...

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2009 Holiday Gift Guide: Gadgets and Tech

December 6, 2009

Cheap: iHome Portable Multimedia Speaker  – Sharing songs with a group of friends can be difficult with only a single pair of ear buds that is where this device comes in handy. Plug it into a headphone jack and you will be able to easily share music or videos with all of your friends. (iHome Portable...

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Teens and Technology

Clarke Rahrig
October 15, 2009

His cell phone alarm wakes him, providing enough time to get ready for school. Checking the phone for any reminders, senior Brad Walker takes his first dose of technology for the day. All over the globe, new technologies keep people updated by offering them fresh outlooks on news, people and events....

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Theater Students Host New Faces Party

Clarke Rahrig
August 28, 2009

Laughter and music fills the PAC at the New Faces meeting. Kat Elvrom moves toward the center of the stage with her fellow officers and instructs the potential thespian members to encircle them. Introductions begin and end with Treasurer Darius Moore shouting “Green is what I do.”  The Theater...

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Acadec Wins Bronco Bowl

Clarke Rahrig
June 1, 2010

Twelve clubs came to compete in Bronco Bowl, each wanting to discover if they were Legacy's best. Bringing the competition back to it's original battle over a cupcake in the promotional video, the final challenge was a giant cupcake-decorating competition. Every club hoped to win and call themselves...

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ACCESS DENIED

Clarke Rahrig
March 31, 2010

I'm back with a fresh new tech blog which I originally planned on being the top five sites you shouldn't visit at school because they kill productivity. However I realized there is a bigger issue in the world of tech here at Legacy, the firewall. Everyone has seen the infamous "ACCESS DENIED" provided...

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First Test: Varsity Basketball Readies For First Playoff Game

Clarke Rahrig
February 23, 2010

Co-captain Brandon Potter and the varsity basketball team are among the top schools in the state for 4A basketball. After making a run three rounds into the playoffs last year Potter has a confident outlook for the team this year. “I think this year we will go four rounds deep and make it to the...

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Men’s Basketball Heads to District

Clarke Rahrig
January 14, 2010

Basketball season has started this year and the men’s teams are already into district play. Varsity and JV have started their seasons preparing for the competition they will face in district. Men’s Varsity Basketball holds a record of 13-6 and placed third in the Spring Creek Classic, a tournament...

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Shackelford, Davis at War (Prank War)

Clarke Rahrig
January 6, 2010

A year ago a battle started brewing. A battle of teachers. A battle of revenge. A battle of 27 pranks. It started after a ceiling tile went missing from Stephanie Shackelford’s room and she found hole punches scattered about her desk scattered by John Davis. “She started it,” Davis said. “I’m...

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Can Drive Participation Could be Better

Clarke Rahrig
October 31, 2009

Today during newspaper I ventured around the school to check up on how the NHS Can Drive was coming along. Sadly, I discovered not many classes had brought cans. The only class I was able to find that brought cans was Choir. I’m glad they have taken the initiative and started bringing cans without...

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Virtual School Offers Help for Busy Students

Clarke Rahrig
September 8, 2009

 Whether walking to the computer lab or sitting in a cushioned computer chair at home, MISD students can now take Virtual School which allows course work that otherwise would not fit their schedule.  Senior Alex Bertucci is enrolled in AP Biology and spends his third period block working on the...

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4th Gen iPhone Leaked

Clarke Rahrig
May 28, 2010

It's been a long while since I wrote about my love of all things mechanical but I'm back and ready to discuss the new iPhone. The story started in a bar in northern California where an Apple software engineer left his phone sitting on a bar stool. Another patron stumbled upon this iPhone and unbeknownst...

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Review: One Act, Two Ladies, Three Sets, Countless Laughs

Clarke Rahrig
April 26, 2010

After Legacy's One-Act Play advanced from zone, to district, to area, then to region, for the second time in MISD's history a One-Act Play advances to the State UIL competition in May. Legacy's One-Act troupe will compete against the top eight plays at the 4A level at Bass Hall on campus of the University...

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From Google With Love

Clarke Rahrig
February 11, 2010

Once a year, during the Big Game, I sit back and watch this television event and watch the commercials.  I was entertained by all the clever Doritos and Coke advertisements along with all the other corporations dropping $3.01 million for just 30 seconds. Plenty others made me laugh or sigh from the...

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New Fad: iPad

Clarke Rahrig
January 28, 2010

Yesterday Steve Jobs  and his handy Keynote presentation made waves in the tech world with the all new iPad. If by some chance the iPad takes off then I will be thoroughly surprised. Only time will tell what the market demands. Initially seeing the all new iPad I thought there is no way that this...

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Ms. McGuinness Helps Collect 3K Books To Send To Africa

Clarke Rahrig
January 7, 2010

Invisible Children Club filled an empty classroom with 3,200 donated books providing literature for schools in Africa. World Geography teacher Catherine McGuinness’ freshman classes helped Invisible Children collect over four times the books donated last year. “We’ve quadrupled any effort we...

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Clarke’s Top 5 Sites You’ve Never Seen

Clarke Rahrig
November 4, 2009

Today I’m going to bring my top five sites on the web that everyone might not know about but should use to make their time spent on the internet a little more useful. 1. Grooveshark – A music search engine that looks all over the web to find that latest and greatest song. The site was recently...

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NHS Collects Cans for Food Banks

Clarke Rahrig
October 9, 2009

The yearly NHS Can Drive approaches again this fall season. NHS members and sponsors want to collect as many cans possible to donate to local Mansfield food banks. “I’m hoping that classes will get really into it and compete, giving us the chance to have a lot to give to the food banks,” NHS...

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