Bright lights. Pounding hearts. Juniors Aracely Ramirez and her partner, Jalissa Aguilar, walk the stage, ready to receive their award. Both scored perfectly on the 20-page written portion and only received one point deduction on their 15-minute presentation, leading to them becoming the state champions....

In 2023, Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2060, establishing an advisory council for the usage of Artificial Intelligence in Texas education. According to Programs, a cybersecurity education and career guide, there’s been a significant increase in the usage of AI, with 30% of K-12 students using...

Good music, smiles and face paint remains one of the best ways to start your day, especially for the FALS field day.  The Functional Academic Learning Support, or FALS, classes will host their annual field day Thursday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students will be able to participate in a multitude...

The increased use of artificial intelligence from teens leaves room to wonder if AI should be allowed in the classroom or not. AI brings many positive aspects including: sparking students' imagination and their creative abilities within the classroom and teaching them how to ask the proper questions...

Copies in hand and a smile on her face, Ms. Allison Mata walks into her classroom prepared to brighten her students’ day. Going into her 12th year of teaching, Ms. Mata makes sure her students are her main focus, working closely with her co-workers to create lesson plans and activities best fit for...

Over the past few years, books have gained much more attention and popularity, leading to authors signing with producers to get their books on the big screen. Although some readers feel apprehensive about their favorite book taken into the hands of producers, fearing that the actors picked to play the...

Mansfield ISD released an out-of-district program called Destination Mansfield, where students residing outside the borders of MISD regulations have the opportunity to transfer to select MISD schools. The transfer application portal opened Dec. 1 and closed Feb. 1.   “We are looking for students...

Valentine's Day is for all the cute couples walking the halls and being all lovey-dovey and giving gifts, showing their love for one another. So, where does that leave the people without partners?  Indulge In A Self-Care Day:  While others are out treating their significant other, take yourself...

How To Cook:  A crucial skill for college students involves knowing how to cook. It promotes healthy eating, good budgeting and responsibility. Fast food can only get a person so far, and the bills can add up quickly if you’re not careful with how much you spend. The money used for fast food and...

Every time I talk to an adult, I’m asked the same questions.  What do you want to do?  Where do you want to go to college?  I’m tired of all these questions.  Why do they always ask? Didn’t I just start high school?  Nope. I’m in my junior year of high school. I don’t want...

According to Acuity Training, a program that teaches people life skills, 82% of people don’t rely on a good time management system. About 33% of people use a to-do list as their way to manage their time and tasks, 24% use their email inbox, 12% schedule their activities in their journal in advance...

Dr. Benita Reed, school board president and the Board of Trustees began working to find a new superintendent for MISD in August 2025, after the announcement of Dr. Kimberley Cantu’s retirement.  “We want to be fiscally responsible,” Dr. Reed said. “We want the new person to get acclimated...

Since elementary school, students have been assigned homework. Now in high school, students come home with multiple assignments and extra work that they didn’t have time to finish in class, creating hours worth of homework. Students should not be assigned homework.  High school students spend eight...

Memories: Yearbooks last a lifetime. Even if it remains in a box, you’ll always have it with you. Therefore, when you feel nostalgic, wanting to look back on your high school career, and remember all of the good times and memories you made, you can get it out of the old, dusty box from the corner of...

Legacy’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, JROTC, competed at Mansfield High School Oct. 4 for their first color guard competition of the year.  “It’s very nerve racking when you’re seeing all of the schools inside and outside of Mansfield,” Cadet Major Camden Smith, 11, said. “You’re...

SOMETHING IS WRONG.  But this time it’s different.  I knew it was coming. I just didn’t know it’d be this soon.  ++++ Sitting outside of school, my athletic clothes sticking to my body with sweat, I stare at my phone confused by the message on my screen.  A sense of deja-vu washes...

SOMETHING IS WRONG. I can feel it. But what?  I sit in class, think — something feels wrong.  My teacher's voice echoes in the back of my mind as I stare at my phone. Waiting for the notification.  “What is wrong with me?” I whisper. The phone lights up. My watch vibrates. I watch...

With boxes of memories in hand, he walks out the same doors he entered 18 years ago. The door that opened up to his second home. A door leading to years of creativity, growth, knowledge and a sense of family. After 18 years of serving as the Student Media Adviser, Mr. Leland Mallett resigned and took...

“It’s just words on paper.”  “What’s the point of reading when there are movies?”  “Reading is overrated.”  “Books give you unrealistic expectations.”  Many people have told me these phrases when I sit down to read, wishing only to escape reality briefly. I keep my...

With the goal of welcoming freshmen to the campus, Student Council will host Howdy Week starting Aug. 18-22. There will be multiple tables and booths during all lunches, with clubs and organizations available for students interested in becoming involved in the school community. Student Council adviser,...

The afternoon sun shines down on Mr. Shane Skinner’s seventh-period partners in art class as they draw pictures on the sidewalk with chalk. During Mr. Skinner's second year at Legacy in 2014, he was asked to take on the Partners in Art class as the previous teacher resigned. “I had worked with...

Sitting in Coach Wesley Smith’s classroom, Girls Head Varsity Coach Michelle Morris tells her athletes about her plans for the upcoming boot camp. Boot camp is a two-week period where the athletes split into three platoons, Alpha, Charlie and Bravo, to compete against each other for points through...

Top Gun to see who’s the best of the best. “Top Gun” follows the story of Maverick, played by Tom Cruise, and how he works his way through the challenges of competing for the top spot and working through relationships with the other pilots with his partner Goose, played by Anthony Edwards.  “Top...

Banning books started in 1637, when America banned “New English Canaan” by Thomas Morton. Banning books allows schools to regulate the type of books students can read, and make sure the topic is culturally appropriate, contains positive content, and doesn’t offend any student that may read the...

COVID-19 changed many students' lives because of how it affected the education system. Mary Grace Kuper attended Legacy through the COVID-19 pandemic and graduated in the spring of 2024. The famous extended spring break happened at the end of her eighth-grade year, and she started her ninth-grade year...

The house across the street, lit by the fireplace and warm light radiating from the Christmas tree, the light pooling out of the window and onto the cold, dark street. The room filled with laughter as people cuddled up to watch a movie with a blanket and a cup of hot chocolate. On the other side of the...

Starting her morning, Ms. Jayme Schroeder helps her students off the bus and out of their parent's cars. She greets her class with a smile as she leads them into school and down to the cafeteria for breakfast, ready to begin another day. “I really enjoy getting up and coming to work,” Ms. Schroeder...

Staring out the window, watching the road go by as my heart rate speeds up with every mile the bus travels. I hear nothing but the sound of the music playing in my ears as I think of all the possible outcomes of the game. Will we win? Will we lose? Will I mess up? What if I airball? Thoughts keep...

One of New York’s best-selling authors Colleen Hoover wrote her most popular book “It Ends With Us”, released Aug. 3, 2016. Colleen Hoover wrote “It Ends With Us” after her parent's abusive relationship. In 2024, “It Ends With Us” hit theaters Aug. 9, bringing many Colleen Hoover fans to...

Walking through the doors on her first day, Assistant Principal Tiffany Kennedy greets students with a smiling face. She is thrilled to return to the high school environment. “What attracts me to Mansfield is the programs for the students, like Ben Barber and TCC,” Dr. Kennedy said. “The more...