My past has followed me through all four years of high school. A version of myself I have tried to run away from, but nobody else had let go of. One day I realized I could not run from it. This ghost of my past shows up on my snapchat memories and my time hop everyday to remind me of what was. Her thick...

As an adult people need to know how to find a job.

A web page on the feminist movement in the 1960s loads as senior Natalie Ponder works on her controversial topic essay. She reminisces on the event that created this passion for equality. She remembers the chain of people pushing through the crowd formed in the streets of Washington, D.C., The hand that...

I walk into my house, children run around and play. Crafts dry on the dining room table. A normal craft night for the children of my church and family. I walk into a room where a group of children play with cars, their ages ranging from 3 years old to 6 years old. A normal scene in suburbia. My oldest...

Dress for each occasion appropriately.

A committee of teachers, administrators, parents and students from various grade levels met to revise the MISD dress code policy for the 2018-2019 school year. Assistant Principal Leonard Cousins approached the Campus Support Director Tamara Vardy to suggest a review of the dress code policy. “I...

I met my mom for the first time when I was 11 years old. I grew up with a single dad most of my childhood. My mother left around the time I turned three, came back, left again at age six and picked me up sporadically on weekends after that. My grandma felt like the closest thing I had to a motherly...

The current GPA/class rank policy could change for future students. A committee made up of students, parents, teachers, counselors and administrators are reviewing the policy. The committee looks at different options on how GPA and class rank should be calculated. One option only calculates core...

The classroom buzzes with excited chatter as students grab the rockets that they have worked on for four weeks. Today, they would they would finally launch them. Physics teacher Mr. John Davis quiets the room and starts to explain the procedure for the day including how they would calculate the final...

Looking at Halloween costumes ideas online and getting the same array of the basic things people dress as every year can cause a streak of dissatisfaction, uncreative thoughts and turns costume parties into more of a look alike contest. From dressing up with a group as social media to an ordinary cat,...

Food: a shared necessity among humans everywhere. You have to eat. As an independent adult living alone, there comes a tremendous amount of responsibilities that did not exist as a teenager. It turns out that keeping yourself alive and healthy requires grocery shopping. In college and even after...

My best friend and I planned this trip at the beginning of 2018 and began to work and save money to afford the trip (as I am a high school student who can’t casually drop $430 on a music festival on a whim). Day 1: Our flight left for LAX at 6 am on Friday morning and we arrived in California...

Accidents happen. Whether caused by you or another driver, you need to know what to do in the situation. Get off the highway The side of the highway is not a safe place to stop. When you get out to check the damage, you risk a reckless driver hitting you. It also causes a traffic jam and paramedics...

Choir will perform their annual Christmas concert on Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Willie Pigg Auditorium. They received the music at the end of Oct. and worked on it everyday in class. Choir president and senior Molly Rea will sing with Chamber and Show Choir.   “People should come to the concert because...

Learn how to cook basic meals to cut back on junk food.

Learn basic first aid.

A mother rises to have her voice heard at the attendance zone community meeting. Fear of her children attending four different schools in four years troubles and drives her to speak out with each of the new rezoning proposals. The school board faces a dilemma: have overpopulated classrooms at Legacy...

Prom tickets this year will cost $90. In the past the price has ranged from $65 to $125 depending on how much the senior class raised from fundraisers. This year, the senior class only made $2,500 through various fundraisers such as selling chocolate, candles and groceries. At a senior class meeting,...

Valentines day. The day that love overwhelms the air and gag worthy romance take over the lives of everyone. Some people get gifts like cruises and jewelry while others seem to miss the mark. These makes up some of the worst gifts you can give to your significant other. The most important part is the...

Everyday social media feeds are filled with a range of different people's opinions. Popular options get good feedback while unpopular ones get a wide variety of hate on them. Everybody has the right to their opinions though and understanding why a person thinks the way they do even when you do not agree...

Popping out of a porta-potty, cat fights and tripping over a dead body. Three of the surprises waiting to be seen at the Legacy theater performance of Faith County by Mark Landon Smith. Kathryn Pedroza, 11, and Kinsley Stuart-Brown, 10, play Naomi Farkle and Mildred Carson in the play. The show will...

Guns hit the floor with a thud as a man yells at the group of thirteen teenage boys. They stand straight-faced looking at the man with concentration in this intense moment. This is a normal drill practice for the JROTC exhibition team. Senior Devon Coleman has been a part of Legacy's JROTC for two...

Senior Katy Thomas flips through note cards in an attempt to cram every last detail into her brain before a test. Thomas has spent her four years at Legacy in a mixture of AP, TCC and on-level classes. Struggling with test taking, Thomas took hits to her grades with each comprehensive exam she took....

A song by Rico Nasty plays in senior Natalie Ponder’s head over and over as the other students in her room give their speeches. Finally, she walks in front of the judges and gives a speech on how music brings people together. The Academic Decathlon team competed at James Martin High School for their...

At the end of the 2017-2018 school year juniors Ryland Mallett, Brinley Koenig and Isabella Estes dreamed of hosting their own TEDx Talk. After some research and permissions, The TEDx Talk is scheduled for June 10 with a limited amount of first come-first serve tickets. “It seemed like everybody...

The journalism editors went to Mystery & Intrigue Escape Rooms as a group bonding activity. The ordinary outing turned into the typical “don't go into the basement” scene of a horror movie. I followed my GPS to the location and the first red flag showed itself. It took me not into a shopping...

Research and visit colleges before applying.

To protest gun violence, approximately 100 students participated in a walk out on Friday, April 20. The walkout, organized in response to the “Never Again” movement, wanted to honor the 17 people who died at the Parkland shooting in Florida. Students sat in silence for 17 minutes and then seven students...

Tri-folds take over the PAC entrance hall as students talk to parents about their ideas to improve the school. Juniors Alexis Luna, Janet Ramirez and Olivia Jackson present their idea over implementing a study hall in the school day to make studying and getting work done easier for students in other...

Each year, MISD spends thousands of dollars on technology, sports equipment and supplies. Yet, one of the most basic, and scarcest, commodities on earth costs more than all of them: energy.   In June 2012, MISD partnered with an energy conservation company to decrease overall utility usage and operations...

I never wanted to be that girl. The girl you pass in the hallway and can’t help but feel pity for. Instead I wanted to be the girl who you pass and you can't help but stare because of the her radiant confidence, not because of what has happened in her life. Life seems to take what I want and all...

Chemistry teacher John Sudbury and Physics teacher John Davis - the multiple-year victors of the “most dynamic duo award” because of their noticeable connection and childlike relationship. Students believe teachers only work and consider them not like “real” people, but the two science teachers...

Club/Sport PSAT Team Where/How Often They Meet Once a week on Wednesdays in Mrs. Gross’ room or Saturdays in the library. What People Think We Do “People think all we do is use the SAT study book and take practice tests the whole time,” Robert Reagan, 11. What We Think We Do “We...