I remember my mom texting me in eighth grade telling me that the transfer to Legacy went through. In a few months, I would be a Bronco for four years of my life. Transferring to a new school was hard. My best friend went to Mansfield, and I only knew a handful of familiar faces starting the harshest...

As a way to say “thank you” for making good grades and showing up to school, Ms. Shelene Anderson will take students who meet the requirements to Six Flags on Mar. 23 for a day of fun and relaxation with friends. In order to go, students must be passing their classes from 1st semester and this 6...

Eight in two months. Eight different schools. Eight different scenarios. Millions of people terrified. Since 2018 began, there have been eight school shootings. That averages out to more than one per week. The most recent shooting in Parkland, Fl. left 17 students and staff victims to gun violence....

After getting a text from their advisor, student council students walk into class, take their seats and prepare for the day ahead of them. Following her instruction in the message, the students came straight to B101 for the important news. Student council sponsor and Teen Leadership teacher Ms. Julie...

Senior Angelo Perez fights the uneasy feeling boiling in his stomach before he walks on stage to perform. With hands like ice and weak knees, he finger-picks his guitar to calm his nerves before 400 eyes stare holes right through his chest. Although he wasn’t confident in himself at the time, Perez...

Anti-abortion protesters have stood in front of Legacy’s Main Street entrance every morning. The protesters, exercising their First Amendment rights, have signs showing a graphic portrayal of the abortion process. The protesters organize and call themselves the Abolitionist Society of Fort Worth....

Freshman Makayla Davis died from a gunshot wound Oct. 28 on her family’s property. Fort Worth Police arrested former Legacy student 18-year-old Sebastian Ramirez-Barcenas and charged him with criminal negligent homicide in the death of Davis. Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said Ramirez-Barcenas...

With Hurricane Harvey making its way through Southeast Texas, people should seek shelter in the closest safe area possible. Dallas. Great Weather (If You Like the Heat) Although Texas weather is not the most pleasant in any part of the state, Dallas typically has one forecast. Hot. Besides rainy...

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Keep or hide, you decide! Post a picture at #mansfieldrocks. It all started with a Facebook page: a page that mostly consists of moms and their families that paint, hide, find, re-hide and repeat. Junior Abby Walker thinks rock hunting looks interesting because it’s not something she does everyday. What...

Students often complain to administrators and teachers that all MISD schools are closed campuses. This means once a student arrives on campus they have to stay on campus for the entire day. Students are only permitted to leave campus for reasons such as course work at Ben Barber, TCC classes, special...

One of the most common chores that must be done in your household is the washing, drying, folding and putting away of laundry. Over the years, laundry has advanced in so many different ways. Believe it or not, those pretty stainless steel machines that took you three minutes to load didn’t use to exist....

Freshman Sierra Skidmore enters the pitching circle and inhales the fumes of dirt and freshly cut grass to calm her nerves. She glances into the stands before she steps on the mound, only to find one thing misplaced, her mom. Skidmore’s mom never misses one of her games or showings and looking up...

As junior Tori Greene walks into the Student Council room on Tuesday afternoon, she takes a deep breath and clears her head, knowing it will be a long few hours ahead of her. Every year, Legacy StuCo hosts the annual LUCK Week. The week consisted of a pep rally, fundraisers, spirit nights, dress...

As the crowd rolls into Spring Creek on Sunday morning, senior Bryce Borcherding prepares to tend to the lunch rush that follows after church hours. Borcherding has been working at Spring Creek in Mansfield for two years. “I enjoy working there very much,” Borcherding said. “We have a lot...

Hours passed and no one was picking up the phone. Junior Stephanie Lewis and her mom call about every 15 minutes praying that her dad would answer. After about three phone calls, they start to worry. At last, they find out why. Lewis’ dad was in a life-threatening car accident as a cause of drowsy...

Students wearing sweats topped with “Legacy StuCo” printed shirts slowly made their way into Ms. Julie Daniel’s room dreading the day ahead of them. Student Council meetings start at 6:45 a.m. During the meeting, members and officers discussed events going on in the school and how to make each...

Being the horror movie enthusiast that I am, I was super pumped to be one of the first eight people to walk into the movie theater and see Split. Knowing nothing about the movie except from what I saw in the trailer, I expected an on-edge, skin-crawling thriller. I got what I hoped for, but in a different...

Junior Laurin Mendelsohn takes a deep breath as she walks into a fourth grade classroom for the second time not knowing what this year will have in store for her. Mendelsohn joined the Ready Set Teach program available for juniors and seniors at Ben Barber. The program allows high school students...

Sophomore Courtney Taylor unloads a shopping cart full of cans into the Student Council store as she counts them to see who will be the winner of this years canned food drive competition.   From Oct. 31 to Nov. 8, students had the chance to drop canned foods off in boxes underneath the presidential...

Young children in today’s society can be influenced by anything from older siblings to their favorite sports stars. Social media strongly affects the way we make decisions and chose our opinion on certain things. Having a role model to look up to could make or break the way kids interpret things, especially...

The annual Pink Fest event took place on Oct. 22 behind Legacy High School. The event included activities such as powderpuff football, kickball, face painting and carnival games. The event invited the whole community to join and support those who have been affected by breast cancer in some way. Student...

The Cleburne kicker walks backward and counts his steps. He turns around, checks to make sure his team is ready and sprints toward the ball. It flies into the air and falls right through senior Bryan Freeman's arms. Cleburne recovers the kick to make a touchdown later in the quarter. Although the Broncos...

Donald J. Trump announced his presidential bid at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015. On July 16, 2016, Trump became the Republican Party’s presidential nominee. And on Nov. 9, 2016, Trump won the Presidential-elect to become the 45th president of the United States of America. Ask almost anyone, this...

Until now, Snapchat consisted of only one app to allow users to communicate with their friends by sending a pictures or videos, but their new product may change the game.   Snapchat, originally called Picaboo, was released in July 2011 by Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown and Bobby Murphy. However, in August...

Senior Kendall Catalon catches the snap, turns to his left, hands the ball off to senior Kameron Sessions stomach who then makes a defender miss and sprints into the end zone on a six-yard run. With a 3-1 record in the district so far and a 5-2 record in games overall, the varsity football team aims...

Pink Fest, an annual event held by Legacy every October, supports those who are fighting breast cancer, the survivors and those who lost their battle. The event, open to the whole community and beyond, will take place on Oct. 22 behind the school. All money raised at Pink Fest gets donated to Moncrief...

As senior Joshua Hogue takes the court, he takes a deep breath and fidgets with the tennis ball in his hands before he serves to his opponent. Legacy varsity tennis has won five games and lost three with their most recent win against Timberview on Sept. 13. “We have gotten off to a really good...

I dreaded recess every single day. It came to a point where I had absolutely no desire to go anymore. I never wanted to be around anyone my age. I was too different than they were. “Why do you look like that?” “Why do you cry all the time?” “Why are all of your clothes so big?” These...

As junior Sadie Johnson stepped into Legacy she felt a rush of adrenaline, knowing that a year ago she lived in a completely different place, Naples, Italy. Johnson was born and raised in Texas. She moved to Naples during the summer of 2013 because of her Dad’s job. She lived there for three years...

Entering the building on her first day of tenth grade, sophomore Karlee Kroner looks around and realizes she’s the new kid. Her hands start to shake and she tries to calm herself as she makes her way to her first period class. She never imagined she would end up in this place, yet here she is. Kroner...