Ferris Bueller once said: “It’s a little childish and stupid, but then, so is high school.” When I thought of high school a few years back, I was brainwashed by the idea that my four years would resemble a television sitcom. I, the leader of the pack of oblivious girls, would strut the halls...

You know who you are. Starbucks in hand, Uggs to match and the ever-present Vera Bradley wallet with car keys attached. This one’s for you. 1. Infinity Scarves: Both the style of scarf and the infinite amount. “I like that I don’t have to know any knots, they are so simple.” - A fashionable...

Black Friday, a promoted sales day following Thanksgiving, set off the beginning of the winter holiday season in a frenzy with door-buster sales, stocked shelves and doors opening at the strike of midnight. English teacher Stephanie Shackelford shops on Black Friday because it happens to fall on the...

Teen 2 has released an online order form for students who did not turn in any last week. Students can easily link to the online order form through a QR code found on pink fliers around the campus. The order form includes different styles of shirts, headbands, beanies and wristbands. A customizable...

Adam Zrust has never met his biological parents, and it doesn’t bother him. After being adopted from the Nebraska Children’s Home Society by Lonnie and Ruth Zrust in Albion, Neb., Mr. Zrust constantly reminds himself about his past, has always been open about it, and often wonders where he acquired...

The Academic Decathlon team closed the season with success as Legacy received five medals at the San Antonio State Meet this past weekend. Senior Laura Baker, Legacy’s top honor student, placed third in Economics. Senior Amanda Hargett-Granato, Legacy’s top scholastic student, placed third in Art....

Student journalists won a Gold Crown for the online newspaper and a Silver Crown for last year’s yearbook from Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Crown Awards are the highest recognition given by the CSPA to a student print or digital medium for overall excellence. Since 2009, the online newspaper...

Teen Leadership and Student Council Sponsor Dena Schimming will move to Summit on Monday, Jan. 27 to pursue her career as an assistant principal. Mrs. Schimming was informed on Friday, Jan. 17 of her new post. Until a permanent teacher can take the place of Mrs. Schimming, a long term substitute will...

Four MISD high school librarians wrote a grant in order to purchase the books and testing materials. Battle of the Books, an event previously exclusive to the intermediate and middle schools, is now available for high school students to compete in. “Many students love to read for pleasure, but by...

In preparation of the 2013 - 14 school year, students face an important decision: whether to take Advanced Placement (AP) classes or Dual Enrollment courses (Tarrant County College). At the end of each year, AP tests, administered throughout the school district, determine if students meet the requirements...

To aid students with middle to low SAT scores, the PTSA has created a scholarship in order to send students to SAT prep courses. Students can find applications with the PTSA members at the cookie/popcorn stand on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. SAT scores determine scholarship eligibility. Applications...

Representatives from the Mansfield ISD technology department will host iPads in Action on Jan. 31 from 6-6:30 p.m. in the PAC. District officials organized the event in order to answer any questions parents might have about navigating and monitoring their child’s iPad. “The purpose of this meeting...

On March 8, 2014, Malaysian airlines flight number 370 vanished into thin air. Nearly three weeks after the plane went missing, officials declared that the plane crashed into the Indian Ocean. However, with no wreckage, no eyewitnesses and no visual evidence of where it went, people can only assume what...

L.U.C.K Week (Legacy United through Caring and Kindness) is a week dedicated to raising money for a child with an illness. The goal: to raise $8000 for medical bills or anything else the family nominated might need. Applications will be accepted from Jan. 13 to Jan. 27. The candidate will be announced...

Linda Jobe Middle School hosts a fundraiser for men’s prostate and testicular cancer foundations throughout November titled "Movember.” The Movember movement focuses on awareness and education of men's health. Throughout November, teachers at Jobe are growing mustaches in order to raise awareness. Adam...

The Mansfield ISD Annual College and Career Night takes place at the Center of Performing Arts on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. Seminars at The Center begin at 6:15 and 7:30 p.m. Students can attend three different seminars, the ACT vs. SAT seminar located in the East Lecture Hall, Preparing for...

Students prepare themselves for summer fun, but for those enrolling in summer school, the fun will have to wait. As the school year comes to a close, summer school is marked on the forefront of students’ calendars. Students take summer school to recover credit, take acceleration courses, or get...

EOC English testing begins April 1 and ends April 4. Juniors and sophomores are to report to campus at normal time for tutorials on Monday and Tuesday while freshmen are to report to their assigned classrooms. On Wednesday and Thursday, freshmen and juniors will report to school at normal time while...

Junior Leanna Swanson strolls into Hughely Memorial Hospital with a bouquet of flowers in one hand, waves hello to the well-known nurses with the other, and presses the shiny elevator button for the fifth floor. This hospital is more than familiar to her. Swanson visits her mother, Kimberly Dickson,...