Senior Kristen Weems bounces the ball off the bottom of her racket. After a perfect serve into the right hand corner of her opponents service box she smiles in rejoicement as she celebrates the first ace of the game. When did you start playing tennis? “I started playing when I was eight.” Why...

Different clubs meet every day before, during and after school. Some clubs stay under the radar, while others routinely make the morning announcements. However, all the clubs partake in activities within their group or the community, making an impact no matter big or small. Academic Decathlon-Brandon...

Emily Hall stares at her Facebook message. She begins to shake uncontrollably, repeatedly reading the message as tears form in her eyes. ‘Are your parents Chris and Judy?’ “Right then I realized who it was. I have never felt so empty and scared inside before in my life,” Hall said. “At...

President Barack Obama will address his back-to-school televised speech during the school day on Sep. 14. All MISD campuses will show the speech live to students with their parents’ consent. Students must turn in a signed permission slip in order to miss class to watch his speech. Students without...

The new bell schedule cutting two minutes out of each passing period was made in order to reduce tardies and absences from students coming from Ben Barber. The schedule is primarily focused on students who attend Mansfield High School and Timberview High School and were often late to their home campus...

Since the beginning of the year, senior Kim Koeckeritz lived without her mother.  Instead, Koeckeritz is living with a host family.   “I want to show my friends and family I can make it on my own,” she said. “I can stand on my own two feet.”   Koeckeritz came to the United States from...

Standing in the darkness of Mrs. Schimming’s room, Stefan Boulter, 12, looks up at the television screen as multiple bible verses transition on and off the screen. “The words you are about to hear are true,” A man’s voice from the video lectures. “This is His love letter to you.” Members...

For the past four years, Legacy students have been stereotyped in different ways. Whether we were viewed as hicks because of the way we dress or known as the spoiled kids with a new school, we constantly had a label. Now, students from other schools in the district as well as our own students have changed...

Brooklyn Handy sits in the service box of the tennis courts. Coach Noah Newton kneels down behind her, bracing her back and head. Handy’s eyes vacantly stare ahead, her vision blurs, she cannot remember where she is. Head tennis coach, Chad Redwine, sees the commotion, and heads to her side. He...

Gold medals hang from the neck of six golfers. The hour long car ride home from Squaw, Texas was filled with energized girls returning home as District Champions.  The Girls’ Golf team competed in the District tournament on Tuesday, April 6, and Wednesday, April 7. Out of the 13 girls that participated...

LBTV SPORTS: Video Eleven wins. Two losses. A ranking at top 20 in the state. Varsity tennis defeated Mansfield High School on Tuesday, making tennis the third sport to beat the Tigers this season. Rivalries between players from either team made the match an important one for the varsity players....

After winning first place at district, seniors Mike Kojder and Kristin Weems advanced to Regional’s in Lubbock on March 16- 17. The two defeated Southlake Carrol and Plano Central in the first rounds, however, fell short with losses to San Angelo Central and Lubbock High School, earning fourth place...

Coming into the eleventh game of district play, the girl’s varsity softball team had high hopes for a win over the Mansfield Tigers if they wanted any chance to advance further in playoffs. Sophomore Courtney Hart relieved starting pitcher Baylee Gray after giving up seven runs. The Broncos scored...

Carson Ingle poses in front of the camera as the photographer snaps the photo. As he stands shirtless he decides he no longer wants to be the youngest Abercrombie model, he wants to move into a more successful career. Along with modeling, Ingle also acts, writes, films and is the C.E.O. of his own...

I never thought it would end this way. That you would be out of my life forever, and I never even said goodbye. I saw you the day before. We were laughing and talking about the cruise we were going on the next week, we even made plans to have a slice of pizza at midnight every night on the ship. But...

Outside hitter, Andie Alford,10, concentrates on the play as the ball moves around the court. Setter, Marissa Badolato sets Alford up for the hit. Slamming it over the net, Alford wins the point for the team. She smiles, looking up towards the bleachers where her parents enthusiastically cheer her on. Family “My...

The people witnessing the match rose to their feet as the potential final point of the match was about to be played. The point began with Granbury serving a serve out-wide. Elena Chudoba, 10, swiped the ball with a forehand and hit it down the line, making the opposing girl miss and earning them the...

School is generally a safe place for students. Unless one of their teachers has a criminal background. Until recently Texas has not had a formal background check for educators. However, most districts peform their own checks. On June 15, 2007 Governor Rick Perry signed into law Senate Bill 9  (SB...