In 2007 when newspaper adviser Leland Mallett and 2011 seniors began dreaming and brainstorming what the new school's newspaper website would look like, they also dreamed they'd win a national award for the publication. Now, four years later 27 students, two advisers, eight sponsors and one assistant principal leave...

From Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Journalism and other classes will collect donations of new socks and underwear, which will go to the MISD Clothes Closet. Donors can identify participating classrooms by the flyers on doors or whiteboards. “We just want to do something for community service in our community,”...

Here are some things you need to know for the first day of school. 1. Every student will report to Legacy for first block. If you have a first session at Ben Barber, you'll need to report to Legacy. (After advisory, you'll wait in the cafeteria for second block.) 2. You'll need to know which bus...

Every day it seems the parking lot fills up more and more as new drivers get their licenses. Every day students drive to school, drive to Ben Barber and drive back home. Every day students violate rules and drive to go get food. Driving is a part of everyday activities in MISD, and students should be...

Legacy United through Caring and Kindness, a.k.a. LUCK week (though we think it should be LUtCaK) starts next week. In an amazing display of, you guessed it, caring and kindness, the Legacy students and faculty hope to raise $10,000 to help with Olivia Nolley’s medical bills. We hope everyone gets...

Friday, January 29, 2010 Colorado Avalanche  vs. Dallas Stars  7:30 pm | American Airlines Center Kick off rally begins at 6 p.m. on the AT&T Plaza  featuring MISD performance groups: 6:00 pm - Mansfield HS Drill Team 6:15 pm - Timberview HS Winter Guard 6:30 pm - Legacy HS Drill Team 6:45...

As the tardy bell rings, it’s time to sit in class, but the Broadcast Journalism students are walking out the door holding a microphone and a camera. While some of the students work on editing podcasts, others talk about the next day’s news. Broadcast Journalism is a new elective being offered...

UPDATED 9-4-09 Hunter Canedy and Trevor Callarman pace the stage, intimidating new potential Improv members. After everyone has signed in, Trevor and Hunter explain the rules of this organization. “Whatever you’re embarrassed to say in front of your mom or grandmother, don’t say it here,...

MANSFIELDISD.ORG- 5/4 3:20 p.m.-  Mansfield ISD will close Charlotte Anderson Elementary School for the remainder of this week. This closure is based on updated information and a recommendation administrators received from the City of Arlington Emergency Management and Public Health Authority today...

After feeling a little off yesterday during the TAKS test, English teacher Stephanie Shackelford went to the school nurse. High blood pressure caused her to call the doctor and check into the hospital. The baby boy, who still hasn't been named, came almost two months early and is doing fine.  Mr....

The Lady Broncos golf team competed at the distict 8-4A tournament last week in Glen Rose, TX. The girls finished as the district runner-up and will advance to regionals in San Angelo on April 20-21st. Earning District honors were the following: Kelly Sardella- 1st Team All District Erika Bazaldua-...

Legacy’s online newspaper is changing. In a push to update how we deliver news and information to the Legacy community, we’ve migrated our Facebook user profile over to a fan page, we are redesigning therideronline.com and launching a iPhone app soon. Why Move to a Fan Page in Facebook? First,...

[ONCOR]  The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking consumers to reduce energy consumption during peak-demand times this evening (Jan. 2) -- 6-10 p.m. – and tomorrow morning from 6 – 8 a.m. The grid continues to have more than 5,000 MW of generation out of service due to the...

Every fall, Teen Leadership and StuCo rally the school and community to raise money for breast cancer research and share awareness through Pink Fest and its associated events. Tens of thousands of dollars have been raised during activities for the cause, but we think Legacy and the community are ready...

Legacy High School is a beta school for Taylor Publishing's  new "Yearbook Plus" program. The program, set to launch to all Taylor schools next year, allows students who purchased a yearbook create 4-32 pages using their own photos and captions. "The process is similar to making memory books at Walgreen's...

L.U.C.K Week ended with over $15,000 raised for Olivia Nolley’s medical expenses and a promise of Taylor Swift tickets for Olivia provided by KLUV radio station. Although STUCO exceeded their goal, they will sell the purple “Olivia” bracelets for two dollars when they come in.   “I think...

Recent reinforcement of the no hat policy creates a more extreme punishment for a policy that should not even be in place. Normal hats, hoodies and beanies do not distract from classroom activities. The student handbook states that students must not wear apparel that creates a distraction. Only abnormal...

For 2009 yearbook editors Brittany Bayless and Carmen Londono, hearing all the compliments about last year’s yearbook  were enough. Working on last year’s yearbook was rewarding, and they even received a Legacy Bronco plaque for their hard work and dedication. However, they weren’t expecting to...

Students not taking TAKS Tests, the last week of April, have late arrival. Check out the schedule here.   TAKS BELL SCHEDULE 2009   Monday, April 27 10th, 11th Social Studies Test              7:15 Non-Testers Report to 5th Block         10:45 (includes lunches) 6th Block                                 ...

[see the colors of support] [click here for Pink Fest website] Monday For a five dollar donation, teachers may wear Pink Fest T-shirts and jeans. Tuesday Chick-Fil-A will give a percentage of profits toward Pink Fest from 5 to 9 p.m. Students must mention Pink Fest during the transaction in...

Second block begins and groggy students take their seats. Minutes later the last few stragglers from Ben Barber walk in. Finally the class settles and the teacher begins. Just when the lesson is underway and has students’ full attention, alarms blare and immediately everything comes to a halt. Twenty...

Anyone who has lived in the MISD over the past few years should remember the fierce rivalry between Summit and Mansfield High School. Namely, their series’ of shirts with slogans like ‘out with the Gold in with the Blue,’ or ‘Always true never Blue.’ The shirts show an ongoing respect for the...

Students of Mansfield ISD have the option of straying from the typical path of academics and diving into in-depth classes from a large pool of occupational pathways.  Students who have a particular passion for classes like Auto-Tech and Health Science spend nearly all of their school day at Ben Barber. ...

Top of Texas Photography  in Mansfield has set July 10 and August 10 as photo dates for Legacy seniors.  Seniors do not need an appointment on these two days. Seniors who cannot make the July and August dates can call the photo studio for an appointment. 817-473-4568 Top of Texas Photography Studio...

Senior Celebration Tickets are now on sale with the book keeper.  Tickets are $10 each.  Space is limited so buy your tickets early.  Seniors will need to purchase a ticket to attend. Full Story: https://www.therideronline.com/home-tab-box/2009/04/29/senior-celebration-dinner-details/

How can you tell if you might have swine flu and should see a doctor? Here's a checklist of symptoms linked to the disease, which is suspected of killing more than 150 people in Mexico and sickening hundreds more around the globe: • Fever • Cough • Sore throat • Body aches • Headache •...

Most Humorous Boy:  Zach Mills Most Humorous Girl:  Aubree Gallego Most Spirited Girl: Keslie Bernard Most Spirited Boy: Brandon Zubriski Most Athletic Boy: Justin Walker Most Athletic Girl: Paige Tabor Most Likely to Succeed Boy: Patrick Huggins Most Likely to Succeed Girl: Yeni Ropo-Tusin Most...

Assistant Principals: the unnecessary last defenders for students during after school events. The administrative rule requires an AP to attend all extra-curricular activities in order to ensure safety. Granted, safety is an important issue, but the rule boggles down extra-curricular activities, and puts...