National Honor Society inducted 23 new members on May 8. The annual induction ceremony included speeches based on the four pillars of NHS: Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. Inductees swore an oath to honor the values of the organization and lit candles to represent the spreading of those...

JROTC competed in a drill meet on March 19 at Tarleton State University. Out of 26 other drill teams, Legacy won third place overall. The department earned second place in the Male Color Guard Division, third place in Unarmed Exhibition Drill and second in Commander’s Challenge. “I feel very...

On Saturday, Jan. 25 Legacy will have its first art show, titled Homecoming. The show features Legacy Alumni and the art work that they created since leaving high school. Mr. Mason and the Art Club started planning the show in late October. Mason said he is nervous but excited about the show as it...

Senior Paige Groves took anatomy class to prepare for her plans to pursue a medical profession. By dissecting a cat, Groves will come to understand the basic workings of the human body. “I thought it would be nice to know the basic human anatomy,” Groves said. “Obviously we can’t dissect a...

Mrs. Bonneau, the head of the English department and an English teacher herself, accepted a promotion from Mansfield ISD to become Legacy’s Data Specialist and will no longer teach, leaving students wondering what will happen with her AP English III and regular English IV classes. She will replace...

With only a few weeks left in our senior year, most of us can sit back and relax as graduation dangles just out of reach. Leaving will be harder than I care to admit. With friends spreading all over the country as they head to college, it will be difficult to keep in touch. Some bonds that have been...

Head girl’s basketball coach and Athletic Coordinator Amy Tennison’s final day was Monday, April 21. Teachers and staff visited her office to bid her farewell. She plans to coach the girls’ basketball team at Midlothian High School. Tennison chose Midlothian because she wants to be closer to her...

Fourteen students gathered in the room, waiting impatiently for the two teachers bringing two white vans. All are wearing matching t-shirts dislaying “[Public Speaking]:The one thing people fear worse than death, and we do it for fun.” Senior Henry Jones returns from Target with snacks for the road...

Senior Justin Wright started driving in his junior year and got in an accident. A car rear ended him leaving Target on a Saturday morning after grocery shopping. “It wasn’t that bad, I didn’t even have to repair anything,” Wright said. “I got her [the other driver’s] information and stuff...

On Sept. 23 upperclassmen will be receiving their iPads from the school district. Some students have decided they will not get an iPad this year. Madison Jetty made the decision this year that it is too much of a hassle to carry it around and that causes too much of a distraction. “It brought down...

[UPDATE 5-9-14] College Board released information concerning the redesign of the new SAT and what it will look like when the changes take place, including sample questions. Questions released showed the inclusion of American history, such as a reading passage released used in Representative Barbara...

In an unexpected business ploy, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has purchased the rights to the virtual reality system known as the Oculus Rift for $2 billion. Many people are wondering what a social media giant like Facebook could want with the VR system. After the announcement of the purchase was made,...

Senior Sarah Scott has worked at Blue Heaven since March 2013, when her friends asked if she wanted to work there with them. After recommending her to the store manager, Scott received an interview and was hired shortly after. “I chose Blue Heaven because I had friends that worked there that liked...

If you ever feel like seeing a good movie, learning some history about our nation and being on the verge of crying for two and a half hours, then you should consider going to see Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave. The movie, based off of actual events, is about the harrowing adventure of Solomon...

[UPDATE 10-27-13] Legacy marching band competed at Pennington Field on Saturday Oct. 26 in the Area UIL competition with the opportunity to qualify for state. The band competed at 10:15 a.m. and scored tenth in prelims and advanced to finals. Finals would grant them another chance to perform...

Summer was a wild ride for senior Paige Groves and junior Michael Peterson. Groves and Peterson spent their summers in very different ways. Groves went on a trip to the northern state of Idaho to visit various parks and friends, while Peterson stayed in Texas to enter a competition with his band. "I'd...