Board approves $8.5 million for interactive technology upgrades

MISD
March 31, 2010

[UPDATE] Mansfield ISD has chosen to improve the district’s technology abilities by going through an extreme makeover.The Instructional Technology Team currently conducts walk-throughs at all Phase I campuses in preparation for this project. Starting at the end of May, the team begins scheduling... Read more »

Attendance Office Clerks, Aides Decorate to Match the Season

Gregory Uribe
March 31, 2010

Rabbits align the countertops of the attendance office. Colored eggs are spread out and hidden in grass bordering the walls. Parents checking students out of class must sit in chairs placed underneath the rainbow made of butcher paper. Those who pass the office know another holiday is coming up. Attendance... Read more »

LBTV NEWS: April 1, 2010

March 31, 2010

Aaron Sakowski
March 31, 2010

Kris Stroud was blind. When he approached someone, he saw no race, no color, no gender and no age. Yet his vision was just fine. Teen Leadership altered Kris Stroud’s view of the world. In Mrs. Schimming’s Teen Leadership II class, students were taught to leave prejudices behind and become leaders... Read more »

Debate Suits Up on Halloween

March 31, 2010

Joe Kinler waits in the room wearing his suit on Halloween night. The tournament is two hours behind schedule and his grandmother is waiting outside in the hall. Suddenly the fire alarm does off. This was just another Debate tournament. In an attempt to prove to his grandmother that even debate could... Read more »

Ali Rogers

Russell Kirby
March 31, 2010

Ali Rogers fought exhaustion. Although practice came to an end, the next two performances steadily approached. The sun was just setting but she knew from experience that the rest of the guard and band would not be done for another 24 hours. During marching season, this was the usual weekend schedule. Since... Read more »

Bad Timing

Aaron Sakowski
March 31, 2010

Echoing through the halls, the bell rings and passing period begins (but of course, ‘your teacher dismisses you’). Some students rush to their classes, some try to get a short talk in before the two minute warning, but others don’t even bother to try and go faster. The shortening of the passing... Read more »

ACCESS DENIED

Clarke Rahrig
March 31, 2010

I’m back with a fresh new tech blog which I originally planned on being the top five sites you shouldn’t visit at school because they kill productivity. However I realized there is a bigger issue in the world of tech here at Legacy, the firewall. Everyone has seen the infamous “ACCESS... Read more »

Review: How to Train Your Dragon

Chase Tremaine
March 31, 2010

For many years, animation was seen as a children’s genre. With the rise of the masterful animators at Pixar in the 90′s, animation became a family genre, films aimed at kids that also had enough mature jokes for adults. But in recent years, the pioneering steps of Pixar have led other animation... Read more »