Bethany Darwin, Staff Writer
January 27, 2012
About 40 students will be transferring to Lake Ridge High School next school year. The applications that were to be submitted include those who wish to transfer to the new school no matter where they are zoned. Those who wish to stay where they currently are, or if they are a freshman and would like... Read more »
Gina Williams, Staff Writer
January 24, 2012
Summit High School made school history with nine members of band and choir being chosen as All-State musicians. Summit also had the most members chosen of any school in all of MISD and Region 5 with eight band members and one choir member. The nine All-State musicians will travel to San Antonio in February... Read more »
Jacob Martella, Editor
December 2, 2011
After numerous complaints from parents and students, the school district has changed the new schedule proposal. The proposal still includes an eight period day, but the start time for high school has been moved from 8:15 to 7:30 and the release time from 4:10 to 3:00. The move to an eight period day... Read more »
Bethany Darwin, Staff Writer
November 1, 2011
On Nov. 3 and 4 parents are invited to spend as little as 15 minutes or as much as an entire day with their children during a new program called Walk with a Jag. “This program is designed to increase parents involvement with their children and their school,” assistant principal Kendra Davis-Martin... Read more »
Kristen Tran, Staff Writer
October 21, 2011
A mundane classroom with rows of desks occupied by unfamiliar faces, a sign on the top of the car proclaiming your driving status, and a boring handbook are things typically associated with Driver’s Ed. Many teenagers choose this route in their road to learning how to drive. The alternative is being... Read more »
Bethany Darwin, Staff Writer
September 27, 2011
Senior Matt Dyl is one of three Mansfield ISD students named a National Merit Scholar semifinalist. “This scholarship is a big deal,” Dyl said. “It is a way to get ahead of the pack.” Dyl is apart of the 57th annual National Merit Scholarship program. He is one of 16,000 semifinalists that will... Read more »
Kristen Tran, Staff Writer
September 23, 2011
Mansfield ISD has proposed a bond that will rebuild the five oldest elementary schools as well as other various improvements to all campuses across MISD. The bond will be voted on Nov 8. The five oldest elementary schools are Alice Ponder, Tarver-Rendon, J. L. Boren, Charlotte Anderson and Glenn Harmon,... Read more »
Christina Benavides, Staff Writer
September 2, 2011
Tryouts for the Mansfield ISD bowling team will take place on Sept. 7 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. at the AMF Spare Times Lanes. Principal Jimmy Neal said that the team will be an off-campus sport. Like the Mansfield hockey team, bowling is not an UIL sport. Team members from all four schools will be... Read more »
Jacob Martella, Editor
August 24, 2011
Coming from middle school, high school can seem like a daunting task. On the first day of school freshman Jonathan Cook found that out the hard way. Nervous for the first day, Cook found himself lost trying to get to advisory. “I didn’t know which hallway I was in and I ended up about 15... Read more »
May 13, 2011
The juniors and seniors will face off Friday night at 6 p.m. in the Powder Puff Championship game at R. L. Anderson Stadium. The juniors defeated the freshman 26-18 in double overtime and the seniors took care of the sophomores 16-6. The senior-sophomore game was relatively quiet. The seniors got on... Read more »
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