Bethany Darwin, Staff Writer
February 10, 2012
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Mari Chavez was out for good. The team sat on edge, until it was all over. They had lost to Wichita Falls. Tears and silence was all that was known that fateful and depressing day. Last year girl’s varsity soccer team lost to Wichita Falls in the third round of the play offs. The only thing... (more...)
Bethany Darwin, Staff Writer
January 27, 2012
Filed under News
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... (more...)
Bethany Darwin, Staff Writer
January 6, 2012
Filed under Features, Top Stories
The home ec teacher stood up in front of the class and read the paper she had written on a student by the name of Ruben Mascarenas. “In five to seven years after high school, I see Ruben in a dark cell with steel bars and a concrete wall around him,” the teacher said. “He will no longer... (more...)
Bethany Darwin, Staff Writer
November 1, 2011
Filed under News
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... (more...)
Bethany Darwin, Staff Writer
October 19, 2011
Filed under Features, Top Stories
They are beaten down, forced to cooperate—oppressed. They cannot stand the tyrannical government bearing down on them. Out of options, they do the only thing they can do—revolt. No, this is not Libya or anywhere in the Middle East. Instead, it is the basis for the Jaguar Marching Band’s... (more...)
Bethany Darwin, Staff Writer
September 27, 2011
Filed under News, Top Stories
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... (more...)