Last Wednesday and Thursday my family participated in a program at Mansfield High School called "Every 15 Minutes." If you have never heard of it, it is a program for drunken driving awareness. A sad statistic that Texas is not proud of, is the fact that we are second in the nation on alcohol-related deaths.

Do you remember when Mansfield used to be simply "that little place south of Arlington?"

Every 15 minutes the sound of a heart beat came on the PA system and then flat lined. Then a dark-hooded figure entered a classroom to announce the death of a classmate.

Sometimes, the faculty of your school goes above and beyond for the average student, just because it’s the right thing to do. Associate principal Mike Vopal and the teaching staff of Mansfield High School live this out through the return of Super Saturdays, a program designed to help high school kids with the TAKS tests.

The Legacy High School PTSA received a donation from Brenda Worthey and Farmers Insurance for $300 for the after prom party “Rockin’ Road Trip” on May 17-18.

My family has always been very political, so when I turned 18 last November, took that dreaded trip to the DMV, and when the weary employee asked me if I wanted to register; I was ready. However, signing up to vote and choosing the leader of your country for the next four years are two completely different things, and until a few hours before I actually cast my vote I wasn’t sure I was cut out for the latter.

There is nothing in this world harder than being a high school girl. It may sound odd for a high school boy to say that, especially one that has no grasp of subtlety, but after watching “High School Confidential,” I must admit my eyes were opened. It was easiest to see that the girls just sat in class, and after school, they just kind of vanished until the next morning.

School - Anna May Daulton Submitted by – Kendall Calvert

There has always been a competition for laughter between two comedy troupes: Summit’s Illiterate Book Club and Mansfield’s Pipin’ Hot Bowl of Comedy. With the birth of Legacy High School, a new rivalry has sprung from a combination of old Summit improvisers and fresh new faces. They have created Mission: Improvable, the newest addition to improv troupes in Mansfield. Because of the sisterly ties between the troupes’ sponsors, the Improvarama, a co-show rather than the annual showdown, has been created.

For some time now the Mansfield school district has made it possible for high school students to graduate in less than four years. These students are usually referred to as early graduates. In the past, early graduates were able to get out in less than four years with ease; they would just double up on English and history classes by taking one each semester. But now that the district has switched to an A/B block system, early graduates have to take a different English or history class every other day. To some students it’s worth the extra classes, but, to others like me, it’s a waste of time.