February 2013 Paws for Thought

By James Coggins

Recently Mrs. Tharp’s fourth grade science class finished a study on

the sun, moon, and stars. The class even got to star gaze at classmate Sarah Quinn’s house. They used a high-powered telescope to see Orion and the moon up close.

The students started making post-ers to learn more about the Apollo missions. This series of space missions were flown by NASA between 1961 and 1975. Some of the missions were manned, and others unmanned.

In February, Mrs. Tharp’s class will be headed to the NASA Space Center for a field trip. I am sure they will have fun and learn a lot! PFT

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The Official Student Newspaper of

FEBRUARY 2013 www.legacypca.orgAnd the Lord said, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for me?” And Isaiah replied, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8

Paws forThoughtlPCA exists to cultivate parental involvement in the educational process of their children, to instill students with a biblical worldview and the passion to stand firm

and articulate boldly in defense of their faith, to prepare them for the rigors of college to guide them into independent learning, and to train our students to always give themselves fully to the work of the lord, because their labor will not be in vain. Truth is revealed by God through Christ “in Whom are hid all the treasures of

wisdom and knowledge.” Colossians 2:3

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Fourth-GradeAstronomers

By Jay Mondick

Legacy Prep junior Katherine Beeman has been balancing work with school. She still follows the normal school schedule, while working at

Mooyah on Rayford Road. Their menu is just like a diner. As a high school student, Katherine has about seven hours of homework

on home days. “School is definitely harder now that I work outside of school. On top of a job, it’s a challenge to get everything done,” she says.

She works from twelve to three on Tuesday and Thursday, and six to ten thirty on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights.

Katherine usually reads her Bible at night and on Sunday mornings. “I can’t fall asleep without praying, so spending time with God is an im-

portant element in my schedule, regardless of how busy I may seem.” PFT

Beeman Excels While Juggling school and Job

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LPCA exists to cultivate parental involvement in the educational process of their children, to instill students

with a biblical worldview and the passion to stand firm and articulate boldly in defense of their faith, to prepare them for the rigors of college to guide them into independent learning, and to train our

students to always give themselves fully to the work of the Lord, because their labor will not be in vain. Truth is revealed by God through Christ “in Whom

are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Colossians 2:3

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Alex Gibson

Parker Primm

Daniel Stiff

Cassie Sweebe

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Brennan Cone

Madyson Conley

Macey Crowder

Sami Evrard

Keller Houston

Adisyn Mickan

Jay Mondick

Ben Schardt

This school year has been one of the most en-joyable years in my recent memory. There are

many reasons for that..great new families, incred-ible teachers, my amazing team of administrators, and of course, great kids!

A few months ago I wrote an article about the “It” factor at Legacy. “It” being the fact that I see such a difference between our school and many

of those in the surrounding area. But, the area in which I notice the biggest difference is in the char-acter of our kids. There’s no better way to test a person’s character than to watch them go through adversity or work through extreme circumstances. I have been “blessed” by the opportunity to ob-serve firsthand, the “mettle” of our students as they have followed our motto, “Here am I. Send Me!” into many uncharted territories this year.

This fall I was excited to witness the birthing of our very first high school football team. Along with the families of those 11 boys, I watched our sons experience one humiliating loss after another. We faced teams that were bigger, stronger, faster, more experienced, and coaches who showed no mercy or restraint. In the very first game, our op-ponent obliterated us 80-0. The young men would run us over and then beat their chests and boast in the boys’ faces. Not too long after that, the boys won their first and only game by just one point. A small but also very huge victory! They handled this win in the same way they handled their losses... with Godly, upright character.

This winter, I was privileged to coach our first ever girls’ High School Basketball team. We took the court with only six precious young women. I know when the competition lined up against us they saw only “what man sees.” They saw the physical: tiny, inexperienced little girls with weak-nesses they could expose for their victory.

But, at second glance, you can see what God sees: strong, mighty, fearless heroines who had the courage to be the very first, no matter what the cost, or the deficit!

The teams that beat our boys and girls pos-sessed a lot of talent, I am sure. But, our students have so much more. They have character, the

kind that comes from being refined by fire and by persevering through difficult situations. Given the opportunity to choose between talent or Godly character... Well, there is no choice, is there?

Our boys, girls and coaches have demon-strated the true heart of Christ, even when in the heat of competition. I am so proud of the men and women who represent us, whether on the court,

field or in the community.And, when it comes

to community, there’s no more wonderful example than ours. This past Friday we had our green out game at Faith Gym. The place was packed with screaming fans and families.

As you know, I am often overcome with emotion, especially as I consider our very, very humble beginnings. When I am faced with the faithful-ness of God in the form of

godly families and students, it really is almost too much to bear. I know that what I’m really seeing are faces that have trusted us, not only with the education of their child, but with their child’s most precious possession: the heart. And that makes my heart just pour over!

Friday, February 1st, was one of those times when everything just came together all at once. All four basketball games were extremely exciting, in particular the boys’ varsity game. The guys were so close to winning their very first game. They were in it up until the buzzer sounded and our fans – students, parents and otherwise – continued to encourage the boys up until the last second. Sitting at the scorer’s table just inches from the court, I could feel the energy and could tell that the boys were feeling it, too.

As we left that night, my son told me that even though they lost, it was one of the coolest things he’d ever been a part of. “You could tell, they really believed we could win,” he said.

“That’s the strength of our community,” I said.I know it’s a sin to be prideful, but I just can’t

think of another adjective to describe how I feel about what the Lord has built here at Legacy. I am proud of our students, our parents, our board, our teachers, and everyone associated with Legacy. I am proud to wear my Legacy gear, anytime and anywhere. My house could vomit green and black!

So, today I am boasting. Hopefully, as 1 Corinthians 1:31 says, “Therefore, Let the one who will boast, boast in the Lord.” May the Lord continue to bless and keep us and may we always be faithful to acknowledge that all we have comes from him! PFT

Serving Him and You, Audra [email protected]

Mrs. May’s Message

Pride Comes Before the Fall? Maybe not this time...

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By James Coggins

I recently found a new burger joint called Jerry Built Homegrown

Burgers. Their burgers are different because the meat doesn’t have any antibiotics or growth hormones, which is healthier and tastes better.

Jerry Built has really good service, and make sure you have what you need. They also support local organizations, and our school – they even hosted a Legacy Prep night recently.

They only use local fresh ingre-dients. You can choose from beef, chicken, or pork. I chose the Jerry Burger, which had cheese, onion, tomato, and lettuce. They don’t only have burgers, they also have other meals, like Mac-n-Cheese and the all-beef hot dog.

In my opinion, Jerry Built has the best burgers of any burger place in town. It is located by the Woodlands Mall, off of Woodlands Parkway. I suggest you go check this place out. If not, you are miss-ing out on really good food. PFT

Good Eatin’ atJerry Built


2nd Grade PollBy Sami Evrard

Chick-fil-Aor

McDonald’s?

Shanie SpinlerChick-fil-A

Rebekah Fleming Chick-fil-A

Brooke BenderChick-fil-A

River ReichertMcDonald’s

Ella Jenkins Chick-fil-A

Jacob IrvingChick-fil-A

Jenna Carlson Chick-fil-A

Kade Houston Chick-fil-A

Bria BeardenMcDonald’s

Will Condley Chick-fil-A

Anna Wiley Chick-fil-A

Andrew PollokChick-fil-A

Jordyn ConleyChick-fil-A

Aubrey DavisMcDonald’s

Sarah SchelerChick-fil-A

Georgia FreemanMcDonald’s

Kyra HuckabyChick-fil-A

Kelan SmithChick-fil-A

Ian GibbonsChick-fil-A

Abby PetersonChick-fil-A

Nathan TimmChick-fil-A

Ryan Harris McDonald’s

Hayden CarsonMcDonald’s

David MayChick-fil-A

Chloe McFarlandChick-fil-A

Madeleine RinnChick-fil-A

Hailey HassChick-fil-A

By Ben Schardt

Recently, I interviewed seventh grade student council member Malik Manning. Malik also plays

football, basketball, and is in the praise band and choir here at Legacy.

Malik said that he enjoyed being on the student council for Legacy. “I get to help make important decisions that go on in our school. I like it when we get to do good things for the other students and the school,” he said.

Right now he and the other student council mem-bers are deciding on what to do for the spring dance. “We are considering either a barn dance or having a morp, which is the opposite of a prom,” he said. They will be deciding soon and will let us all know. PFT

It’s Time to Order Yearbooks!

Hey parents, it’s once again time to order your Legacy Prep yearbooks. There will be separate yearbooks for lower school (please note that fifth grade will be in the lower school edition), middle school, and high school, and they are only $25

each. Make sure and get your order in to the front desk by April 1st – no joke! And if any parents or grandparents want to send your little Lions a special message, we will again be offering parent mes-

sages in two sizes. The notes are $5 for a small and $10 for large. We only have a limited amount of space and orders are due by March 8th, so order now!

You can pay for either yearbooks or messages (cash or check only) at the front desk. If you are ordering a parent message, email your text and photo to Mr. Jones at [email protected]. PFT

Mrs. Moyer’s 9th grade Spanish class had a stressful week recently. To work off some stress, after their test the students turned their cover sheets into paper airplanes. “There is nothing better then a paper airplane fight after a stressful test,” said Mrs. Moyer. PFT

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By Natalie Thibodeaux

On January 18th a group of 11 Legacy stu-dents from grades third through eighth

packed up and headed out to Alpha Omega in Huntsville for the district-level Spelling Bee.

To get there, Legacy students competed against kids in their own grade, then the two who won advanced to Huntsville.

The students who competed in the district competition were 3rd graders Abigail Unger and Shailey Laycock, 4th graders Logan Cox and Hannah Condley, 5th graders Grace Lewis and Annaleise Parsons, 6th graders Abbie Powell and Taylor Davies, 7th graders Madison Hatcher and Spencer Berglund, and last but not least our 8th grader Bobby Cruthirds.

Our Legacy students prepared for the Spell-ing Bee by studying words on their grade-level list. At the compe-tition, students from all the schools that participated were divided by grade level, then competed in front of a panel of judges and parents who came to watch.

All the students who participated enjoyed themselves. Bobby Cruthirds says, “The people at Alpha Omega were very thorough

and the facilities were clean and quiet. The staff at Alpha Omega was extremely helpful and nice.”

Abigail Unger says, “I was so excited and nervous because it was my first spelling bee ever. I loved all of it and it was so fun!”

Overall, the students did an outstanding job, and represented Legacy very well. We should be very proud of them and congrat-ulate them for representing our school. PFT


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Chase Carrico Cheetah

Kengall HollandButterfly

James TooleyHamster

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Kyle murphyZebra

Wesley WingoRaccoon

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Tayten schneider Zebra

Jonathan Bundysnake

Isabelle AlmanZebra

Abby Wilson Butterfly

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Tommy ovaitt moose

1st Grade Poll by Madyon Conley What’s Your Favorite Animal?

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By Sami Evrard

Mrs. Bobos’ second-grade class re-cently went on a field trip to watch

the play, School House Rock. The students learned math, English, and history songs from the play.

In the play were some Legacy students,

Samuel and Hannah Irving, and the three Lewis kids, Grace, Julia, and Richard.

Out of all of the songs they liked the Stickman Glowing, which taught the circu-lar system best.

Will Condley said, “Yes, I loved it!”“I liked it a lot!” said Jenna Carlson.Ella Jenkins said, “It think it was really

good.” “I liked the glow in the dark circula-

tion and the rock,” said River Reichert. Seventh grader Madyson Conley, sister of 2nd grader Jordyn, said, “I thought it was really cute!”

Mrs. Bobos said, “I think it surprised them how much they liked it!” PFT

Second-Graders Enjoy CYT’s School House Rock


A group of legacy moms met for dinner and star-bucks in January for mom’s Night out. “We had so much fun,” said lisa Railey. “We had a good mix of moms with students in all grade levels, PK through high school. We laughed a lot and just had a really good time getting to know one an-other.” Plans are already in the works for the next mom’s Night out, so stay tuned! PFT

By Madyson Conley

Mrs. Holcomb’s first grade class recently studied Laura

Numeroff’s book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Mrs. Holcomb then challenged each one of her students to write their own piece of writing based upon this unique writing style.

“This particular writing is filled with excitement, choice, and creativ-ity, which are the three components that help kids learn to love writing,” said Mrs. Holcomb.

The first part of this process is prewriting. The kids had to pick their favorite animal and food to write about.

“Personally, this is such an exciting process to watch unfold. The kids are excited, engaged, and in short, they are writers,” she said about her first grade students. PFT

By Parker Primm

The sixth-grade leadership class is learning about the Old Testament this year. Mrs.

Railey says, “By studying the Old Testament, we can see how the Bible fits together perfectly and points us to Jesus.”

The students are exploring the origin and purpose of the Bible. They are learning how God’s Word has proven true over and over in history and science. They are learning about the relevance and significance of the Bible by memorizing scripture.

So far they have been learning about many beginnings, such as the beginning of the world and the beginning of sin. In addi-tion, they studied the 12 tribes of Israel. To study the book of Exodus, they tasted bitter herbs, unleavened bread, and grape juice to represent wine. “We learned that Joseph and Moses delivered God’s people, which points to the Great Deliverer who was to come,” said Mrs. Railey.

They have just started studying the Judges and the cycle of sin. Soon they will study the United and Divided Kingdom of Is-rael. Students completed a project on ministry opportunities in North America and will have to complete a project on South America.

Lastly, they will have a Legacy mom speak to them about mission trips to Africa. She has been to Africa 11 times to preach to women and orphans. PFT

first graders develop writing skills

sixth Graders Get Inside The Bible

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8th Grade Poll By Keller HoustonWhat’s Your Favorite Sport?

Legacy Night at Chick-fil-A By Jason Laycock

If you have been to the Legacy website, then you probably know that there are many ways to support our school financially. You

can donate, participate in Mane Event or Race for Education, join the booster club, use Scrips, and now you can eat at Chick-fil-A!

As part of an eighth grade English project, a team of students comprised of Jacob Dye, Jason Laycock, Matheus Mecatti, and Parker Primm have organized a Spirit Night at the Magnolia Chick-fil-A on February 11 to raise money for Legacy’s Building Campaign. They have distributed flyers to all the students from Pre-K through 11th grade and set up the event and even a coupon wheel! All YOU have to do is eat!

The group agrees that this is a great way to carry out a project, support the school, and enjoy some chicken! So bring your family and friends to the Magnolia Chick-fil-A on FM 1488, Monday, Feb-ruary 11 between 5 pm and 8 pm to support the school, win some coupons, and most importantly, Eat More Chikin! PFT

Wildfire PreventionBy Daniel Stiff

Did you know that an average of 7.2 million acres are burned each year by wildfires? An average of 75,000 wildfires occur

each year. An average of 339,000 people die each year because of wildfires. Wildfires ARE a big deal.

Four out of five wildfires are caused by humans. Usually the way they start is by people throwing cigarettes out the windows of their cars, leaving campfires unattended, and burning leaves in their back yards.

There are ways to prevent wildfires though. Such as NOT throwing cigarettes out your windows, NOT leaving campfires unat-tended, and NOT burning leaves in your back yards.

Other ways to prevent wildfires are being safe around your homes with fires and properly maintaining your equipment. If you want to learn more about wildfires and wildfire prevention a great website to go to is smokeybear.com. PFT

By Audra May, Head Administrator

Thanks to all of you who came out to the State of the School meeting. I hope you found the evening informative and exciting as we celebrated

the great things God has done, and will do, at Legacy! Please allow me to thank all of those who’ve made this year such a

blessing. I am so proud of my incredible staff, who so willingly dedicate their time and talents to make Legacy such a wonderful place. They were my “Aaron” that night, holding up my arms so that I could make it back and forth between the simultaneous State of the School and information meet-ings, and praying for a bit of Holy Energy and clarity of mind!

I am also grateful for our incredibly talented teachers, who are the heart and soul of this wonderful community.

And, last but not least, thanks to our tireless board, who spend countless hours working on purchasing the land, utilities, design of the building, and dealing with the banks!

We are so blessed to have a community of such dedicated leaders who see their role as that of lead servant. Join with me in praying that God will protect that which I believe he has established.

For those of you who were unable to come, you will be able to find the Powerpoint from the meeting uploaded to RenWeb by the end of the week. Becky Cone was kind enough to film the event, and we will put that on the website for your viewing.

We also had an incredible turnout of interested families at the Informa-tion Meeting. My staff counted the number of children represented at the meeting and came up with a total of about 70 new students – and that’s just the first meeting! We have eight more to go!

In the coming days you will receive an email informing you about how to proceed with registering your student for next year. My advice to you would be to fill out the information quickly. We will open registration to our incoming families very soon. Space will be given to our current families first, but from the looks of last night, the other spaces will fill up quickly.

Please pray that God will continue to bless our efforts as we move for-ward with building our new facility, and give us wisdom and discernment as we begin to accept new students and families. What a wonderful New Beginning we have had this year. Praise the Lord! PFT

Huge Turnout for state of schooland Information meetings


High School Boys Hoops


High School Girls Hoops

Junior High Girls Hoops


By Cassie Sweebe

For a team with a majority of rookies, the junior high girls basketball team finished

their season strong. “The Lady Lions junior high team started

this season with only three out of eight girls who had ever played basketball before,” says Head Coach Leah Ford.

They started preseason practice learn-ing basic ball handling skills and the rules of the game. They got better quickly. After a few practices, Coach Ford and her assistant coach, Saige Maddison, had several girls that could play different positions.

Their average points per game before Christmas was just 10. But the girls ran a full-court press, and after many days of hard work their average points per game climbed to 16.

“The girls are learning how to work together as a team and they are so fun to watch,” says Coach Ford.

The team will be losing Makaila Bender and Natalie Thibodeaux as they move to the high school team next year. Coach Ford would love to have any current fifth grad-ers interested in joining to give it a try next season. “We would love for you to join,” she says. Anyone interested should email her at [email protected]. PFT

Junior High Girls Show Big Improvement

Junior High Boys Hoops


ATHLETIC BANQUET APRIL 24th our annual Athletic Banquet will be Wednesday, April 24th, at Amber springs, the same venue as last year. mark your calendars! more info to come soon!


Owen EarlChristmas

Haley TimmEaster

Hannnah CondleyChristmas

Anina ManningValentines Day

Lauren RaileyEaster

Kristoffer KvienEaster

Hannah SmithChristmas

Abby mingEaster

Jonah McFarlandChristmas

Caleb LightfootChristmas

Eathan BenderChristmas

Easton HavemmanEaster

Samuel Chutter Thanksgiving

Ava BeardenChristmas

Jocelyn ConeChristmas

4th Grade Poll by Brennan Cone

What is your

favorite holiday?

Mckamey GordonChristmas

Claire BerglundEaster

Jamie JonesApril Fools Day

Caroline FreemanChristmas

Gracie WileyChristmas

Sadie MichelettiChristmas

Josiah PowellNew Years

Logan CoxChristmas

Richard BundyChristmas

Josh CampbellThanksgiving

Jacob PetersonApril Fools Day

Sarah QuinnChristmas

Lilly BerglundEaster

BJ ForneroEaster

Avery Davis Christmas

By Keller Houston

Legacy students Caroline, Ginger, Charlotte, and Georgia Freeman performed in the annual Nutcracker ballet put on by the Woodlands Civic Ballet (WCB) over the Christmas holiday break. The WCB does an annual performance of ballet on Decem-

ber 21st and 22nd. This is the second year that all four of the Freeman girls have performed in the ballet. Fourth grader Caroline had two parts, playing an attendant to the sugar plum Fairy

and also one of Clara’s friends. Georgia, who is in second grade, had two parts as well. She was a sylph (a fairy) and a

Bon Bon. Ginger and Charlotte, who are both in Kindergarten, each played Porcelain Dolls. The girls have been in several ballet performances with the WCB. They love to dance

and dress up for the performances. They look forward every year to moving up into a more challenging part or role.

If you ask them, they would love to be Clara, the Arabian Princess, the Snow Queen, or the Sugar Plum Fairy one day. PFT

Nutcracker Ballet Filled With Freeman Girls!


From the time he visited Niagara Falls with his family at six years old, Nik Wallenda had a dream. While most of the tourists were

taking pictures and buying souveniers, Nik imagined walking over the falls – on a two-inch tight rope – 200 feet in the air (that’s about 20 stories high). On June 15, 2012, Nik became the first person in history to walk over Niagara Falls on a tight rope. What would give someone such a dream?

Nik was born into a family called the Flying Wallendas. Members of his family have been performing in circuses since the early 1900s, and several are in the Guinness Book of World Records. His family had a purpose, and each generation of Wallendas has passed it to their children. Nik’s wife, Erendira, is from a family of trapeze performers and their children are following in their footsteps.

“In the back yard we have a wire that’s two feet off the ground and that’s what’s fun for my daughter,” says Nik. “Kids want to do what their parents do.”

Nik is also a Christian and spends

as much time as he can with his family. Before every walk on the tight rope, Nik and his family pray together. “I pray without ceasing,” he says. “My faith is the most important part of my life.”

God created families for a purpose. His design was to give parents the privilege of passing along our faith and values to our kids. He said in Deuteronomy 4:9:

Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your

children and your grandchildren.Deuteronomy 6:4-7 gives what Jesus

called the greatest commandment:Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the

Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with aLL your heart, with aLL your souL, and with aLL your strenGth. and these words which i command you today shaLL be in your heart. you shaLL teach them diLiGentLy to your chiLdren, and shaLL taLk of them when you sit in your house, when you waLk by the way, when you Lie down, and when you rise up.

So often, it can feel like we’re

walking a tight rope of busyness and responsibilities. Families can become distracted from God’s design of passing along our faith in Him. What is your family’s purpose? When we remember to share God’s love and His Word when we wake up, when we’re driving in the car, when we’re doing homework, and when we’re having fun together, every day can become a fulfillment of the greatest commandment – even when it seems like you’re walking a tight rope 20 stories high.

Makin’ It HappenAction: Watch Nic Wallenta walk

over Niagara Falls as a family by visiting abcnews.com or youtube together.

Straight to the Source: Read Deuteronomy 4-6 and Mark 12:29-30. These verses give wisdom for living straight from Jesus!

Memorize: And you shall love the Lord your God with aLL your heart, with aLL your souL, with aLL your mind, and with aLL your strenGth. this is the first commandment. (mark 12:30)

Pray: Ask Jesus to help your family focus on God’s purpose for your lives.

Parent Connection: Talk with your spouse about your family’s purpose. You might even consider writing a purpose statement, such as: Our family’s purpose is to love God with our whole hearts and support one another as we serve him with our gifts and talents. PFT

Family Ministry Focus

Walking

the TightropeBy Lisa Railey,Dean of Family Ministry


By Macey Crowder

One of our favorite events of the year is coming up!

Legacy’s annual Race for Edu-cation is our biggest fundraiser of the year. RFE will be held at Burroughs Park on Tuesday, April 16th. And this year, you are in for a treat!

We will begin the day with

a kids’ one-mile (or 5K) run/walk, followed by some fun field day events and yummy BBQ provided by a stellar team of Legacy dads.

“The PTO is working hard and has some exciting plans for this year’s race. We hope for it to be the best one yet,” says Meagan Peters. They always need help, so if you’d like

to take care of some of your volunteer hours, email her at [email protected].

“We will need pre-race, event day, and post-race help,” she says. “We will also be seeking outside sponsorships and donations to take RFE to the next level! The RFE Direc-tors have been meeting since November and have much of

the ‘bones’ of RFE planned. We need your thoughts, ideas, prayers and help to now fill it out and make it awesome!”

So mark your calendars and begin praying for all of the planning team. It is no small undertaking and they will certainly need a lot of help! Do-nation info will be sent home soon. Get ready for RFE! PFT

ThirdGradeWater WorksBy: Bobby Cruthirds

Mrs. Pollak’s third graders have been learning about water

wheels in their science class. The kids were all very excited to

test out their water wheels in class after careful design and planning. They used water squirters to propel their water wheels to lift different classroom items like markers and pencils.

Each team was given one minute to lift the objects by squirting the water and making the rope coil on the axle of the water wheel.

Mrs. Pollak was thrilled to see that the students were able to learn from their mistakes and make adaptations to their water wheels on the fly. The kids were able to find new ways to use their ropes and how to use the pieces they were given to make the most efficient wheel possible. PFT

Legacy PTO and Race for Education Need YOUR Help!


LIONSGreen

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By Alex Gibson

Joann Manning’s 7th graders re-cently participated in the Science

Fair at Lone Star College. “January 25 was my proud-

est moment as a teacher. I will never forget how honored I was to be with that particular group of students,” said Mrs. Manning when she found out her students were representing their school to the fullest.

“Our Legacy 7th graders fol-lowed our school rule of respect by affording all of the compet-ing students the opportunity to present their projects to the judges without distraction. The same respect was not afforded to them, but they did not fall under peer pressure,”she said.

Mrs. Manning is already look-ing forward to next year’s Science Fair. The winning Lions were Keller Houston, Cody Centilli, Ben Schardt, Seth Wiley, Madison Hatcher, and Isaac Beeman.

Ben Schardt, whose project was about which baseball bat hit the hardest, said,”The hardest part was standing there and waiting to be judged.”

Keller Houston, who did his project on which boat bow is the best, said, ”Building the channel for my project was the hardest part.”

This year was an exciting sci-ence fair and I can’t wait for next year,” said Mrs. Manning. PFT

lions Brainiacs show Well at science Fair

February 2013 Paws for Thought

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