Paws for Thought April 2015 by Legacy PCA

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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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APRIL 2015 • VOLUME VIII • ISSUE IX

Order Your Family Messages And Extra Yearbooks Now!

A Message from Mrs. May

By Amber Condley

ant to leave a legacy in Legacy’s yearbook? Well now you can. Legacy’s Paws for Thought staff is opening sales for family messages in the back of the 2014-2015 yearbook. This is an easy and inexpensive way to let your Lions know that you’re proud of them. Small messages (2.375” tall by 3.625” wide) cost only $5, and large (2.375” tall and 7.5” wide) cost just $10. You can see examples of each size in the photo above. If you are artistically inclined and want to make the whole deal a bit more custom, you can create the message all by your lonesome. Just make sure to fit the appropriate size purchased, and then email a high-resolution (300 DPI) PDF or JPG file to djones@legacypca.org. Not the artistic kind? No problem at all. Creation of your family message is also as slick as Elvis’s hair. All a parental unit must do is sign up and pay at the front desk. If you want us to build your family message ad for you, simply email us the text you fancy and a high-resolution photo of your beloved child to djones@legacypca.org, and we’ll do the rest. As for the yearbooks themselves, every Legacy family gets one Pride yearbook as part of your school fees. If you want extra yearbooks, they are $35 each. You can also order your extras at the front desk. The deadline to order messages and extra yearbooks is Friday, April 24. PFT

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Time for Re-Accreditation

he time is almost here! This month we will host several members of the AdvancEd accreditation team for our re-accreditation. This is a huge effort and requires the participation of ALL of our stakeholders, from staff and faculty to parents, students and even community members with an interest in Legacy’s success. What a way to #celebratelegacy! Our visitors will be here on April 29th and 30th and will tour the facility, interview me, my staff and board members, teachers, families and students. We are excited to welcome them and to show off our Legacy family. Of course, we covet your prayers as the time draws near. As part of our accreditation efforts we must demonstrate to the visiting team that we are serious about improving our school and campus. During the State of the School, we presented our campus improvement plan, which covered many different aspects of our ministry. Some of the areas highlighted at the meeting were protecting our culture, maintaining our high academic standards, continuing to focus on the character development of our students through family ministry, and expanding our extra-curricular and athletic programs. (Continued on p.3)

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

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Character Trait of the Month

Acceptance

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By Lisa Railey: Dean of Family Ministry

cceptance is showing God’s inclusive love to everyone. This month, we’ll focus on accepting ourselves and others because we are made in God’s image. We’ll celebrate the character, spiritual growth, academic and athletic achievements, and other special qualities of our Legacy students. Accepting one another gives our student body certain freedoms: the freedom to be unique, the freedom to be ourselves without fear that we’ll be ridiculed, the freedom to make mistakes, and the freedom to be real with our teachers and other students. Most of all, it allows us to show the world that we’re Jesus’ disciples. After all, it was Jesus who said: “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:35). As we show love to one another at school, we paint a picture of the grace of God. We help others understand with their hearts, not just their minds, just how amazing God really is. We first must be faithful in representing Christ where He has placed us – here at Legacy – so that one day we’ll see He has been preparing us to say, “Here am I. Send me!” Action: Have a conversation with someone at school you don’t usually hang out with. Straight to the Source: Read 1 John 4:7-21. These verses tell us that anyone who loves God must also love the other people He created. The Bible teaches us to bless people – even those who hurt us and even those we don’t like (Luke 6:28). Memorize: Love your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew 22:39) Pray: God never gives us a command that He won’t help us obey. Ask God to make you more like Him by showing love to others. PFT

APRIL 2015 VOLUME VIII • ISSUE IX www.legacypca.org Audra May Executive Editor amay@legacypca.org Daron Jones Managing Editor djones@legacypca.org Michele Kuykendall Associate Editor mkuykendall@legacypca.org EDITORS & PHOTOGRAPHERS HIGH SCHOOL Amber Condley Jake Dye Manolo Lamuno Ryan May Ryanne Sartin

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MIDDLE SCHOOL Sam Bargainer Bailee Cano Cole Carrico Taylor Davies Noah Lightfoot Reagan Mace Jack Regh Sydney Rush Harrison Shook

(Mrs. May ontinued from p.1) In the coming weeks, we will also be spending some time talking with families and students of all grade levels in group settings where we will seek feedback and dialogue about ways to make Legacy an even better place. We are excited about what changes may lie ahead. For your convenience, I have listed the broad points of the Improvement Plan here. It can also be found in PDF form on RenWeb. As always, we look forward to hearing from you about ways in which we can serve you better. Thank you for walking this journey with us!

LPCA SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2014- 2015

Legacy Prep endeavors to remain focused on our vision and mission of “preparing college-worthy, character witnesses for Christ.” In doing so, we are committed to improving upon and further developing the following areas for the 2014-2015 school year: Ministry/Culture, Academics, Character Development/Family Ministry, Extra-Curricular/Athletic. I. MINISTRY/CULTURE A. Vision 1. Prayerful focused and dedicated attention on verse/theme for each year 2. Continued evaluation of organizational chart to insure protection of vision and culture 3. Clear definition and understanding of desired culture of campus (for each school) 4. Continue to be prayerfully selective as we add new families, teachers, staff, board members B. Facility 1. Create partnerships with renters who are like-minded/best use of facility 2. Reach out to churches, athletic groups, music groups as partners 3. Continue to improve and beautify grounds and facility 4. Addition of playground and park, and football field 5. Addition of improved technology (phonoscope) and improved working conditions/communication (Verizon tower contract) 6. Addition of covered walkway from main building to portables 7. Continue to improve safety objectives (fencing around portables) and refine emergency operations procedures (PA System) C. Finances 1. Upgrade from yearly review to annual audit of finances 2. Continue to refine financial policies in an effort to streamline deposits/withdrawals via segregation of duties and simplification of billing 3. Promote transition of “Building Our Legacy Capital Campaign” to “Legacy Annual Fund” II. ACADEMICS A. Organizationally www.legacypca.org

1. Added a Curriculum Coordinator to our organizational chart after a review of our English/ Language curriculum last year. We believe one person needs to have full oversight of our curriculum from Kindergarten through twelfth grade. This person answers to the Head Administrator, but works closely with the Academic Principals. 2. A full review of Legacy Prep curriculum and texts were evaluated and compared to the TEKS to ensure we are either meeting or exceeding these standards. Where necessary, new curriculum was purchased and implemented. 3. Over the summer, teachers were provided with an opportunity to participate in professional development through training conferences provided by vendors and other educational professionals. 4. Legacy received its own TEA code which allows us to grant CEUs to our teachers for in-house professional development. B. Elementary 1. Added team leaders in Elementary due to the increased growth in enrollment in grades PreK -4th. Team leaders have oversight in the planning of lessons, weight of grades, review of curriculum, review of standardized testing and assessment, etc. Team leaders report directly to our Elementary Principal. 2. Grades 2nd – 4th have been restructured to provide a higher level of academic rigor. After feedback from our families, new teachers were hired, updated curriculum was implemented and new lesson plans were prepared. Feedback to date is positive. C. Middle School 1. Implemented the Ready Step for our incoming 8th graders to prepare them for the PSAT and SAT. 2. Completed a full review and overhaul of the English Language Arts Department and implemented new curriculum. 3. Added Language Arts Department Head who helped scope out new curriculum and train teachers how to implement it. D. High School 1. Hired an Academic Advisor to work in collaboration with our High School Principal. Diploma Plans will be re-evaluated to insure our students have transcripts that will be competitive as they prepare to enter colleges and universities of their choice. The AA will provide students with additional career planning and counseling. 2. Implemented a SAT Prep Course for our current Juniors and Seniors 3. Completed a full review and overhaul of the English Department and Curriculum. Hired a consultant/Professor of English to visit our HS English classrooms and provide feedback and evaluation. III. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT/FAMILY MINISTRY A. Organizationally 1. Implemented “Buddies/Ambassadors” throughout grade levels. These are returning students who partner with new students to help them feel welcome at Legacy. 3

2. Full review of Biblical Integration throughout all levels and all subject content. This will be a 2 yr. process. 3. Co-teacher training was restructured to make classes more valuable and applicable to specific grade levels and subjects. Co-teacher training will also continue throughout the school year as needed. 4. Added conflict resolution training (Preventing Bullying) school-wide. B. Elementary 1. Created the PAWSitive parade which is for all students who receive a certain number of character tickets for Christ-like character. At the end of the quarter, students who have earned enough tickets will get to march in the parade through the school, accompanied by their teachers and cheerleaders. 2. Developed Parent Connnect, which is a resource for parents. The newsletter has versions for parents of Elementary students and teens, and includes parenting and co-teaching tips, Biblical encouragement, devotional ideas that coordinate with our character trait of the month, and other helpful ideas. C. Middle School/High School 1. Implemented Leadership classes for 11th and 12th grades 2. Piloting the addition of a Leadership principles curriculum throughout the middle and high school program to improve application of leadership skills. Seeking input from our students about the current day issues facing them. 3. Increasing the number of opportunities for students to serve in our communities. These include student-led and school-led initiatives. IV. EXTRA-CURRICULAR/ATHLETICS A. Athletics 1. Complete construction of our own football field 2. Transition from six man to JH and Varsity 11 man football 3. Add JH and Varsity Volleyball for girls 4. Add Varsity Cross Country for boys and girls 5. Add JH Baseball 6. Hosted first volleyball tournament (Regionals) B. Fine Arts 1. Increased awareness of development of other programs 2. Add Drama Courses for HS students 3. Take advantage of TAPPS competitions for HS students 4. Provide increased opportunities for MS students to perform (choir, praise band) 5. Partner with NYT (National Youth Theatre) to provide drama performance opportunities for elementary – high school students 6. Develop and promote a one-act play for HS students 7. Possible new position of Fine Arts Director to oversee development of Fine Arts program.PFT Serving Him and You, Audra May amay@legacypca.org April 2015

Harvey to Become Athletic Director for 2015-16 By Ryan May

s you may know, current Athletic Director Matt Tarbutton is leaving the school after this year to pursue his love of coaching six-man football. Stepping into the AD position as of July 1st will be Legacy’s new head football coach, Larry Harvey. He’s excited not only to take the job as Athletic Director, but as the football coach also. “I was the Athletic Director, head football, and head basketball coach at Normangee High School in Normangee Texas,” said Harvey. “But I retired to come on staff at The Crossing Church in The Woodlands as the executive pastor.” Harvey’s overall record as a head football coach is 220-56, carrying multiple teams to the

way, work that way and be coached with the same level of excellence. I have been blessed to be a part of great programs which have known what it takes to win. In 25 years of coaching, I have only missed the playoffs one year. I want to bring the same level of expectation to Legacy. People want to be a part of a winning program. We have started offseason workouts for football, which is where culture change also begins,” said Harvey. He believes the future of the athletic program is bright and has potential to build a legacy. He will not only be helping the high school program, but the middle school program as well. “I am very excited about this job because I see the opportunity to be a part of something that is special and build and grow something special in the Legacy athletic department. I believe the future for Legacy athletics is very bright.

playoffs. “I was at Normangee from May 2010 until June 2012. Prior to that I was the first assistant at Normangee High School for six years. I coached 23 years in high school and two years at Texas A&I University in Kingsville,” he said. Harvey feels challenged and is ready to change the athletic program in many ways. He says that, in order to change the athletic program, we must change the mindset and culture of the school itself. “We have to begin to see ourselves as a “Big School” and operate as such. I want to take our program to a 5A level in the way we think. Our student athletes need to dress like 5A athletes, think that

I want all of our sports – girls and guys teams – to expect to be in the playoffs every year.” Coach Harvey has a five-year plan for Lions athletics. “I want to build a state-ofthe-art field house, locker rooms, weight room, and concession area,” he said. “I want to build an eight-lane track with a turf field and increase the size of our football stadium. “Our middle school programs must also be brought to another level. In order to build great programs, you must start at the middle school. I will be as involved with middle school as the high school program. My goal is to build an athletic program that is known for excellency and high levels of competition – not just locally, but around the state.” We are excited to welcome Coach Harvey to our staff and to see how the program grows. PFT

Legacy’s First Sporting Clays Tournament Coming May 2 T he Legacy Prep Sporting Clays Tournament is being hosted by the LPCA Athletic Booster club to raise funds to support our growing athletic program. This fundraising event will be held at the Gun Emporium in Conroe on May 2 at 8 a.m. The ability to offer a variety of sports at Legacy is an important factor as prospective families evaluate the total school experience offered their children. The sense of community and school spirit that surrounds these teams are blessing to the athletes, parents, and fans. But most importantly, the student athletes who train, practice, and compete so diligently find added discipline, confidence, and character that will serve them their whole life. The reality is that competing these days does not come cheap. Many are surprised at the variety and expense of costs that are often taken for granted, such as transportation to away games, equipment, renting fields and venues, lighting / maintaining our fields, etc. Further, as we grow as a school and compete at higher levels, we are in need of additional resources that our competition already has. One example that is a primary goal of this fundraiser is an interim facility on campus for weight training and conditioning. This would be a tremendous help to a variety of sports programs throughout the year. You can add your support in several ways. 1) Join or renew your membership in Legacy’s Athletic Booster Club, 2) Direct donations, 3) Support fundraisers such as the Discount Card campaign going on now and the upcoming Sporting Clays Tournament. We are really excited about the Clays event, and expect a real blessing and a lot of fun. If you’re interested in participating, volunteering, or sponsoring, you can contact John Harrison at harrisjd91@ gmail.com or Miles Freeman at mfreeman@htstx.com for details. PFT

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Micheletti’s Eagle Project Written by Noah Lightfoot Edited by Sydney Rush and Sam Bargainer

egacy’s Joshua Micheletti has been part of The Boy Scouts of America for five years, and was part of Cub Scouts for three years before that. He is now serving his community and school with his Eagle project, not only for the sign-off, but also to bring more patriotism to Legacy. He is leading a project for the school that consists of three flag poles, landscaping, lighting, and some benches. This will also be the area where we lay the bricks from the school brick campaign that will have the family names engraved on them. “I really enjoy serving others on small scales, so I thought maybe I could help do something big,” said Josh. He is planning on having the entire project completed before the end of march. Joshua also has some ideas about bringing light to those who serve our country after Legacy. So far we have Raymond Camara and hope to have many more. “The school and I hope to have many promotion days for this project for fundraising,” Micheletti said. He wants everyone to look for any information about fundraising because he knows he will need as much help as he can get. Not only is the Eagle Scout project by itself overwhelming, but this project exceeds those limits. He has had to go through many committee meetings with the school, the boy scouts, and district to get this approved. “At first I was hesitant at this big idea, but as soon as more people were supporting me it became easier to accept,” said Micheletti. He really hopes this impacts the entire school and reminds everyone what

we as a whole are based upon. “Before choosing Legacy as the final project location for myself, I asked God to lead me in the unclear areas of the project I would complete. Such as what would I do, with who, how should I go about the project, and ultimately why. God pointed me in this direction with the feeling of giving back to your school. That is what I am doing now - giving back.” PFT

Fredricks Hopes to Expand Horizons Written by Manolo Lamuno Edited by Harrison Shook and Cole Carrico

s time passes, the day every senior at Legacy looks forward to comes closer and closer: graduation day, the day seniors say goodbye to high school and hello to college. Branson Fredricks, a senior here at Legacy, is looking forward to graduating, but will miss the school for the experiences he has had here. “The people of this school have blessed me in so many ways that I can’t even count them,” said Branson. “They have inspired me to challenge myself to do better in everything, from work ethics to relationship skills to even love, faith, and selflessness. They have brought me to the realization that life in this world is always going to be hard, and that problems will never cease, but that I must become better at trusting in God to guide me through them, and that true happiness can www.legacypca.org

only come from Him and the things of His Kingdom, and nothing else.” Branson really focuses his life on The Lord. “Jesus is the Source of life and if I remember to keep my eyes on Him, I need have no fear of trials. All this I have learned at Legacy, and such wisdom will most definitely be needed in the future.” Preparing for college may seem overwhelming to many students, but Branson is well-prepared. Branson said, “To prepare for college I am keeping my grades up and my physical and mental capabilities sharp, as I will need all of them where I am going, whether it is to A&M through an Army scholarship or somewhere else. I am saving up for a car and I am going straight into Lone Star Community College when I graduate, and then I am going to apply for the A&M fall semester of 2016 as soon as possible, hopefully August 1 or not long after. However, if I have some revelation in this time 5

period that completely re-positions my ideas of what to do, then I will do that instead. Ultimately it is up to God what is best for me, because He knows me more than even I know myself.” Choosing a career is a big part of college, specially since there are many options to choose from. Branson already has many things he want to study and do in the future but is not certain. “I’m thinking of majoring in a geoscience like oceanography or geophysics and minoring in some form of civil engineering like ocean engineering or geotechnical engineering. I’d also like to pursue anthropological studies such as nautical archaeology, but that might be something that would be a waste of time, who knows? I’ll figure it out, as the future isn’t set in stone. I think it’s sort of silly to assume things about my future when I haven’t even seen it yet, so really the bottom line is that these are mere hunches on what I might major in or minor in,” he said. Branson knows that God has a plan for him in the future, even though he doesn’t positively know what he will do. God has a plan for us all, and Branson clearly knows it. PFT April 2015

2015-2016 Varsity Cheer Team Ready to Make Some Noise Varsity cheer coaches Mary Gibson and Tiffany Little recently held Legacy’s first-ever cheerleading tryouts to fill out next year’s squad. All the girls worked hard to refine their routines in an effort to impress the judges. After tough deliberations, the results are in. We proudly present your 2015-2016 varsity cheerleaders:

Seniors Avery Jones Miranda Herman Stefani Evans Junior Ryanne Sartin

Sophomores Sami Evrard Madyson Conley Madyson Colwell Jacey Neuberger Kate Vicknair Megan Morrison

Freshmen Anna Rosa Peterson Allison Byrd Gracie Jeffus Hailey O’Donnell

Congratulations, girls! 5th Grade Poll by Taylor Davies

What Is Your Favorite Television Show? Cadyn Auger Shark Tank

Collin Dyniewski Adventure Time

Carter Hutton Judge Judy

Jackson Phillips Clarence

Ashly Braly 19 Kids and Counting

Layla Faysal Looney Tunes

Micah Kelly Uncle Grandpa

Addy Polk Friends

Ali Burkhard Cupcake Wars

Gavin Gerwick Phineas and Ferb

Carson Keyes Good Luck Charlie

Tyler Prazak Sports Center

Emily Carlson Cupcake Wars

Carter Hall The Walking Dead

Anna Kruppstadt Once Upon A Time

Macey Raines The Voice

Hassyn Carrico Cupcake Wars

Rachel Hamilton Cupcake Wars

Emma Little The Blacklist

Ryan Robinson Dragons

Kylee Curl Cupcake Wars

Luke Henson Studio C

Ella Mullins Cupcake Wars

Maddy Sartin Gilmore Girls

Brandon Davies Regular Show

Chloe Holiday Cupcake Wars

Samantha Palmer Cupcake Wars

Maddison Steed Cupcake Wars

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On Your Mark, Get Set, GO! Legacy’s annual Race for Education scheduled for April 16th. Here’s how you can help out, and win BIG! By Macy Taylor, RFE Director and Angel Hunter, RFE Co-Director

• Please encourage and help your student(s) think of who to share this opportunity with. Think outside the box and ask everyone you know! Not only are we raising money for Legacy, this is a chance to introduce others to our wonderful school. Social media outlets and our easy-to-share online system should make for little work on your part and a big return for LPCA. Potential sponsors may be family members, relatives, close friends, neighbors, co-workers, people you often do business with, etc. By simply sharing this on Facebook, Twitter, etc. you might be surprised at the support you could gain! • Participation in Race for Education is required for Legacy families, as this event raises an important amount of LPCA’s operating budget. We are asking for each family to raise $200. If as a family you choose not to participate, you are responsible to purchase the buy-out that is $200 per family (Family Handbook, 2014-2015).

t is once again time to begin planning for Legacy’s major spring fundraiser, Race for Education! We wanted to be sure to communicate a few important details regarding RFE. If you are new to Legacy, we hope to adequately inform you and get you excited for one of the best days of our school year. Race for Education is our annual 1mile/5K Fun Run and Field Day. The day consists of two different race events (a 1 mile and 5K distance) and field games for students of all ages. Siblings and family members are invited to join in the fun by participating in the races. RFE provides a portion of Legacy’s operating budget so it is important for each family to participate. We have set a goal/ requirement for each family to raise $200, realizing that many families have multiple students in attendance. We make raising money easy and fun by issuing each child their own fundraising page (within a secure website) to share with friends and family. There are rewards and incentives to motivate students to participate as well as a big raffle prize drawing at the end of the day. The event will be held at Legacy Campus on April 16th. This event is no small undertaking and we will certainly need a lot of help from you! This is a great way to earn volunteer hours and help the school in a major way. AND it’s a lot of fun! Further nformation regarding RFE will be communicated through the weekly emails. We would like to invite you all to join us to see how you can help. It takes all of our gifts, connections and ideas to pull this off and we are aiming to make this year better than last! If you would like to help with RFE please contact Macy Taylor (vimacrew3@yahoo.com).

RACE FOR EDUCATION 2015 INCENTIVES Schoolwide Award Opportunities - Top pledge collecting individual will receive special recognition in designated morning assembly and acknowledgement in LPCA’S Paws for Thought Newsletter and a $100 Visa gift card! Individual Award Opportunities - Every student who raises $100.00 will receive a Race for Education T-shirts. You will be given the option to buy more for $15! Every student whose family reaches the $200.00 initial amount will receive a white raffle ticket. This will be entered into the school wide raffle for a Class Party (pizza, ice cream etc.). For every $50 a student raises over standard family payment, they will receive a green raffle ticket to be entered into the age appropriate Grand prize drawing. The individual awards are based on the amount of money raised per student. Students will earn one Green raffle ticket for every $50 raised over initial family payment. At race day registration raffle tickets will be dispersed and students can distribute their tickets for a chance to win a grand prize. Prizes will be announced on race day. Race Day Perks & Awards - A participation ribbon will be given to all students upon completion of the race. A trophy will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of each race (1mile & 5K). Bake sale and concession items will be available for purchase. All fundraising donations must be received by Monday, April 14th at noon to qualify for the above prizes. Again, if you would like to help with this year’s Race for Education, please contact Macy Taylor at vimacrew3@yahoo.com. PFT

RACE FOR EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONS • The RFE Committee has worked very hard to provide you and your student(s) with an easy, manageable online fundraising system (www.legacyrfe.dojiggy.com). We are confident you will be happy! Each student has a personal fundraising page so you can easily track their progress and share with friends and family. You should have received an email with the login information. Please contact us if you are unsure of your login information or have questions regarding the fundraising site. • If you have potential sponsors that do not utilize email, dontation can be mailed to the school. For more information on mailing please contact Macy Taylor (vimacrew3@yahoo.com) or the front office. www.legacypca.org

April 2015

New Spanish II Teacher Comes to Legacy

Written by Jake Dye

his year, Legacy Prep welcomed an excellent new Spanish 2 teacher, Mrs. Alilis Lopez. Mrs Lopez has a very interesting testimony. “My homeland is Venezuela. Most of my family is there,” said Lopez. She intended to get an education in the US and then return to her home in Venezuela, but God had a different plan for her. “At the time I planned to go back, some political and economic issues sprang up there.

I realized that God had a better plan for me and my family. He protected me.” Mrs. Lopez began her vocation in teaching as a tutor and a substitute. “My first teaching experience as a whole was here at Legacy,” said Lopez. “I worked in Klein ISD for two years with a specific bilingual team. At the time, I continued to do tutoring, and still do. But my first true teaching experience was here at Legacy.” The way in which Mrs. Lopez found Legacy is also remarkable. “It was definitely led by God. I’d never heard of the school, and I wasn’t looking for

the position either. I heard of the school on the Woodlands Online website. And I never look at that media,” She said, “I wasn’t looking for a teaching position.” Legacy is blessed to have such an inspired teacher, and Mrs. Lopez loves her subject. “Spanish is my native Language. I think it’s very important,” she said. “I tell my students that, with all of the diversity in this area, it’s important to know another language.” Communication is an extremely valuable asset, and here at Legacy we should be grateful for teachers like Mrs. Lopez who love to train our students. PFT

Second Grade Equips The Armor of God Written by Noah Lightfoot Edited by Jack Reigh

he second-grade Bible class has been working hard the entire second semester. Each student has learned about the protective armor of God. Teacher Kim Dyniewski helped the class dissect every piece of the armor. Each week the students studied a different piece of the armor. Along with that, each student also learned bits of verse Ephesians 6:19. “To memorize the verses, the students put pieces of the verse in places where they would see it daily. The students then wrote out what the verses and armor pieces meant to them,” said Mrs. Dyniewski. The students turned this into a project. “The students cut out life-size versions of themselves,” said Mrs. Dyniewski. “The students put the armor of God on their life-size cut outs.” The armored students are hanging outside in the school hallway. Every second grader worked very hard on their armor. The teachers are very proud of the kids. Every week Legacy completes projects honoring the glory of God. PFT April 2015

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HS Baseball Squad Gets Going After Slight Delay Story by Ryan May Edited by Harrison Shook

he Legacy Lions high school baseball team began its 2014-2015 season after multiple hardships. Our boys basketball team made a playoff run, but the basketball team consisted of many of the players on the baseball team. Because of the Lions success in the basketball playoffs, the baseball team had to wait two weeks after all the other teams in its district had already started their seasons. Then, our school almost didn’t have enough to field a team. Coach Joe Witcraft’s squad only had nine players to start with. But thanks to freshmen Jacob Campbell, Hudson Railey, Casen Hutton, and sophomore Jacob Teal, the team was able to add enough players to play ball. “My job as the coach is to provide the tools to the players to improve their weaknesses and to praise God in our wins and our losses,” said Witcraft. “We have a wide range of talent on this team. It has been a challenge, but at the same time it’s good for our veteran players to work with our newer players on how the game is played.” The Lions play their home games at Carl Barton Park in Conroe. They are having a great season and hope to see your support at the ballpark! PFT

LIONS VARSITY BASEBALL 2015 COACH Joe Witcraft

SENIOR Branson Fredricks - OF JUNIORS Travis May - 3B, 1B, C Tray Wright - OF SOPHMORES Ryan May - 3B,C,P,OF Bobby Cruthirds - P, 1B, OF, 2B Josh Micheletti - P, SS, 3B Jacob Teal - 3B, C FRESHMEN Jared May - CF, P Hudson Railey - OF Jacob Campbell - OF Ben Schardt - IF, C Casen Hutton -2B

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JH Lions Doing Some Damage on the Diamond

LIONS JUNIOR HIGH BASEBALL 2015 COACHES Mike Little Josh Peterson Joe Piotrowski Brent Shook 8TH GRADERS Ethan Bufton, OF, 2B Kyle Harrison, OF Jonathan Spangler-Sakata C, P, SS, 1B, 3B 7TH GRADERS Sam Bargainer - SS Mason Little - 2B, C, OF Jay Piotrowski - P, 1B Jack Regh - P, OF Harrison Shook - P, OF, 1B 6TH GRADERS Tucker Carson - OF, 2B B.J. Fornero - OF, 3B Easton Havemann - 3B, OF Jamie Jones - OF, 2B Jake Peterson - 3B, P

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McFarland USA Inspires Spanish Students Written by Cole Carrico

rs. Letty Preciado brought her students to the movies to see a movie called McFarland USA. She had many reasons to do this and it was a blast for the students. She took her Spanish students to see the movie on Tuesday February 24th. “It was important for me to have my students see this movie because it has good examples of leadership,” Preciado said, “Overcoming difficult circumstances and that working together as a group can help you accomplish amazing things.” The movie also gave great cultural examples. “I also wanted my students to learn about an aspect of Hispanic culture they may not have been too aware of, ‘the migrant worker.’ Many Hispanic families work alongside their children picking fields each year. It is hard work, but thanks to them, we can enjoy many vegetables, grains, nuts, and fruits that we eat every day.” Mrs. Preciado reports one of her students told her, "This movie made me realize I should not complain about anything, I have it pretty good." The Spanish students had a great time at the movie, which allowed them to learn something about the Hispanic culture, as well as its language. PFT

Get Your Piggy Banks Ready for NHS Coin Drive Service Project Written by Amber Condley

egacy’s National Honors Society (NHS) began its first service project with the newly inducted members on Monday, March 22nd. The students had a few different ideas for the project, so they narrowed it down and voted on which project they wanted to do. The members decided to raise money through a coin drive for orphans in Haiti. The NHS members are collecting coins in car line, then rolling the coins and sending them off to go to Coreluv, a charity for orphans in Haiti. A couple of the members are in direct contact with Coreluv and the church that is sponsoring them to make sure the coins get sent to where they need to go. The NHS goal is to raise $3,000, or $1000 per school level (elementary, middle, and high school), by April 30th. In May, a third-party donor will match every dollar amount made, so every penny counts. This is a great cause, and NHS needs your help. So get ready to crack open your piggy banks to help them accomplish their goal. PFT www.legacypca.org

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Legacy Prepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swim team was made up of Clay Burkhard, Patrick Carlson and Madison Hatcher. Patrick and Clay made it to the state swim meet in San Antonio. Patrick placed 8th at regionals in the 100 fly and placed 14th at the state meet. Clay placed 2nd in the 500 free and 3rd in 200 breast at regionals. At state he got 2nd in both events. Madison swam the 200 IM at regionals and 100 free and placed 13th. Congratulations to all three of our talented athletes, who represented God and our school with class.

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Small Lions with Big Jobs Written by Sydney Rush Edited by Cole Carrico

First Graders Roll Around in the Dirt (Pudding) By Bailee Cano

hen you learn something, you always like to learn it in a fun way, right? That is exactly what Mrs. Dunn did for her first grade class when they started learning about writing how-to papers. All this year, the little first grade Lions have been learning to write all kinds of papers, which encourages them to be stronger writers. To make the lesson more enjoyable, Mrs. Dunn showed that how-to papers can be fun while they followed a how-to to make dirt pudding. “Even at the first grade level, these students are capable of understanding an author’s purpose for writing and can produce an original piece that mimics what they have learned to show their understanding,” Mrs. Dunn said. The first graders pulled many genius conclusions from the experience. “I learned that the paper doesn’t have to be long, it can have only 12 steps and still be good,” Kadyn Curl said. Mrs. Dunn demonstrated that school, even English class, can be enjoyable. PFT

Smith Aspires to Become Professional Dancer By Reagan Mace

eventh-grader Katelyn Smith has been dancing since she was three years old. She currently dances at lake Houston Performing Arts Center. Katelyn dances in contemporary, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, ballet, and tap. She competes at about seven competitions a year. The desire to avoid taking naps actually turned into a talent. “I started dance because one day in preschool I noticed all my friends were getting out of nap time to go to dance class. So I signed up for ballet so I didn’t have to take naps, but I kept dancing because I love putting my feelings into movements,” Katelyn said. Katelyn would love to make a career out of dancing. “ I want to move to Los Angeles and take as many dance class as I can,” she said. PFT

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rs. Spinale’s third grade class recently took on the great responsibility of having a business. This day was called Market Day. “Market day is a way for students to apply what they learned in the economics unit,” Spinale said. “The student will create their own product to sell to their classmates during market day. They also have to determine a reasonable price based on supply and demand expectations, and create engaging advertising for their product. This activity gives the students a real life example of the concepts of good and services and supply and demand,” To do this, the students completed a job application to apply for a classroom job, it would last for a for a two week period. The Purpose of the job was so that students would earn Lion Currency which would be used to purchase products on market day. On our market day students placed the product they created on their desktop. They attached their marketing materials to the area around their desktop. Once market they began the students rooms around the room to survey the products available and began making purchases using the money that they had earned from their classroom job. When an item did not sell as quickly as the student had hoped, the student would reduce the price. “Several students offered promotions such as buy one get one free or buy one get one half off,” Spinale said. “Several more students noticed that some of their products were selling better than others so the products that were selling well they increased the price; whereas the products that were sluggish they decreased the price.” The students really enjoyed this activity. They enjoyed determining the product they were going to sell and then making it over a period of weeks. Many were eagerly anticipating market day and would often ask, “How many more days until market day?” “They really enjoyed the buying/selling and spending the money that they had so diligently earned over the two week period,” said Spinale. This activity offers the students a real-life example of how economics works. They had a taste of job related accountability as they would often reminded each other to do their jobs so that they would be sure to get paid. It also provided examples of how supply and demand affect pricing and conversely how pricing affects supply and demand. “This unit offers a lot of opportunity for transition from classroom learning to home application,” said Spinale. PFT April 2015

Successful Sequel By Taylor Davies

nsurgent sold out box offices in its very first weekend in theaters. The second movie of the Divergent trilogy, Insurgent premiered March 20. It was even more action-packed than the first, which I loved and I’m sure others loved. There were many amazing stunts and unexpected elements. Beatrice (Tris) Prior is divergent, which means she doesn’t fit in any one faction. In this movie, it is set in future Chicago after the Dauntless attacked Abnegation. Tris, her boyfriend Tobias (Four), friend Peter, and brother Caleb escaped the war and found shelter in Amity headquarters. Once Dauntless find the group though, they have to make a quick escape. They find safety with the factionless. Jeanine, who Tris is fighting, has a box which contains something Jeanine needs to get to. However, the only way to open the box is for a Divergent to pass the “sims.” The box was hidden in Tris’ dead parents home, which means her parents were hiding something. Tris is 100% divergent, which means she is the only one who can open it. Robert Schwentke is the director of both movies in the Divergent series, and is set to direct the third and fourth movies, Allegiant part one and two. I’m hoping he ends up directing the final two movies because I like the way he adds humor. In the book there are almost no humorous comments. But in the movie, they made Peter a very witty character who was constantly making funny comments. This movie is very marketed towards teenagers mostly, which is why it is rated PG-13. There is a lot of action and violence. Characters swear a total of three times in the movie and it is all in the same scene. I would recommend this movie to any of my friends who are older than 12. I appreciate that the movie stayed mostly true to the book as well, which doesn’t happen very often. There are few parts that don’t happen in the book, but they made those scenes very realistic. I would say definitely go see this movie before it leaves theaters. PFT

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Waggener Brings Art to Young Lions Written By Cole Carrico Edited by Noah Lightfoot

une Waggener is the new art teacher at Legacy. She now teaches elementary art classes, and will also be teaching high school next year. She’s glad to be a teacher here and loves to spread art to children. She was inspired by her junior high school art teacher. “After I retired from public school last year, I realized that I missed teaching art. I had researched private Christian schools and Legacy was rated as having a stellar program. I subbed at Legacy for several 14

months and enjoyed getting to know the students, parents and teachers. I felt honored to be chosen as a Legacy art teacher,” she said. Waggener has taught art for 30 years. Most of her years of teaching were at Frisco High and most recently at Oak Ridge. She earned her degree from Lamar University. “I have Native Texan blood and was born in Beaumont. I have two beautiful children who are grown and both have careers in fine art.” Waggener is a great art teacher here. She not only teaches at Legacy, she also intends to leave one. PFT www.legacypca.org

Mrs. Wenstromâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifth grade class recently read The Kid Who Ran for President. As a project the students prepared a written and oral campaign speech as if they were running for president. After the students delivered their speech, the class voted on who should be the boy and girl presidents. Language Arts A elected Ella Mullins and Carter Hutton. Language Arts B elected Layla Faysal and Tyler Prazak. The students had a lot of fun learning how to run a presidential campaign!

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Congratulations Math Olympians The Lions family congratulates Legacyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Math Olympians, and their volunteer coordinator, TJ Gibbons. 3RD GRADE - REASONING Courtland Carpenter - Excellent Rating Wesley Kuykendall - Excellent Rating 4TH GRADE - COMPUTATION Cline Piotrowski - Good Rating Sam Harrison - Good Rating 4TH GRADE - REASONING Ian Gibbons - Overall 5th Place, Excellent Rating 5TH GRADE - COMPUTATION Samantha Palmer Madison Steed 8TH GRADE - COMPUTATION Kyle Harrison 8TH GRADE - REASONING Allison Byrd - Overall 5th Place, Good Rating April 2015

Officer Matt Blakelock of CISD recently visited Legacyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus for a safety training seminar with the Administrative Team. He discussed preparedness for events like trespassers, and worse case scenarios. Officer Blakelock gave a two-hour presentation and also took a quick tour of the facility. We were excited to hear him praise the extra security measures we have in place, like classroom doors that lock from the inside, panoramic peep holes that can see down the hallways, fencing and gating around the portables, locked portable doors, and single entry to the school, with entrances to the offices and classrooms protected by card-entry only. We are thankful for the time Officer Blakelock spent on campus and have already begun implementing many of his suggestions. PFT 10

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Freevols Blessed with Children from China By Ryanne Sartin

egacy families are known to grow and grow. Our families are no stranger to spreading God’s love through adoption. Recently the Freevol family had the privilege of adopting two little boys from China. “Application to adoption was 14 months for us. We began thinking that we were going to end up with one child, one-to-four years old. But God had a different plan for us, and He made it very clear,” said Kari Freevol. They ended up with two amazing little boys, Timothy and Henry, ages five and six. The information they received about the adoption was very limited, so it took a huge leap of faith. Though boys were diagnosed with cerebral palsy, their new life here has been a blessing to everyone in the family. “These sweet boys are transitioning to life here with us phenomenally well,” said Kari. “We placed them in Pre-K because they did not know a word of English, and had never been to school before. Believe it or not, they have already caught up to their peers for Kindergarten readiness! God has wired their little brains in amazing ways!” Kari said the conditions they saw in China were heartbreaking. “One of the things that broke our hearts the most were the babies who laid there day in and day out without someone ever coming in to hold them. When they cried, the nurses would try to get over there to comfort them, but there were a lot of babies in there. We even asked if we could hold them, but it was against hospital policy because we weren’t registered volunteers.” The Freevols already had three kids at Legacy: Elizabeth (2nd), Jayne (4th) and Logan (6th). “Logan had his fair share of health concerns, and we were always there to hold him, taking turns 24/7. It was during those long days and nights that we prayed a lot, and we promised God that we would someday take care of a child that wouldn’t otherwise be held,” said Kari. God always has a plan, and sometimes it requires a huge leap of faith. But most importantly he gives us everlasting love. PFT www.legacypca.org

Mrs. Bryant’s freshmen science class recently dissected perch!

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Be sure to attend Legacy Prepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first theatrical presentation. Katy Evans and her talented thespians will be performing Alice, an inventive take on the Alice in Wonderland classic on Friday, April 10 on our campus. Come early and enjoy the Lions Praise Band, which will be playing prior to the show. The play begins at 7:30 p.m. Adults are $7, children 3-and-up are $5 each.

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The Physics of Music Written by Manolo Lamuno

would build their chosen instrument,” said Mrs. Bunnis. The project may seem to no be related to physics, but physics applies to everything in the world. Mrs. Bunnis said, “ The purpose of the project was for the students to have the opportunity to be a little more creative and to explore how physics can be applied to every day music instruments which one does not normally see.” Gabe Locke, a 12th grade student in Physics class, was part of this project and had great things to say. “I filled eight jars with different levels of water to make different sounds, so I used percussion; I enjoyed this project, it was fun and it was not too easy but not too hard either,” said Gabe. PFT

hysics may seem too complicated and extremely boring for many people, but Mrs. Bunnis Physics class is having fun while learning about Physics. Recently the 12th graders in the Physics class were assigned a project that involved the construction of musical instruments that were not electronic. “During class we had talked about the multiple different types of instruments and how they had to build an instrument that involved wind force or some type of force that one could use to make sound. So, students had to be open-minded on how they www.legacypca.org

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Legacy’s littler Lions recently were celebrated for their outstanding character during the school’s Character Parade. Congratulations to all that earned enough character points to march in the parade. Honoring the Lord through your character is one of the best gifts you can give Him, and your fellow citizens.

Mrs. Ferebee’s art students recently studied van Gogh paintings. Each student chose one of van Gogh’s works and paint it in his style. These are just a few of the 23 pieces her students are entering in a contest in Bellville.

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Mrs. Ferebee’s art classes collaborated to recreate Michelangelo’s la Pieta (above). The students were given one-by-two inch squares and not told what they were drawing. It was a mystery square project with Easter in mind. Students were required to draw their square enlarged to the best of their ability. We then put the squares together for the collage (below).