Finding Your Theme

“PART OF THE LEGACY” Legacy High School Mansfield, Texas

FIND YOUR PLACE You became a part of Legacy on a scorching day in August; it didn’t matter if you were a freshman or a senior — the heat scathed us all just the same. When your sweaty hands held the handles

of your instrument cases after band practice, you knew. When the sun pressed down on your backs as you carried your equipment bags to the court, you knew. And when you took off the black helmet full of sweat after practice, you knew. You knew you were a part of something special. You took your seat in a desk, found your classes and, yes, even took some notes in Ms. Esaili’s AP class. You had a plan to do well in your first AP course — the course everyone warned you about. You didn’t care about the stereotypes. You didn’t care if you were naive —one of those freshmen who didn’t know what they were getting into. You were ready to become a part of Legacy. “The very first day I was walking down the hall, it was so much bigger than any school I have ever been in. I just thought to myself, ‘Wow. This is really high school,’”freshman Savannah Lenartz said. “It became smaller by just walking around and remembering where everything was. It became less overwhelming. It also helped having friends going through the same things.” When you worked out, learned your lines and practiced drills, you knew. When you marched every day before school, tried on the 11-year-old band uniform that smelled like sweat, you knew. When you looked at yourself in the mirror for the first time in your cheer skirt or volleyball jersey with a Legacy logo plastered on in all its grandeur, you knew. You felt it. You were a part of Legacy. “In the beginning it was scary because I didn’t know anything. Once I got into sports, I became friends with the whole soccer team. After that it was easy,” freshman Nicole Duran said. “It’s been frustrating because I don’t really play as well as the whole team yet, but the best part is getting to watch the older girls and learn from their moves and drills.”

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