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DECEMBER 2012 • VoluME VI • IssuE III

The Official Student Newspaper of

DECEMBER 2012 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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By James Coggins

Mr. Carey Mace, the father of Logan (seventh) and Reagan (fifth), recently re-turned from military deployment in Afghanistan. I interviewed Mr. Mace on

his life in the military and how happy he is to be back with his family. Mr. Mace has been gone several times. “Our current deployments are a little over

four months long. I have done five tours in Iraq and three in Afghanistan, and alto-gether I have been overseas and away from my family for about 30 months.”

Life is hard away from his family. “Life in Afghanistan takes some adjusting,” he said. “Our unit operates throughout Afghanistan with only our headquarters per-manently stationed at Bagram Air Base, so the teams lead a very transient lifestyle. We live out of our rucksacks for four months at a time, and the only luxury items that we have are those that we can fit in our rucksacks after we have packed our uni-forms and gear. Most guys carry small laptop computers, Kindles, or iPads to watch movies or read ebooks.”

The worst part of being away is missing out on all of the activities, experiences, and memories. “It is difficult to realize that every day that I am gone is a day that I can never get back. Each day is a day that my children get older that I have not been there to watch them grow up.” (continued on p. 22)

By Natalie Thibodeaux

This year at Legacy we have a new art teacher named Mrs. Kay Ivy. She has been teaching for

the past eight years and actually started as a second grade teacher.

Mrs. Ivy loves being at Legacy. “It brings two of my loves together, teaching and art,” she says. She owns an art studio across the street from Legacy called, “All Art Studio” that she opened about seven months ago.

One of her middle school classes is studying architecture from different time periods. A project the students are working on involves drawing the front of a Victorian-style house using pencils, Sharpies, and colored mat pencils. Since the holiday season is approaching, the students are encouraged to deco-rate their Victorian houses with garland, wreathes, bows and even a snowman in the yard to get in the Christmas spirit.

Another class Mrs. Ivy teaches is the high school art course. They have recently completed making Panama molas made by the indigenous Indians that live in the area. The students mimicked the molas by layering pieces of paper instead of using cloth. These molas are typically sold in towns as dresses all the way to pillows and eyeglass covers. They come in many colors and are very eloquent. Next the students will start carving pieces of plaster.

Mrs. Ivy enjoys teaching classes of all ages and the students love her! You can ask any of the kids, they will tell you she loves what she does. She gets very involved with the projects and jumps right in to do it with the students. PFT

Ivy Growing onHer Art students

No one said it would be easy. We’ve been told that from the beginning, even by the firm

that represented us when we decided to begin a capital campaign. But, nothing’s ever been easy for us at Legacy and I think that’s why I’m never shaken by news that most would view as “bad.”

If you attended the Grandparents’ Day cer-emonies you’ll remember that I’d asked you to pray for God’s favor as the banks took our proposals to their boards. The desire of our leadership was to begin building by the year’s end, and the only way to do that would be with a “Yes” from just one of the banks.

We didn’t get any yeses. Honestly, we knew we prob-

ably wouldn’t. The economy is terrible and banks are nervous and very cautious. For those of you curious about the details, the banks felt that because we’d never had any debt before (a wonderful problem to have because we’ve been good stewards of God’s pro-visions) they were uncomfortable with the amount we’d be taking on to build the new facility.

Understandable, I suppose.After hearing the news we had a lot of disap-

pointed people. I am disappointed, too. But I am not deterred. I do not feel hopeless.

Instead, I am hopeful. In my almost 10 years at the helm of this

Legacy ship, I have watched God come through time and time again. Usually after I’ve had myself a good pity party, wallowed in my sorrows, worried myself down to a single raw nerve, and made myself sick with anxiety.

Apparently, I’m a slow Learner, but at least I eventually get there. I’m not worried. God has ALWAYS come through. He’s the only friend I have that’s 100% reliable. I’ve believed from the beginning that God was going to do something different with us... something that would show this community that He is still at work... something that would remind us all that He did this, not us. This building is about Him, not us, or our football team or anything or anyone else. It’s about waking up this community of believers and reminding us that He is still at work!

At Meet the Teacher we talked about the theme for this school year: New Beginnings. There’s a reason it was put on my heart and I be-lieve that I’m beginning to get a glimpse of where God may take us. New Beginnings symbolizes our commitment to be steadfast in who we are and why we are here. It is a reminder to us that Legacy was founded on the principal and belief that God believes the family is important, and that our rela-tionship with Him and with our children are at the top of His list. Once we re-wrapped our hearts and minds around that truth and removed elements that opposed that priority, the fruit we originally desired to see develop, began to blossom once again.

“Create in me a PURE heart, O Lord, and

RENEW a STEADFAST spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10.

Reading this verse again today, I’m amazed at just how appropriate and telling it is considering our situation. First, God knew that, in order to do a good work within us, we needed a pure heart. Through obedience to his word, we followed Him and took steps to return to our original vision, the seed that was planted by Him, and prune off that which was keeping us from growing. I’ve been reminded on more than one occasion that God’s love language is obedience.

For many of us, especially on the leadership team, had grown weary. I think I would describe the last few years as being in the trenches. We have been fighting to stay on track and against the ideas of educa-tional idolatry for so long, that exhaustion nearly overcame us. We truly have needed the fresh anointing and renewal of energy that can only come from God’s Holy Spirit.

I believe that he has given us a new, energized, STEAD-

FAST spirit to march on and see this ministry flourish with God at the helm. This good thing that He started will not fall by the wayside. His provi-sions for us up to this point are too many and too significant. God’s just going to do this differently, but rest assured, He WILL accomplish this task. It’s not too big for him.

This season is a great time to reflect on God’s goodness and favor. I am steadfast in my belief that God not only has shown us favor but that he will continue to do so.

Please continue to pray for our capital cam-paign, wisdom for our leaders, and God’s name to be glorified a we move forward. We pray that He will renew a steadfast spirit within us, and that we will be undeterred as seek His will to have our own place. God is faithful to complete what he started but we must be steadfast in our commitment to move forward in faith, trusting that God will take care of the rest.

And that’s our call to action. Yes, God is responsible for our success up to

this point and for all of the wonderful things that we love here at Legacy. But, we must take action, we must become God’s hands and feet. As much as we can, we must give to this campaign in order to begin building.

The down payment is all that is needed to begin and the banks need to see that our Legacy community believes in what we’re doing enough to put our money where our hearts are. I am giving him the praise and thanks for what he WILL do, believing and trusting that he will finish this good and wonderful thing he has started! Won’t you come with me? PFT

Serving Him and You, Audra [email protected]

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DECEMBER 2012Volume VI • Issue III

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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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8th Grade

editors & PhotoGraPhers

Bobby Cruthirds

Alex Gibson

Joshua Micheletti

Parker Primm

Daniel Stiff

Cassie Sweebe

Natalie Thibodeaux

7th Grade

editors & PhotoGraPhers

James Coggins

Brennan Cone

Madyson Conley

Macey Crowder

Sami Evrard

Keller Houston

Adisyn Mickan

Jay Mondick

Ben Schardt

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The down payment is all that is needed to begin and the banks need to

see that our Legacy com-munity believes in what we’re doing enough to put our money where

our hearts are.

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By Macey Crowder

Recently in Mrs. Manning’s seventh grade English class the students read

the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. They finished studying the book by do-ing a project on it.

The students had a choice of creating a newspaper, a paper on what Legacy would be like if Tom went to school here, or to do a game board. Most students chose the paper. The projects turned out really nice and all the students put a lot of work into their projects.

“The students really impressed me with their Tom Sawyer projects,” said Mrs. Manning. “They were hilarious! The students really captured Tom’s character and I could picture him on campus.”

Cody Centilli was the only one who took on the newspaper project. “I was blown away by all of the extra details he put into it,” said Mrs. Manning. “His articles, classified ads, obituaries, and cartoons were right on the money.” PFT

By Jay Mondick

Legacy has grown a lot in the past years. Our school now has close to three hundred

students. There are many new families, in-cluding the Thibodeauxs. Natalie is in eighth grade, her sister, Anna, is in sixth grade.

“It is an answered prayer, we are thrilled to be here. We love it,” said Mrs. Joan Thibodeaux. “We switched schools because we wanted our daughters to be in a Christ-centered environment that offered the oppor-tunity to achieve a high degree of academic excellence.”

They attended a classical Christian school before Legacy. “Besides the school-home collaboration of a university-model school, Legacy maintains a strong partnership with like-minded parents who are focused not only on their child’s education, but also their character and spiritual growth. Legacy truly embodies the school’s motto: Here I am, send me,” said Joan.

Home days are going great for the Thibodeaux family. They are still fine-tuning, but enjoying the time together. PFT

New Family SpotlightThibodeauxs Glad They Found legacy Prep

What if Tom sawyer Went to legacy Prep?

Mrs. Eickenhorst, Mrs Hogan, Mrs. Laycock, and Mrs. Raileyshow off their colors during the recent College Spirit Day.


Meagan ForneroLoving

Bobby Cruthirds Boss-some

Parker Primm Boss

Alex GibsonBoss

Landon DavisBlonde

Natelie ThibodeauxLoving

Becca AshleyPretty

Cassie SweebePretty

Maddy LockePretty

Madison StavinohaSweet

Lauren EddingsCrazy

Ryan MayBeast

Daniel StiffMusician

Jake Dye Original

JasonLaycockSmart

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8th Grade PollWhat Word

Describes You?By Keller Houston

LIONS FEATURED IN CYT’S UPCOMING PRODUCTION OF SCHOOL-HOUSE ROCKThursday, January 24, is private school day at the CYT performance of School-

House Rock and Legacy is reserving a block of seats! Performance is at 1:30 at

the Crighton Theatre in Conroe, and will feature Legacy students Samuel Irving

and Julia, Grace, and Richard Lewis. To reserve seats, email Michelle Irving at

[email protected]. Please be aware that seats go fast. Tickets are $6

each. Payment instructions will be given when you email to reserve seats. PFT

Recently in Mrs. Moyer’s 7th grade Leadership class Mrs. May and Coach Freeman came and spoke about a time they had to stand alone. They both gave very good speeches about their past decisions and inspired the students. PFT


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Abby PetersonCherry

Ryan HarrisCherry

Hayden CarsonBubble Gum

Hailey Hass Bubble Gum

Aubrey DavisCherry

sarah schelerCherry

Kyra Huckaby Grape

Kade HoustonGrape

Kelan smithorange

Ian GibbonsGrape

Madeleine Rinnorange

Georgia FreemanBubble Gum

Chloe McFarlandBubble Gum

Nathan Timmorange

Andrew Pollok Cherry

Jenna CarlsonCherry

Brooke BenderCherry

Anna WileyBubble Gum

Will Condley Grape

Rebekah Fleming Grape

Jacob Irving Bubble Gum

shanie spinlerCherry

Presley Mondickorange

Bria BeardenBubble Gum

Ella JenkinsBubble Gum

River Reichertorange

Jordyn Conleyorange

2nd Grade Poll by Bobby Cruthirds What Medicine Do You Hate the Most?

By Joshua Micheletti

Recently at Legacy Mrs. Carlson’s 5th grade class studied buoyancy with clay

boats. To help make this fun the 5th graders also had a contest on whose boat could float with the most pennies in it.

Also in this class the students had to do a secret service project. The students had three weeks to perform seven acts of kindness toward others. They also had to record how the recipients reacted and how they felt after they served the recipients. PFT

Fifth GradersFloat Away


Nita Pollak’s 3rd grade class recently held a Metric Field Day to celebrate the comple-tion of their Measuring Matter Science Module. The students competed in events such as Grab for Treasure, Sy-ringe Squirt, Paper Plate Toss, and Water Transfer Relay. They showed off their metric measuring skills to their par-ents using grams, meters and liters. God provided glorious weather and we all had a great time. PFT

Metric Field Day!Metric Field Day!

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1st Grade Poll By Sami EvrardWhat do you want for Christmas?

By Parker Primm

Last month Mrs. Bearden and Mrs. Tharp went with some fourth

graders to the Renaissance Festival in Patterson, Texas. They went to the fes-tival on a “School Day,” which offered educational and fun activities. They saw knights joust, jugglers preform an amazing act, and artillery shoot for them all to see.

Mrs. Bearden said, “This is a very significant part of history. It is more relevant then people realize.”

Also, the Lions fourth graders read a book called Little House on the Prairie. As a treat, Mrs. Bearden organized a field trip to show the students what it must have been like to live in the 1870s.

The fourth graders bobbed for apples, sewed buttons, wove pot holders, and even made butter. “This is history, this is the American dream. This is the story of our ancestors,” said Mrs. Bearden. PFT

Fourth Graders Travel Back in Time to the Middle Ages and 1870s Kansas


Junior High Football

Junior HighLions 57, Orange 0By Keller HoustonThe junior high Lions successfully sealed another undefeated season with a resounding 57-0 win over Orange Community Christian.

The Lions defense was an important part of the win, as Orange Christian never crossed midfield. Malik Manning intercepted the ball once and returned it for a touchdown. James Michael Coggins had three interceptions and returned two of them for touchdowns.

On offense, Manning caught a touch-down pass from Landon Davis. James Michael and Ryan May each scored multiple rushing TDs. Seth Wiley made three out of four extra-point kicks.

HIgh SchoolOrange 78, Lions 19By Alex GibsonThe varsity Lions lost their final game of the season to Orange by the core of 78-19. Even though they lost, they put one hundred percent effort on the field. Thank you to all who played this year. We can’t wait to see you athletes on the field again next year.

All-District AwardsMatt Wenstrom - 1st Team PunterTravis May - 1st Team Spread BackGabe Locke - 2nd Team Wide ReceiverBen Bargainer - 2nd Team Def. Back

By Brennan Cone

The junior high Legacy Lions football team recently wrapped up its second consecutive undefeated

season, going 9-0 by mercy rule. I interviewed Head Coach Miles Freeman about this exciting season.

Coach Freeman said that his favorite thing about the team was the players and coaches. “We are a family that share a combined goal,” he said.

His main goal was to grow the young men spiritu-ally, physically, and mentally. “The game of football provides immediate and tangible lessons for life,” said Coach Freeman.

He is looking forward to the years ahead, with a good group of players returning and incoming sixth graders ready to become part of the team. “All of the players were able to make an impact on the team this year,” he said.

He was excited for the second year undefeated and the way the players executed the plays. “I am looking forward to the new football field and the new facilities. The team still did very well even with the field and facilities we have to work with now.” PFT

Undefeated: Back-to-Back!


By Bobby Cruthirds

I remember three years ago when I started playing football for Legacy

Prep. I was naive and energetic because I had never played before, but I had watched the pros and had seen how much fun they had. I thought football was all about touchdowns and looking cool for the fans.

But football is so much more than that.

It is about hard work, perseverance, and finding out what you are made of. One man helped me, and many others, achieve this. His name is Rodney Manning, Legacy Prep’s varsity head football coach.

“I think Coach Manning is an excellent coach and man,” said eighth grader Ryan May, “Without him I wouldn’t be as far in life and in sports as I am right now.”

Junior High head coach Miles Freeman had this to say about Coach Manning, “I have the greatest respect for how and why he lives his life. His time is very valuable and he chooses to spend so much of it coaching the young athletes of Legacy.”

“Coach Manning is one of my many heroes,” said varsity quarterback and running back Travis May. ”He is the best coach I have ever had. Even if he doesn’t know it, I look up to him – even though I am taller!”

“Rodney loves his boys,” said Coach Manning’s wife, Joann Manning, Legacy seventh and eighth grade teacher. “The past three years he has dedicated countless hours to the football program,” she said. “He has done everything – from developing playbooks to scheduling practices and workout sessions, watching film, purchasing equipment, running skills assessments, scrutinizing stat books, running hours of practice, doing backflips for wins, and feeling the growing pains of tough losses.”

The attitude around Legacy for the

past two years has been: “Building a Legacy.” Coach Manning has been doing more than just that with the football Program. He has been leaving impressions on me and many others that will last a lifetime.

The one I will remember the most happened this year, the varsity’s inaugural football season. It was week seven and the matchup was Legacy vs. Brazosport Christian.

The game was a heated exchange of blows in the first half. At halftime, Coach Manning found out that freshman Travis May would be out the rest of the game with what looked like a concussion.

Brazosport was well aware of this in the second half when Travis didn’t warm up. They knew that Travis was good and without him, Coach Manning’s squad now had only ten players.

Toward the end of the third quarter, players from Brazosport – a Christian school – started to yell things at our players Coach Manning didn’t approve of. Without missing a beat, Coach Manning walked out on to the field and motioned for the other coach and the referees to come speak with him. He informed them of the situation and told them that if they didn’t stop the inappropriate behavior, he was pulling his players off the field so that they didn’t have to be around the situation anymore.

That took tremendous character and heart, because the game wasn’t going the way we had hoped and it would have been easy to let them continue to shout insults at our players.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Don’t go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

Every time that I read that quote I think of Coach Manning and how he is leaving a trail that many young men will follow in their journey through life as Christians. PFT

High School Football

Coach Manning Leads Team by Exemplifying Character and Christ

Lady Lions Basketball


Junior High GirlsAlpha Omega 32, Lady Lions 17Rebecca Schardt - 10 ptsMaddie Crowder - 2Brooklyn Fredricks - 3Chandlyr Mickan - 1Sarah Cruthirds -1

December Basketball Schedule

12-3 Home Vs. Covenant GJH 4:30 BJH 5:30

12-6 at Kingwood NE GJH 4:30 BJH 5:30

12-10 at Abiding Word GJH 4:30 BJH 5:30

12-11 at Alpha Omega GV 5:30 BV 7:30

12-13 at Woodlands Prep GV 4:30 12-14 at John Cooper BV 4:30

Junior High Boys Hoops


By Joshua Micheletti

Legacy’s junior high boys basketball team, along with new head coach, Todd Crowder, got a good start to this year’s

season. Currently they have 19 players on the junior high team:

James-Michael Coggins, Brennan Cone, Bobby Cruthirds, Landon Davis, Alex Gibson, Keller Houston, Casen Hutton, Noah Lightfoot, Logan Mace, Malik Manning, Jared May, Ryan May, Parker Primm, Jack Regh, Ben Schardt, Jaron Spinler, Chandler Stevenson, Daniel Stiff, and Seth Wiley.

Coach Crowder says, “The team will run a motion-style, fast-paced offense, with a multitude of defensive looks.”

Coach Crowder is very excited about the season. “We have a good foundation from the team that played last year, and some new individuals that have signed up to play for the team,” he says.

Coach Crowder also says the teams’goals are simple. “First, represent Christ and the school with a competitive, sportsmanlike team. Secondly, establish a team of hard work and community. The word team stands for Together Everyone Achieves More. We will have the ability to help each of these young men grow, not only in the support of basketball, but also in their walk with the Lord.” PFT

Coach Crowder Has Big Plans for Junior High Boys


High School Boys Hoops

Boys Take Next Step: Varsity High School HoopsBy Sami Evrard

For the first time in school history, Legacy Prep has a high school boys basketball team. I asked Head Coach Rodney Manning how it was knowing he was

the first person to coach a varsity team. “It’s an honor to be the first Lions high school basketball coach,” he said. “I take my role seriously as a teacher of the game for our young men. I want them to play the game like they live life and have fun doing it.”

His goals for them are to be competitive, and improve throughout the season. He plans to teach them knowledge of the game and how to become students of the game.

“Of the nine active players on the team, five have never played any organized basketball,” said Coach Manning.

The varsity players this year are Garrett DeClaris, Garrett Chevalier, Travis May, Gabe Locke, Kyle Maiz, Matt Wenstrom, Branson Fredricks, Brooks Hutton, Colby Herman, and Cole Howden, who is currently injured. PFT


Ms. seamans’ ninth graders finished up their unit over To Kill A Mockingbird with a Party. The students brought the book to life with their own little spin. There was a beautiful child contest, seed spitting, snowman making for southerners, an eating competition, and soap carving. “It was a fun and exciting way to pay homage to one of the greatest books ever written,” said Ms. seamans. PFT

By Madyson Conley

Recently Mrs. Moyer’s ninth grade Spanish II class had to make a map from their house

to the school, but the directions had to be in Spanish.

The goal of this project was to practice giving commands in Spanish. It was also to practice giving and listening to directions in Spanish.

Mrs. Moyer wants the students to always be comfortable using Spanish in practical situa-tions. That way they can use the language to get to know Spanish speakers.

“If the students have a chance to get to know Spanish speakers, it will give them an oppor-tunity to share their faith with others,” Mrs. Moyer said. PFT

By Macey Crowder

Recently Mrs. Manning’s seventh-grade sci-ence class finished chapters six and seven.

The students then chose between creating a music video, movie, or cartoon. As it was the easiest, many people drew the cartoons and others did music videos on the steps of protein synthesis. The only students who did a movie were Brennan Cone and Logan Mace. These projects also turned out to be a hit. PFT

Moyer’s Spanish StudentsGive Directions

Seventh Graders Rock Out to Protein Synthesis


By Adisyn Mickan

Recently Mrs. Holcomb’s first grade class had a voting booth so the kids

could experience election day. “It only comes around every four

years so I wanted them to have this experience while we could, “ said Mrs. Holcomb.

They didn’t vote on which president they wanted to be elected. Instead, they voted one what their favorite food was.

“The winner was COOKIES!” The voting took place in Legacy’s

own gym. They had a voting booth that Mrs. Holcomb made. All of the first grade students voted, but they all voted individually. PFT

First Graders Hold Their own Election Day


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sadie michelettiFish

caroline Freemanroom makeover

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legacy Mom Helps Moms in NeedBy Keller Houston

Moms Helping Moms is a non-profit organization that Legacy mom, Kristin Peterson, mother of six-grader Anna Rosa and fourth-grader Jacob, is a part of. Moms Helping Moms was started by a friend of Mrs.

Peterson’s, Lori Gasca, who wanted to help less fortunate families in the area. Recently, Moms Helping Moms partnered with Legacy and asked students to bring a toiletry item (shampoo,

body wash, deodorant, toothbrush/toothpaste, hairbrush, lotion) to school. It was a huge success. Mrs. Peterson said, “The grade that collected the most items won a dress down day. We were overwhelmed by the amazing response of Legacy families and students. We collected hundreds of items! We will be distributing these items in stockings to each family at our Project Hope event. Sixth grade won the prize for collecting the most items.”

Mrs. Peterson said, “We began by collecting gently used or new clothing and toys throughout the year and sorting them in our warehouse. We have hosted/provided an annual shopping event called Project Hope each December where we distribute these clothes and toys.”

Project Hope is an event where local families are invited to shop for free. One outfit and one bundle of toys per child in each family are distributed. They obtain a list of families through local school counselors, who provide them with the names of families in need. These families receive an invitation from Moms helping Moms to come shop at Project Hope. Each year the number of families grows, and this year they plan to serve over 250 families - that is about 700 children!

Mrs. Peterson became involved with Moms Helping Moms so she could help local families who were strug-gling to meet their children’s basic needs. She also was looking for something her kids could do to serve others, and this is something they have been able to help her with every year.

Mrs. Peterson and her kids really enjoy helping others through Moms Helping Moms. Mrs. Peterson said, “It is a blessing to be a part of a ministry where we can serve and give to those who are going through difficult times, especially at this time of year when many of us are focused on what gifts we are going to receive. I am thankful for the generosity of Legacy families and know that many other families will be very blessed by you this Christmas!”

To learn more about Moms Helping Moms, you can visit www.momshelpingmomstexas.com. PFT

legacy students began getting in the Christmas spirit by dressing up (above) and giving to operation Christmas Child (right). A very happy birthday to you, Jesus!


Grandparents’ Day!


By Ben Schardt

On Friday, November 16th, Legacy Prep had its first-ever high school powder puff football

game. The powder puff game is when the high school girls play a flag football game, and the var-sity football players dress up as cheerleaders.

Coach May coached the White Team. She prepared her team by bringing out some junior high football players to show her girls a quick tutorial and a few plays. “My favorite part of the game was watching the girls get into the game! Also watching the boys act like idiots and get into cheering,” she said.

Coach Ford was the coach of the Green Team. She just relied on athletic talent from her team for the game. “The best part of the game was watching the cheerleaders, fans, and the unruly announcer,” she said.

Amber Condley played on the Green Team. “My favorite part of the game was making my first touch-down. Watching the halftime show prepared by the ‘cheerleaders’ was a close second,” said Amber.

The Green Team’s Katherine Beeman learned that football is way harder than it looks. “Trying to keep track of everything that is going on at all times is a big challenge,” she said. “My favorite part of the game was when the varsity boys did their hilarious halftime show. I thought for sure someone was going to get hurt.”

Brooklyn Fredricks’ favorite part was getting to talk and laugh with her Green Team. “We were just messing around and having a good time, but trying to win at the same time.”

“Once I started playing, I actually understood the game and thought it was pretty easy,” said Kasen Jones, of the White Team. “Then I remem-bered in real football you have tons of people trying to tackle you, and you have to learn tons of different plays.”

The Green Team’s Maddie Crowder said, “I prepared for the game by trusting God and remem-bering what I already knew.”

All the players said they would absolutely do it next year! PFT

Girls Manly, Boys GirlyIn Powder Puff Game!


Hairy-Legged Cheerleaders?By Daniel Stiff

Recently Legacy had a Powder Puff football game with the high school

cheerleaders. During the game some if the high school football players did some cheerleading.

Mary Gibson, Ryan and Alex’s mom, was the cheerleading coach for the boys, along with Lions cheerleaders Gabby Ho-gan, Kasen Jones, and Makaila Bender.

Mrs. Gibson said, “Watching the guys in action, lining up, and learning some chants and cheers was quite entertaining!”

Mrs Gibson also said that, “Watching the guys learn the cheers reminded me that they probably need to stick to playing football!” PFT


Legacy Prep All-American cheerleader, Maddie Crowder, recently had the honor of representing

her school and the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) in Houston’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The PFT staff got the inside scoop on what it was like from Maddie herself.

What was it like walking in the parade? How did you feel - nervous, excited? Were you tired from standing and walking so long and far?I was a tad bit nervous, anxious, and excited about walk-ing in the parade. It made me feel a little less nervous since I participated last year and knew how the parade worked. My legs got a little tired towards the end from walking long and far.

What did you do to earn this special honor?You have to be selected by your coaches to try out for All-American. I had to audition with a cheer, jump, and dance. Collegiate and professional cheerleaders and coaches pick who is All-American.

Did you rehearse at all before the parade, or just go that morning and wing it?A few weeks before the parade, I received the dance in the mail on a CD. We had to meet downtown and practice on Tuesday and Wednesday night before the parade. Tuesday night we went over the dance with everyone. On Wednesday night we went to the actual parade location and practiced on the street where we were going to be performing on Thursday morning.

What was the best part of the whole experience? And what was the worst part?The best part of the whole experience was getting to do what I love, which is dance, meet new friends, and getting to be a part of this amazing experience. The worst part was staying up so late on Tuesday and Wednesday and getting up super early on Thursday morning. PFT

All-American Crowder shines in Thanksgiving Parade

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By David Thomas

Merry ChristMAs LegACy FAMiLies!Can you believe it? The end of the first semester is just a couple of weeks away. I hope this finds you all well, and on your way to a fantastic Holiday Season. There is so much to be thankful for here at Legacy.

NOveMber bOArd MeetiNgDuring November’s Board Meeting, we discussed the banks’ potential response to our request for funding for our new school. Discussion was opened for multiple contingency plans. Though the latest round of bank possibilities did not go our way, the Board agrees that the focus should be on Legacy holding school on our land. Be it in a new building, portables, or a combination. We are working on all of those plans so our students will be in the best environment possible.

CApitAL CAMpAigNWe have also been working with Heather Elsik on the Capital Campaign. A Capital Campaign Dinner was held for potential donors, and $85,000 was raised, with $35,000 coming by year’s end. This was a tremendous outpouring of support! Thank you to all who attended and gave so generously.

However, Legacy still needs the support of all our families. There are two very important ways families can support the Capital Campaign. First, and the most obvious, is financial. The greater participation we have from families that attend Legacy, the greater our chances of a favorable answer from the banks. If you are still considering lending your financial support, please continue to pray about your contribution and do not hesitate to contact any member of the Board, or Heather ([email protected]), for answers to any questions you may have.

The other way to contribute is through prayer. Please pray for us and the Administration as our school enters this new phase. They are definitely felt and appreciated.

MANe eveNt As you all know, Mane Event is Friday, December 7, at Faithbridge Church in Spring. From what I understand, this is going to be a tremendous event. This year is about giving thanks to God for his blessings, celebrating Legacy, and thanking those who have given of their time, talent, and treasure in support of our students and school. All proceeds go toward operating costs of Legacy, to help keep our tuition costs down. The support this event has been given from families and the local community has been great, and there are some wonderful prizes. I hope to see you all there.

WhAt i AM thANkFuL FOrI am thankful for Legacy, and the opportunity it has given my family. With all the discussion about building a new school and the Capital Campaign, I confess that I lost sight of what I perceive to be the true gift of this school, the people. It is not where we are, but who we are that defines us.

In reading last month’s PFT, I read about the “IT” factor. There is no doubt in my mind Legacy has “IT.” For me, that “IT” is God. God has given us a school whereby His people can come together to grow in our relationship with Him with fellow Christians, while strengthening one of the first gifts He gave us: family. Only one gave enough to make Legacy what it is, Jesus Christ, and that, my friends, is something to be thankful for.

All of you are in our prayers. May God bless you all, and Merry Christmas from the Legacy Board! PFT

Board InquiryEach month one of Legacy’s Board of Directors will update you with what’s happening in the boardroom. If you have a question for the board, email [email protected].

By Amy Smith,Cooking Teacher

I teach Legacy Prep’s Friday cooking classes. We recently did a service project to raise money to purchase nets in Africa to prevent children

from contracting malaria. Our classes volunteered to bake and deco-rate cookies for Grandparents’ Day.

All Legacy teachers were asked to make two dozen cookies for the event. We asked teachers to donate $15 dollars and we would take care of baking and decorating cookies for them. We ended up raising enough money to purchase 17 nets!

I am so proud of our two cooking classes. We get to make and eat something every week, but the week we worked on the cookies was different. When I told them we had a job to do and would not be eating that week, no one grumbled nor complained.

The students blew me away with their hard work, determination and joyful hearts! Lauren Railey’s grandmother, Dee Warren, came to help us decorate the cookies. While we were busy working, she talked about her mission experiences in Africa, as well as the importance of children sleeping under the nets. She let us know we really were sav-ing lives by decorating cookies.

The kids walked away with a great sense of accomplishment know-ing they made a huge difference for God simply by volunteering their time and hard work. My own grandparents taught me this lesson when I was their age. What a great way to celebrate Grandparents’ Day! PFT

Cookies for Africa

(Legacy Dad a Hero (continued from p.1)The food in the military is not as good

as what we eat here. “The food in Afghan-istan leaves a lot to be desired, although dining facilities on some bases are better than others. It is often difficult to get fresh fruits and vegetables, and I probably miss those the most. Of course, all of the din-ing facilities are better than eating Meals Ready to Eat (MREs).”

It’s obviously a lot different than being home. “There are times when we might not be able to shower for 1-2 weeks, and doing laundry might take even longer,” he said.

“We operate as two-man teams, and for the most part, spend 24 hours a day seven days a week together. Although lasting bonds are usually formed between teammates under the conditions in which we operate, the constant presence of each other forces you become very flexible and tolerant of one another. Even the closest of friends can annoy each other after four months together.”

When he’s gone, Mace stays in touch with his family whenever possible. “I carry an Iridium satellite phone with me, which allows me to call home directly when I have time. Afghanistan is nine and a half hours ahead of Texas, so my schedule had to line up with my fam-ily’s schedule to be able to talk to them. When on the larger bases, computers are available, so we communicate by email.

My wife does a great job of sending lots of pictures to help me stay connected as much as possible. On a few occasions I was also able to Skype with my family, but the connections do not allow for as good a video feed as we experience in the US.”

Mace is glad to be back. “The best part is just getting to spend time with my chil-dren and listening to them talk about their friends, school, and everything else that

kids today talk about. Being away from home makes me appreciate just spending time and talking with my family no mat-ter what we are doing. When I got home, I immediately realized that they both had grown since I had left.”

Mr. Mace, the Legacy family thanks you for everything you do, and for our freedom! You are a true hero. God bless you and your family. PFT


Mandisa Concert!legacy’s lions were well represented at the recent Mandisa Brown Bag concert at Chick-fil-A. The Mannings, Quinns, lewises, Burkhardts, and other legacy families were there. she sang “lose My soul,” lots of Christmas songs, and rocked the “Good Morning” song. she shared the plan of salvation and several people accept-ed Christ! It was a beautiful evening of music and shar-ing God’s word. PFT

By Cassie Sweebe

Last spring Mrs. May asked Legacy dad GregPowell if he was interested

in teaching a high school leadership class. During the summer it was decided that the theme for this class would be: “Committed to Holiness and Purity.”

Mr. Powell teaches two classes on Fridays. The first class has 15 young men in it. The second class has three girls and one boy.

Mr. Powell has really started to get a connection with his students, but he only gets to spend an hour with them every week.

They have been going over many dif-ferent parts of Christian life, which include the essential connection between authen-tic Christian fellowship and any serious pursuit of godliness, the meaning of the word holiness, and the ten basic aspects of biblical salvation.

“I am very excited to see the students are talking out and sharing their ideas about everything,” he said. “ I hope they will continue to have a positive outlook on everything and have a good first year in the class.” PFT

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