By Joshua Micheletti

Dan Bradley, director of Independence Day, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3,

and so many more, just released a new film called Red Dawn.

The movie shows the start of World War III in America as North Korea at-tacks the United states. As the attacks are up and down the western and east-ern seaboards, the scenes in this movie take place in the state of Washington.

One Saturday morning, Matt and his brother, Jed Eckert, who is a marine, awake to the rattling of the desk in their bedroom, and find that they are being invaded by North Korea. They hopped into their car in a hot pursuit to their cabin that they stayed in for a while.

After gaining a few friends and some guns, the group manage to make little skirmishes amongst the North Koreans to try to stop the invasion.

Legacy seventh grader Adisyn Mick-an says her favorite scene in the movie was when Jed asked for the gun that a kid was holding and the kid refused, so Jed threw him on the ground. “I liked the movie in general because Chris Hemsworth was in it,” she says.

Seventh grader Seth Wiley’s favorite scene was when the boys were trying to get the communicator device from the North Korean general. He says, “I really liked the movie because of all the action that was involved.”

I personally loved this movie be-cause of the action warfare that took place. I would recommended it to anyone who enjoys an action-packed movie. Red Dawn is rated PG-13 due to the violence and mild language. PFT

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The Official Student Newspaper of

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

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

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

wisdom and knowledge.” Colossians 2:3

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Red Dawn a Hit

By Adisyn Mickan

Alex Wilson, eleventh grader, is a member of Legacy’s student council. What does the student council do?

Alex explained, “To be in the student council means you help out a lot with the community and the school.”

Katherine Beeman, another eleventh grade member of the student coun-cil, and Alex launched their first community project earlier this year. They collected baby items for the Pregnancy Assistance Center North (PACN), a non-profit dedicated to helping mothers and their babies. They are still tak-ing donations, so if you’d like to help the cause you can drop off your dona-tions in Mrs. Bryant’s room.

Alex was very honored that he was nominated to student council. “I can’t wait to help out more with the community and the school,” he said. PFT

Wilson Uses student Council Position to Help others in Need

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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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8th Grade

editors & PhotoGraPhers

Bobby Cruthirds

Alex Gibson

Parker Primm

Daniel Stiff

Cassie Sweebe

Natalie Thibodeaux

7th Grade

editors & PhotoGraPhers

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Brennan Cone

Madyson Conley

Macey Crowder

Sami Evrard

Keller Houston

Adisyn Mickan

Jay Mondick

Ben Schardt

By Jay Mondick

NGEN Radio recently put on a concert featuring Christian rappers KB and Te-dashii, with special guest Suzy Rock. The event occurred December 1st in Hous-

ton at the Warehouse. I attended the concert and I thought it was great. The rappers praised God and not

only rapped about Him, but preached His word. The concert was two-and-a-half hours long. There were some problems. It was

standing room only, which meant standing for a long time. Other than that, everything was great. The tickets were regular $15 and $30 for VIP,

which allowed early access to the concert and first in line for autographs. This concert was appropriate for all ages. I would recommend these Christian

rappers to everyone who likes that style of music, because their testimonies about God reach to your heart.

Be sure to look out for KB’s new album, called Weight and Glory, and Tedashii’s new album, Blacklight. PFT

Matt WenstromHollister

Becca SchardtNike

Sarah CruthirdsNike

Katherine Beeman American eagle

Alex WilsonGuess

Chris BingleAeropostale

Adele MounaAmerican Eagle

Gabe LockeHollister

Kyle MaizHollister

Branson Fredricks Hollister

10th-11th Grade Poll

What’s Your Favorite Clothing Brand?By Adisyn Mickan

Rappers Bring God’s Word

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Mane Event Raises the Roof

By Bobby Cruthirds

Legacy Prep held its annual Mane Event fund-raiser at Faithbridge Church on December 7, 2012. It was kicked off by emcee Mike Davis,

Legacy parent, and included performances by pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, the praise band, and the junior high choir.

Toward the end of the evening, Legacy founders Brandon and Audra May spoke about how proud they are of our school. They talked about how beau-tiful the performances were, and thanked Legacy’s Fine Arts Director, Mrs. Rebecca Cone.

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6th Grade PollBy Natalie Thibodeaux

What Chore Do You

Hate the Most?

Anna Marie ThibodeauxReturning recycle bin to

garage

Emma WilsonPulling weeds

Anna Catherine HolcombUnloading the dishwasher

Hannah NealLaundry

Katie ForneroSweeping the floors

Taylor DaviesUnloading the dishwasher

Samuel MounaCleaning the cat litter

Anna Rosa PetersonUnloading the dishwasher

Chandler Stevenson

Doing the laundry

Cameron HoganUnloading the dishwasher

Brooke ChevalierFolding clothes

Michael KellyTaking out the garbage

Abbie PowellLaundry

Bailee CanoUnloading the dishwasher

Noah LightfootLaundry

Allison ByrdUnloading the dishwasher

Jack ReghTaking out the garbage

Brooklyn BryantLaundry

Julia LewisFolding laundry and putting

it away

Jaron SpinlerPicking up dog poop

(Mane Event continued)Mr. and Mrs. May thanked

Heather Elsik and Therese Thomas for coordinating Mane Event, and Faithbridge Church for allowing us to use the building.

They also talked about the ongo-ing capital campaign and how we need to raise money, but how we need more participation from our families.

Last but not least, Mane Event was very successful as a fundraiser. The silent auction raised close to $10,500, and the raffle tickets raised close to $31,700, for a grand total of around $42,000.

The Legacy Board handed out vials of dirt from the land where our new building will be built. The idea is to pray with the dirt over this new chapter in our school’s history. If you did not get one at Mane Event, there are still some dirt vials available at the front desk. Grab one and join the Legacy family in this prayer vigil.

Overall this year’s Mane Event was very successful. We raised lots of money so our school can add activities now and hopefully even more soon in our new building. PFT

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Jacob HecktGarfield

Hassyn Carrico

Dora the explorer

lanah BurkhardtPooh Bear

Addy PolkGarfield

matt moss

Keldeo

Annabelle ovaittsmurfette

shailey laycockBugs Bunny

Carly Wagner

Jiker Bell

emma littlemable

Kylee Curl

Charlie Brown

Gabe TharpBakugan

samantha PalmerBugs bunny

macey RainesThe smurfs

Timothy mingNinjago

Jackson PhillipsBugs bunny

Brock Belangerepic mickey

Brandon Daviesepic mickey

Anna crubstatDaffy Duck

Abigail UngerTweedie bird

emilie Carlsonsmurfs

madison steedTweedie bird

layla faysalTom and Jerry

Ryan Robinsonscooby Doo

3rd Grade Poll by Cassie Sweebe What’s Your Favorite Character?

By Daniel Stiff

Lots of new families have come to Legacy this year (including mine). One of the new

additions is the Ungers, including Madison (fifth grade), Abigal (third grade), and Sebas-tian (kindergarten).

“The most obvious difference is the co-teaching and having so much more time with my children,” said Mrs. Jennifer Unger. “I have never felt so involved in my children’s education before. I have always felt involved in my children’s education, but at Legacy I feel that I am an integral part of their educa-tion. At Legacy I am not just “involved” on the outskirts, I am a partner in teaching, and I love it.”

The Ungers attended a classical Christian school before Legacy. They began looking for different schools last year and came across Legacy’s website.

“At first I didn’t even consider it as an op-tion, but God began to lay it on my heart to keep an open mind,” said Mrs. Unger. “About two weeks later, we felt positive affirma-tion that we were to go ahead and apply at Legacy.”

Their favorite part of Legacy is, without doubt, the heart of the people here. Mrs. Unger says, “We see the joy of the Lord, we see the hands and feet of Jesus, and we see the students here becoming true worshippers here. From day one we have been warmly welcomed here, and as I see my children grow in wisdom and love these past few months at Legacy, I know without doubt that this is the place that God has for us to be.” PFT

New Family SpotlightUngers Find Home at legacy Prep

The Unger children

Darren and Jennifer Unger

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By Bobby Cruthirds

The NCAA awarded the 78th Heisman Trophy to Johnny Manziel in Times

Square, New York City, on Saturday December 8, 2012. Known as “Johnny Football,” Manziel was the first freshman to ever win this coveted award, and the first Heisman winner from Texas A&M in 55 years.

Manziel has always loved football since he was a little kid. In his Heisman speech he said he could remember playing in the backyard with his dad, pretending he was Doug Flutie, Heisman winner in 1984 and longtime CFL and NFL quarterback.

Manziel played high school football at Kerrville Tivy High school in Kerrville, Texas, where he averaged 412.9 yards and 16 points per game. Like every high school stud,

Manziel had multiple coaches looking at him, including Mac Brown of Texas. Manziel had always dreamed about playing for the Longhorns, but after a visit to the school, they showed no interest in him and never took the time to talk with him.

Brown did the same thing with Robert Griffin lll, last year’s Heisman winner from Baylor and current Washington Redskins QB. Discouraged and upset, Griffin and Manziel both went to find other schools. While RG3 went to Baylor, Johnny had other ideas.

At first, Manziel verbally committed to Oregon. But after much thought, he decided to go to Texas A&M. This is the second time in as many years that Mac Brown has let a stud slip off his radar and go on to win the Heisman at another college. This makes me wonder if Texas will keep Mac Brown after all his screw-ups these past couple of years.

In 2007, Tim Tebow became the first sophomore to ever win the Heisman. Just five years later, freshman Manziel put up the numbers to convince the voters that there is, again, a first time for everything. There are six sections of the nation in the Heisman voting, and Manziel won five. The only section he lost was by three votes.

Manziel became the frontrunner of the race shortly after A&M, with new coach Kevin Sumlin, took down No. 1 Alabama 29-24. Manziel accounted for over 320 yards of offense against an Alabama defense that was only giving up an average 253.6 yards at that point in time.

The last winner of the Heisman from Texas A&M was John David Crow in 1957. The last winner from the SEC (South-Eastern Conference) was current Carolina Panthers’ QB Cam Newton, out of Auburn University.

Newton was also the previous SEC total offense record holder, with over 4,300 yards in 13 games in 2010. Manziel had broken that record after just 10 games this year, totaling 4,600 yards this season. He is

also a versatile player, leading the Aggies not only in passing but also in rushing.

Last season, Texas A&M announced they were moving to the Southeast Conference (SEC), known as America’s toughest conference. Everybody thought this was a terrible move, even me, considering that we had been struggling in the Big 12.

I started to come around when I heard that Mike Sherman was fired, and his replacement was going to be Kevin Sumlin, former University of Houston head coach. Sumlin is a superior play caller and better recruiter than Mike Sherman.

When people started to see the talent of not only Manziel, but the entire A&M offense and defense, many more opinions changed. A&M had an excellent offensive line this year, including All-American Tackle Luke Joeckel, an exceptional running back, and an astounding corps of wide receivers led by veterans Ryan Swoope and Uzoma Nwachukwu.

On defense the Aggies presented ability nobody would have ever predicted. The D-line, led by All-American defensive end Demontre Moore, got penetration this year on offensive lines and wreaked havoc in the backfield.

Overall, A&M this year had many stars, but the one who ended up shining the brightest was Heisman winner Johnny “Football” Manziel. PFT

Johnny Football is Johnny Heisman

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9th Grade Poll By Macey CrowderNAME YOur Favorite Shoes!

Lions fifth graders recently enjoyed reading The Kid Who Ran For

President. The book helped the US presidential election process come alive and relevant.

Their project was to write and deliver a campaign speech titled, Why I Should Be President. Each student also made a campaign poster. Gracie Phillips was elected president of the Language Arts A class, and Grayson Murphy was elected in the Language Arts B class.

“The fifth graders greatly exceeded all expectations and did a fantastic job,” said Mrs. Wenstrom. PFT

Fifth Grade elections

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High School Boys Hoops

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High School Girls Hoops

Junior High Girls Hoops

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By Parker Primm

Recently, I went to an Asian restaurant called Thai Cottage. It is fairly close

to Legacy on College Park Drive. Inside of the restaurant it was filled with Asian cul-ture like fountains and paintings. It had a very soothing atmosphere with quiet Jazz playing and dim lights, the perfect place to just relax after a long day of work.

The menu definitely is not like the menu at McDonald’s. For an appetizer they have food like the Chicken Crispy Rolls, which are fried rolls filled with chicken and Vegetables. Another appetiz-er is Steamed Dumplings, which is a rice tart filled with chicken and vegetables, served with a spicy black soy sauce.

For an entree they offer many Asian dishes like the Chili Basil, which is stir-fried choice of meat with fresh basil, carrots, bell peppers, green beans, onions and mushrooms.

Also, they offer a variety of food, like their Seafood Delight, which has assorted seafood sauteed with vegetables like bell peppers and fresh basil. If you ordered the Luncheon Special you would get the

dish you ordered with steamed rice, a vegetable crispy roll, and your choice of the soup of the day or a salad. If you order an item from the dinner selections you only get the dish you ordered and a side of steamed rice.

All of the entrees were served with a plateful of vegetables and a good amount of meat if it was in the dish.

For dessert you could order things like fried banana, or sweet rice and coconut ice cream.

The service at Thai Cottage was nice and friendly. The servers often visited us to see if we needed anything and always did it with a smile. The only thing she did not do is tell us her name, but other than that the service was superior.

An item from lunch can cost around $7, while dinner can cost from $8 to $14 per meal. Lunch is definitely a better deal than dinner, but dinner is still wonderful.

Overall the dinner was very well-rounded with the taste of the food and the looks of the place. The whole experience was great. I will definitely go back and I am sure that if you go you will enjoy it as much as I did. PFT

5th Grade Poll

What is your favorite thingabout New Years?

By Madyson Conley

Grayson Murphy Watching the ball drop

Harrison ShookNews Years party

Brayden HillStaying up late

Mason LittleRunning around my neighborhood

Justin CentilliHaving a party

Thatcher Crowder Eating fondue

Jeremy HecktLighting fireworks

Samuel IrvingHaving a scavenger hunt

Cole CarricoCounting down to the ball drop

Reagen MaceFood

Gracie PhillipsStaying up late

Abbey Jenkins Fireworks

Hayley MingFireworks

Kaylee HillStaying up late

Grace LewisHaving a party

Madison Unger It’s three days before my birthday

Annaleise ParsonsFireworks

Addie Beck Fireworks

CYT OP ENING SCHOOL–HOUS E ROCKLegacy’s own Samuel Irving and Julia, Grace, & Richard Lewis will be performing in Christian Youth Theater’s upcoming performance of School-House Rock at the Crighton Theatre in Conroe. Performances run January 24-25 at 7 PM, January 26 at 2 PM and 7 PM, and January 27 at 7 PM. Tickets are $12 online, and $15 at the door. There is a Group Discount available for blocks of 20 tickets or more. For information, email Michelle Irving atteamirving2011@gmail.com. PFT

Thai Cottage Perfect for Lunch or Dinner

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A common theme in books and movies is the pur-pose of life - what will you live for? Some char-

acters live for an important cause, like fighting for our country in Johnny Tremain. Some live for other people, like Bella in Twilight. Some live to be successful, like Rod Tidwell in “Jerry Magu-ire.” But what happens if you lose the war, if someone hurts you, or you don’t win the game?

Think for a moment about what you focused on in 2012 by asking yourself the following questions:

What was your priority? The word “seek” indicates going after or looking for something. What was that something for you?

To find out, look at the invest-ments of your heart. What did you spend most of your time thinking about? What did you want most?

What gave you assurance? What made you feel secure? How upset did you get when someone hurt you, when you weren’t the best at some-

thing, when you got a bad grade? What made you feel better?

Jesus said, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteous-

ness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matthew 6:33). The purpose of our hearts and lives is fully discovered when seek first God’s kingdom. As we choose to live for Jesus, we’ll find that the cares of this world, its busyness and all

its demands, will become less im-portant. We’ll know why we’re here, where we’re going, and that we have everything we need to get there.

It’s like what Mr. Schardt said at Mane Event. Even though we know we need a new school building, and we’re working hard to make it happen, we have faith that Jesus will provide for our school.

Why should we worry? Our heav-enly Father knows what we need and He is faithful to answer our prayers.

So as you think about your New Year’s Resolutions for 2013, instead making a list of things to change about yourself, consider asking

yourself just one question: “Who will I live for?” When we choose to live for Jesus, He provides everything we need to reach our goal. He’s the author and supplier of New Begin-nings. What a relief!

Makin’ iT HaPPEnAction: Spend some time think-

ing about your main goal for 2013. Will you live for a cause, for people, for acceptance, for success? Or, will you live for Jesus?

Straight to the Source: Read Mat-thew 6. These verses give wisdom for living straight from Jesus! Memorize: “But seek first the king-dom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33)

Pray: Ask Jesus to help you put God’s kingdom first, above the cares and busyness of this world.

Parent Connection: Have you ever noticed that the more you work on your to-do list, the longer it seems to get?

Taking care of the “urgent” needs often tends to move Jesus and our family to the bottom of the list.

In Search of Balance by Dr. Rich-ard Swenson is helpful for under-standing how our lives become so busy and what we can do about it. It can be downloaded as an ebook at www.christianbook.com. PFT

“ “Even though we know we need a new school building, and we’re working hard to make it happen, we have faith that Jesus will provide for our school. Why should we worry? Our heavenly Father knows what we need and He is faithful to answer our prayers.

Family Ministry Focus

NewYear New Purpose!By Lisa Railey,Dean of Family Ministry

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Jenna HulbertCinderella

Addyson McBride

Snow White

Kadyn CurlSpider-man

Jacob TimmBatman

Daniel brownBatman

Ethan OsborneSpider-man

Kyle Holcomb Batman

Addison SmithCinderella

Jacob GeorgeBatman

Tess HerridgeCinderella

Colson HarmsSpider-man

Kinsey Kvien Cinderella

Chase SchelerBatman

David OvaittBatman

Brady Belanger Superman

Trenton Phillips Batman

Gracie SheltonLittle Mermaid

Hudson Ming Batman

Logan HossSuperman

Jaikin Schneider Spider-man

Justin GrimmTractors

Brody MurphySpider-man

Ella RubliBelle

Legacy’s Swimming and Diving Team Needs You!The TAPPS Swim/Dive Regional Meet is fast approaching. Do not let lack of training stand in your way. If you love to swim or if you love gymnastics then you should join the Legacy Swim/Dive Team.

The meets are fun and anyone interested can compete. Many of the other students competing are beginners as well. Points earned by swimmers are combined with points earned by the divers for your schools overall totals.

· Registration for the February meet is fast approaching and practice time is limited. Swim/Dive Meets are 9-12 grade only, but we would love to have any interested 6-8 come for the meeting.

· Anyone interested in diving will train at the natatorium by the Magnolia High school. Swimmers training location TBD.

· TAPPS Diving is only on the one-meter spring board.· Swimming includes all styles!

We are sure there is a place for you! If you would like more information please contact Mrs. Bryant (jbryant@legacypca.org) by Monday, Jan 13. We will

also have a brief meeting Wednesday, January 16 from 3:15 - 3:30 to pass out registration packets and go over fees for anyone interested.

What’s Your Favorite Fairy Tale?Pre-K Poll by Sami Evrard

By Brennan Cone

Mrs. Carlson and her fifth grade science class recently took an

exciting trip to the Channel 13 tele-vision studios to see how a weather forecast is done. The students got to meet a meteorologist and learn how that job works.

The fifth graders got to use the green screen and learn how to use it. Mrs. Carlson said the kids were very good on the field trip and were excited to learn.

The field trip was a great learn-ing experience for the students.

“The field trip was to prepare the students for a project on making their own weather newscast. It was great because the students got to see and learn how to do one by a professional, in person,” said Mrs. Carlson. PFT

Fifth GradersVisit Channel 13

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legacy middle school students recently competed in the American mathematics Competi-tion. The winners were: seventh grade 1st place were Ben schardt and malik manning, sec-ond place was Hudson Railey. sixth grade first place was Hannah Neal, second place was samuel mouna, and third was Allison Byrd. For fifth grade and overall, first place was Cole Carrico. second for fifth grade was Annaleise Parsons, and third was mason little. Congratu-lations to all of our AmC participants, and thank you to mrs. Dana spinler for her help in or-ganizing this event for our middle-schoolers! Registration for the High school AmC is ongoing. The competition will take place in February. see mrs. Carrico to sign up. PFT

Middle School Math Masters

By Ben Schardt

Recently, I went to the Potatoe Patch, located at 2020 FM 1960. They are open seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 9

p.m. The Potatoe Patch is a friendly environment and a good place to go to and have a fun time.

For appetizers the waiters go around throwing rolls and different kinds of muffins to everyone. They also give you fried green tomatoes and fried okra while you are waiting on your meal.

On their menu they have pretty much everything, such as soups, salads, potatoes, sandwiches, burgers, steak, and seafood. All of these courses are all prepared perfectly.

For dessert they have pie, cake, ice cream and banana pudding. I would recommend any of these dishes because they are all excellent. PFT

Rolls Fly at Potatoe Patch

legacy’s own Becca Ashley is an accomplished feis dancer, part of traditional Gaelic arts. she and her friends were honored to perform at The Woodlands mitchell Pavilion as part of a program with Barney. Here is Becca on the big stage dancing to a song called “Dancing Above The Rainbow.”