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OCTOBER 2011 • VOlumE V • IssuE II

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OCTOBER 2011 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

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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

By Emily Kotlarz

Ninth-grader, Sarah Cruthirds, is president of Legacy Prep’s Student Am-bassador Program. The Ambassadors serve by welcoming new students,

as well as helping school administrators with topics like homework load, sports, and social interaction.

Students from seventh grade and up that wish to be Ambassadors must be nominated by a classmate and a teacher. The nominees are formally interviewed to learn about their character. Then the administration and a group of parents decide who goes in.

The Ambassadors currently meet ev-ery week and discuss ideas about how to make Legacy Prep even better. “Dances, fundraisers, social events, and athletics are what we talk about,” Sarah said.

At first, she didn’t want to join the committee, but gave it a shot. She thought it was going to be a type of student council, because Legacy had never had a program like this one. She still tried it out and did what she does best, which is make things happen and encourage others to do the same.

Sarah wants the Ambassadors to become a large organization made up

of model students that can be representatives of the student body. “I want to be recognized by the outside community,” Sarah says. “Hopefully also there will be ‘big brother, big sister’ types of things with the young students. This will help out our younger students look forward to becoming older students.”

We all look forward to the future and what the Ambassadors have in store for us. PFT

Cruthirds Enjoys Her Role asStudent Ambassador

By Carley Wilson

If you love to write (fun stuff, not boring homework stuff) a group of Legacy students has just the club for you.

Eighth-grader Caroline Shook is launching a bible study for young authors.

Why start a club for Legacy writers? “Because I love to write,” says Caroline. “And because I want people who also enjoy it to be able to grow in their writing.”

The club will consist of reading several books Caroline has bought, and discussing them. The club members will also be creating their own stories together.

As Caroline says, “When we are writing short stories or even a fiction book, we’ll help each other out when we hit a dead end, which happens a lot in writing. Also, we’ll work on character development with the people and things that inhabit out stories. I would like to work on word choice and how to put detail in writing. We might go over a little gram-mar stuff, but not a lot. This is not a Shurley class!”

Caroline invites any of you Lions out there that may be interested to join in. “It’s a good way to do something you love and still learn. Also, we might have snacks, so if you want free food...” Those interested in joining the club can email Caroline at [email protected]. PFT

Sarah Cruthirds with her younger brother, Bobby.

2011-12Student Ambassadors

Ninth Gradesarah Cruthirds, President

Darby Goodwin, secretaryBecca schardt

Eighth GradeJessica lawrenceJake Koppelman

Tray Wright, Treasurer

Seventh GradeRyan may, Vice President

samantha Furber

Chandlyr Mickan and Kasen Jones have joined Caroline Shook’s new writing club. You can join, too.

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Mrs. May’s MessagePaws for Thought

OCTOBER 2011Volume V • Issue II

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

The Official Student Newspaper of

Audra MayExecutive Editor

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Daron JonesManaging Editor

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10th Grade

editors & PhotoGraPhers

Garrett HillCarley Wilson

8th Grade


Brooklyn Fredricks Kasen Jones

Jake Koppelman Emily Kotlarz

Chandlyr Mickan Caroline Shook

7th Grade


Becca Ashley Bobby Cruthirds Lauren EddingsMeagan Fornero

Samantha FurberJoshua Micheletti

This past summer, as we added 87 new students, 13 new teachers, five new staff members, and three new

curricula, no one could have told me that we would get off to a less than stellar start. The “Building Our Legacy” cam-paign was off and running. The ground-swell of support and enthusiasm around our school and the UMS model was heart-ening. I braced myself for great things.

My oh my, how the tide can turn.

For those of you not impacted, count yourself blessed! We have lost five of our new teachers due to everything from financial issues, to per-sonal issues, to simple generational gaps. All of them, totally unfore-seen. As a staff and faculty, we are holding it all together. We’ve had great support from the board, and from our families. It seems our troops are rallying and regrouping.

Of course, the single most important reason we return to work these days is because your children are AMAZING! Their smiles, hugs, and words of encour-agement are what keep us going. Thank you so much for allowing us the time we have with them!

So as not to get bogged down in the negative, I also know that great things are happening as well. Our remaining new teachers are doing a fantastic job, as are our trusted veterans. We are so pleased with the transition our new teachers have made into the University Model, and their determination to figure out how all of this comes together.

Our new students have quickly got-ten the hang of the routine and, just as aptly, made new and lasting friendships. For some, it seems they’ve been with us forever, their faces so familiar. God has blessed us richly!

I share all of this with you to say that we are determined not to be discouraged and we pray that you will not be either. As the Bible tells us, our battle is not with flesh and blood, but with the powers of evil and darkness. If Legacy weren’t mak-ing a difference in God’s Kingdom, the enemy wouldn’t be bothering with us. For this reason, I believe we are on the thresh-

old of something big, and dare I say it, yes... even AMAZING!

I am reminded during times like these of a quote my friend, Mrs. Koppelman, delivered to us over the summer. It sums up what some of us have dealt with over the last month or two and gives me hope that our struggles are not in vain, nor without purpose. I hope you will feel the

same way after you’ve had a chance to read it:

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actual-ly in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes up short again and again; because there is not ef-

fort without error and shortcomings; but the one who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt

With all my heart, I know that we are doing is daring greatly! We are in an are-na and, at times, we have come up short. But, I also know that we are in the middle of not just a worthy calling, but the MOST worthy call of all – that of winning souls and growing God’s Kingdom!

In that, no matter what happens, there can be no defeat! Failing isn’t the end, quitting is. My prayer for all of us is that we will continue to run our race, and to work at what we do with all our heart, as workmen approved by God.

No matter what, it is always my privilege to serve you and your children. Thank you for your prayers and words of encouragement. May God bless each of us as we move ahead with great enthusiasm and devotion in this worthy cause. PFT

Serving Him and You,Audra May

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A Worthy Cause

“ “Our new students have quickly gotten the hang of the routine and, made new and lasting friend-ships. It seems they’ve been with us forever, their faces so familiar.

God has blessed us richly!

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By Meagan Fornero

Mrs. Nikki Blake is new at Legacy Prep, teach-ing pre-algebra, geometry, logic and Spanish.

She heard about Legacy from a friend who goes to church at Woodland Place, Legacy’s home building.

Mrs. Blake says that her comfort zone is Spanish, but right now she is enjoying the challenge of teach-ing math for the first time in her life.

Before Mrs. Blake came to Legacy she taught at three different schools: a public school in Humble, at Lifestyle, and at Calvary Baptist.

While in college she wanted to work as an inter-preter in the oil industry, but when she graduated the industry was at an all-time low. So she worked in sales for a computer components business for a few years, then started teaching in 1986.

As for her faith, Mrs. Blake attended the church where her mom and sister went. One Sunday, she finally made the decision to give her life to the Lord.

If you ever feel like giving something to Mrs. Blake, her favorite snack foods are cheese sticks and pecans. Her favorite candies are Three Musketeers and Sprees.

She loves to watch college football and basketball and likes to play basketball. She is a big Aggies fan.

Mrs. Blake says her favorite Bible verse is Jeremi-ah 29:11. She says her one wish is for everyone in the world to be saved. Mrs. Blake is a wonderful teacher. I hope you like her just as much as I do. PFT

Legacy Students BaptizedBy Meagan Fornero

Legacy Lions Brandon Fornero, Brooklyn Fredricks, and Bran-son Fredricks were baptized at The Ark a few weeks ago. There was a big crowd there to watch them. The Lord’s spirit filled the room. When it was time for them to get baptized everyone was there to cheer them on. They did a great job. PFT

Blake Tackles Spanish, Math, and Logic at Legacy

By Bobby Cruthirds

On September 8, Mrs. Manning’s 7th grade class took a field trip to Galveston’s Pier

21 Theater to see a film about the historic hurricane that struck on September 8, 1900. This film was about 30 minutes long and told about the island in the days after the after the hurricane.

“I wanted to take you guys to the Theater exactly 111 years after the hurricane because I thought it would be an interesting fact to share with the parents and students,” said Mrs. Manning.

The seventh graders were read-ing Galveston’s Sum-mer of the Storm, a book about the hur-ricane and all who lived through it.

“Even though the main charac-ters, the Linden family, are fictional, this book is made up of real eyewitness accounts and journals from the great storm,” said Mrs. Man-ning.

The students then walked down the street and ate at the Joe’s Crab Shack right on the water. They enjoyed great seafood, standing on the dock, and fishing for shoes.

“The best part of the trip was that Grace dropped her shoe off the dock and Mrs. Furber

went fishing for it,” said Shalaina Cruthirds, Grace’s mom. “Grace was sad that her dad couldn’t come and that there was going to be nothing to tell him that night when he got

home. It’s funny how you can sur-prise yourself by making mistakes. But in the end it all turned out okay.”

During the film the narrator talked about some real places that we studied in the book, like Ursu-line Academy for Girls, the medical college, and the docks on the shore that were making Galveston rich at the time.

The students were quizzed on the film after-wards and Mrs. Manning said she could tell we were paying attention.

All of the students arrived at the theatre at about the same

time. You could tell when Mrs. Bender pulled up because of all the bouncing off the walls because they had no gum and their hair was going frizzy because if the humidity.

“It was a fun trip that I thought all of you would enjoy and you did and it was first time that I went to since I was sick last year,” said Mrs. Manning.

I know that I can’t wait until the next one and that my colleagues can’t either. PFT


8th Grade poLL

Which Exotic Pet Would You Like to

Own?

Chandlyr mickanChinchilla

Amber Condley

Chinchilla

maddie CrowderCow

Emily KotlartzOwl

Brooklyn FrediricksFinger monkey

Emily slaterunicorn

Jessica lawrenceDwarf Pig

Caroline shookAlbino Cobra

megan murraysnail

stephanie PierceRoach

Ryan GibsonRainbow-colored

Flying Pig

Jake KoppelmanTina the llama

Tray WrightPlatypus

Cole Howdenlynx or Timberwolf

Travis mayEagle

Kasen JonesPolar Bear

sam spinlerTaure space marine

Garrett Chevaliershark

Gabby HoganCharlie the unicorn

lions Head to Galveston to study the Great storm of 1900


happY oCtoBerBirthdaYS!Kai Nelson 10-1

Grace Wiley 10-1lanah Burkhardt 10-2

Jamie Jones 10-3Evan Brown 10-3

Adisyn mickan 10-4Gretchen Grimm 10-5

Peyton mcConnell 10-5mason little 10-7Cody Peters 10-8Abbie Powell 10-9

Jonathan Bundy 10-11Emmett Collins 10-12Aubrey Dunn 10-12Grace lewis 10-15

Wyatt mcFarland 10-16Gabby Hogan 10-17Eden martinez 10-21

Kyle maiz 10-22Avery moss 10-23

Joshua micheletti 10-24megan Grimm 10-26

Wesley Kuykendall 10-29Cody Centilli 10-30

Bryant Finds Right Chemistry at legacyBy Chandlyr Mickan

The Legacy Lions have a new upper school science teacher. Jennifer Bryant is currently teaching

biology, chemistry, and integrated physics and chem-istry (IPC).

A friend of hers mentioned Legacy Prep and thought it would be a good fit for her family, so Mrs. Bryant decided to check it out. After attending an information meeting, she “fell in love with Legacy.”

Formerly working at a private school in Conroe, she now has four children attending Legacy: Mea-gan, in seventh grade, Kaitlyn and Brooklyn in fifth, and Brandon in third.

Mrs. Bryant graduated from Texas A&M with a teaching degree, after switching from biology in her sophomore year. She likes watching football, soccer, and baseball, but enjoys reading and being with her family.

She came to know about Jesus Christ during a church camp as a teenager. If she had one wish it would be that she could show everyone the impor-tance of not only in believing in God, but in having a relationship with God, including reading their Bible and praying daily.

A little-known fact about Mrs. Bryant is that she enjoys eating candy bars. Her favorite memory verse is Jeremiah 29:11, For I know the plans I have for you, declared the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. PFT

Movie Moral: No Smurf Left BehindReview by Lauren Eddings

The Smurfs started out as a cartoon and now look how far it’s come, all the way to

the big screen theaters. On August 3, 2011, The Smurfs movie was released nationwide.

The movie starts out when the Smurfs are preparing for the blue moon festival and Clumsy stumbles onto the evil wizard, Gargamel, and gets caught in his trap. Clumsy manages to escape but he leads Gargamel into the Smurf’s village. Eventually they find themselves in New York with Gargamel and his cat close on their tail.

In New York they don’t have blue moons that are really blue, so the Smurfs must find a magic spell that turns the moon blue. All the while, Gargamel is plotting to capture the Smurfs and become the greatest wizard of all time. Adventure ensues.

This was an excellent family movie and very funny. It contained a small amount of white magic, but nothing over the top.

The Smurfs was rated PG for small amounts of violence and one bad word. Gar-gamel was a little intimidating for kids under the age of four because the scary music always played when he was around.

I give this movie a five-star rating because of the humor and the overall family moral, “No Smurf left behind.” PFT

By Becca Ashley

Mrs. Kim Tharp is one of the fabulous new teachers at Legacy. She teaches fourth grade subjects and loves each topic but has “a passion for math.”

Mrs. Tharp has two kids, a five-year-old daughter named Madeline and an eight-year-old son named Gabe. Both children at-tend Ellisor Elementary but hope to go to Legacy after fifth grade.

Mrs. Tharp taught in Magnolia ISD before she had children. She then became a stay-at-home mom while they were young.

Last year, Mrs. Tharp decided to go to work for Conroe ISD. She is delighted to be a teacher at Legacy now.

Mrs. Tharp began going to church when she was in fifth grade but didn’t completely com-

prehend what everything meant. It wasn’t until the seventh grade that her brother explained everything to her, and that day she accepted Christ. PFT

Fourth Grade Welcomes Tharp


GaMe 1: Lions top Chester Yellow Jackets 60-25By Jake Koppelman

On September 8, the Legacy Lions played their season opener at home against Ches-ter. With smoke from the Magnolia fires in the background, the Lions picked up their

second win in school history by a score of 60-25. Travis May had 145 rushing yards and three touchdowns, as well as a kickoff return for a touchdown. Jake Koppelman had a passing touchdown to Jared May along with a fumble recovery for a touchdown and six tackles on defense. Jared May and Malik Manning also had interceptions, Malik’s being returned for a touchdown. It was a team effort for the Lions to start off the season. PFT

Lions roar with early Success

GaMe 2: Lions Ground Brenham Christian eagles 65-31By Bobby Cruthirds

The Legacy Lions pulled out their second win of this year against the Brenham Christian Academy Eagles on September 22, 2011. The Lions

fought hard all game and won 65-31. Jake Koppelman completed four of six passes with 107 yards, and Jared

May completed three of six for 25 yards. On the rushing side, James-Michael Coggins led with four attempts for 74 yards and a pair of touchdowns, Seth Wiley was right behind him with four attempts for 63 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

On defense, the Lions had 33 total tackles. The leaders were Seth Wiley with 5.5 tackles, Jared May with five, and Travis May with 4.5. Jake Koppel-man, Malik Manning, and Jared May all had interceptions in the win. PFT

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2011 FootBaLL SChedULeHome Games at The WoodlandsHigh School 9th Grade Campus

Oct. 8............at Covenant Christian

Oct. 13...................at Alpha Omega

Oct. 20..............vs Tomball Christian

Oct. 27..............................at Chester

Nov. 4...............................vs Rosehill

GaMe 3: Lions edge tomball Christian 39-33By Bobby Cruthirds

The Legacy Lions had a phenomenal game three, coming from behind to beat the Tomball Christian

Warriors 39-33 on September 30.Head Coach Rodney Manning told the boys, tied 13-

13 at halftime, “I told y’all this was going to be the most physical challenge yet and you have proven yourselves worthy.”

To start the second half, the Warriors drove most of the way the downfield, but the defense answered. Bobby Cruthirds caused a fumble which led to a touchdown.

The Lions were still down by seven with about two minutes left when Seth Wiley, on a fumbled kickoff by Tomball Christian, catapulted the ball downfield and ended up recovering it at the 13 yard line. Travis May rushed it in two plays later to put the Lions up.

Jake Koppelman added an interception for a touch-down to help seal the win. After the game Coach Man-ning said, “You guys left it out on the field tonight, you fought for God and that’s what counts.” PFT


Boom! Watch out Lions! Three new An-nie Oakleys were recently discovered.

Legacy’s cheer coaches, Angie Condley and Danielia Powell, took their daughters to the Creekwood Shooting Club. Chandlyr and Adisyn Mickan, along with Amber Condley, shot different types of guns, including a .45mm handgun, 9mm pistols, .22 rifles, an AR-15 rifle, and an SKS rifle.

With their hot-pink earplugs and protec-tive glasses, the girls were ready to go!

There were a few little quirks in the beginning, but they eventually figured them out with the help of Chandlyr and Adisyn’s dad, Eric Powell.

“I had a fantastic time at the shooting range,” said Amber. “I got to wear pink ear plugs and we looked awesome in our glasses! My favorite gun was the 22 rifle. It was quiet and had a tiny kick, which is perfect for me!”

“I shot the .45mm rifle,” said Chandlyr. “My favorite part was knocking down ev-erything I shot at.”

Adisyn thought it went well. “We didn’t shoot anybody!”

The Lions cheerleaders were all great shots, and everyone had a great time. PFT

attack of the cheerleaders


By Kasen Jones

A trio of Legacy students are cast in CYT’s upcom-ing production of Tom Sawyer. Sam Irving, along

with Grace and Julia Lewis, will debut in the show in November at the Crighton Theatre in Conroe.

They’re working very hard on this production. “We practice every Friday from 5-9 and on Saturdays from 12:30- 5,” said Sam. “In this play I will be play-ing a school kid.”

Sam really enjoys CYT. “It’s fun and teaches you how to act and dance while letting all your energy out!” he said. “This is my third show. I have also been in The Legend of Pocahontas and Willy Wonka.”

As for Tom Sawyer, “You don’t want to miss it! It’s awesome!”

The show runs Friday, November 4th through Sunday, November 13th. Show times and details are available at www.cythouston.org. You can get discount tickets by contacting Sam’s mother, Michelle Irving, at [email protected]. PFT

Legacy Students Take the Stage in CYT’s Tom Sawyer

Lions’ Den PTO Update

The Lions’ Den Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) is busy with all things fundraising for Fall. This month, they’re highlighting the Scrip cards. Scrip is a system of purchasing

gift cards for shopping instead of paying with cash or credit card at checkout. When you buy gift cards through shopwithscrip.com, a rebate is given to Legacy. For the 2011-2012 school year, Legacy is splitting the rebate with the purchasing family. The family’s portion of the rebate is applied toward their next semester’s tuition.

Rebates from Scrip vary from 1.5% to over 10%. Grocery stores are usually 2%. Trans-lated into cash, that means for every family that spends $1,000/month on groceries, $20 goes into the rebate. Multiply that by 115 families and viola! A rebate of $2300 per month. Repeat this nine months out of the year, and it is more than $20,000 for families and school. That’s only for groceries.

Scrip offers gas cards, movie theatre cards, restaurant and retail cards. There was a special 18% rebate offer to Scrip shoppers this past month for Land’s End. Sign up to re-ceive email notifications at shopwithscrip.com when you set up your account. If you missed the “How to shop with Scrip” email attachment that came out in September, contact Kim Chevalier [[email protected]] and she can point you in the right direction.

Shop with Scrip takes a little planning-ahead on the part of the shopper, but the financial rewards are well worth the effort! PFT

Thanks to Legacy Dads Greg Powell and Tim Keith (Woodland Place Pastor) for

Leading the Prayer During See You at the Pole!


Learning: When you see that word, what image comes to your mind? A room full of desks facing

a gigantic chalk board? A small group of children dressed in Sunday best, sitting in a circle on a colorful rug? A lecture hall filled with very sleepy adults listening to a sixty-something, bearded Englishman’s exposi-tion of Newton’s laws?

The concept of learning seems passive, but it’s active: wisdom and knowledge must be sought out. In fact, it’s a good thing we just spent a whole month focusing on work, because it takes work to have a teachable heart. It takes practice. Discipline. But the more we do it, the better we get at it. Why? Because each time we humble ourselves, seek out wisdom, and accept it with a teachable heart, we see the benefits as we learn and grow. And with each sweet and satisfying experience of learning, we become more eager to continue on the path that leads to righteousness.

Here’s something to con-sider: pretend like you are a lump of play dough. If you were made with the right amounts of the right ingredients–say, for example, a cup of humility, a cup of discipline, three tablespoons of determi-nation, and a few drops of initiative–you will be nice and moldable. God will be pleased to be able to teach you, and you will be able to learn what He wants you to think, say, and do through His word and from good Christian leaders like parents, teachers, and even peers.

But what if the ingredients weren’t in the right proportions, or let’s say you were accidentally made with pride instead of humility? You might be too dry or hard and fall apart rather than being soft and moldable. You wouldn’t be nearly as easy to work with.

As students, it seems like “a time for learning” is all the time, and you are right! This is a hugely important topic to study, as we are now into the meaty part of the semester. We resent our alarm clocks going off early more and more each week. Projects are due. Tests are a

regular part of our lives. Our teachers are finished with the ‘review’ portion of the curriculum and are forging ahead into the wild blue yonder of academia.

And students aren’t the only ones! One of my favorite mottoes is: “Never Stop Learning.” It’s important that we never get to a place where we feel we have nothing left to learn, no matter how old we are or what stage of life we are in, no matter how many degrees we have or how advanced we are in our career. Harry S. Truman said it well: “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

This month, we’ll study the follow-ing scriptures and seek out the following concepts about learning:

“Choose my instruction instead of silver,

knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.” Proverbs 8:10

“I have not departed from the commands of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.” Job 23:12

Silver, gold and rubies, and our daily bread are pretty valuable things, but God’s word says that those things don’t even compare in value to His instruction, knowl-edge and wisdom!

“Accept instruction from HIS mouth and lay up HIS words in your heart.” Job 22:22

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own under-standing; in all your ways acknowl-edge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6

“Listen, my sons, to a father’s instructions; pay attention and gain understanding. Hold on to instruction, do not let it go: guard it well, for it is your life.” Proverbs 4:1,13

God, in His infinite goodness, provides people we can learn from, starting with Himself!

“He who scorns instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command is rewarded.” Proverbs 13:13

“Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.” Proverbs 16:20

“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11

God has much to say about how our choice to either pay close attention to instruction or reject it affects our lives.

Since October is A Time for Learn-ing, let’s prepare our hearts and minds to accept what God has for us to learn by praying that we will have ears to hear, eyes to see, and a renewed mind so that we can be transformed by the awesome power of His gentle instruction! PFT

Mrs. Koppelman’s Theme of the Month

October is... A T ime for learn ing

““October memory Verse

Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge

rather thanchoice gold.

Proverbs 8:10


third Graders Work out at

By Joshua Micheletti

Mrs. Railey recently took her third-grade class on a field trip to Gold’s Gym on 1488. Her class was

looking forward to learning about healthy eating and exercising.

Mrs. Railey chose Gold’s Gym because Mrs. Murphy (the owner) and her husband are committed to help-ing children learn how to make healthy choices. They provided eight personal trainers to supervise and work directly with the students, teaching them proper exercise techniques and talking to them about healthy habits. This created a safe environment for the students, and reinforced what Mrs. Railey had been discussing in the classroom and at home about healthy choices. The gym also played Christian music while the kids worked out.

“The students started with an exercise class using a brand new type of equipment, called rip:60,” said Mrs. Railey. “That Gold’s Gym is testing this equipment and is the only gym in the Houston area offering this training. It was cool! The rip:60 consists of two nylon straps with handles, hanging from the ceiling. The system incorpo-rates resistance through the user’s bodyweight and grav-ity. The kids performed many exercises using the system, including some very high-tech push-ups.”

The students also went through a weight-training circuit, as well as an obstacle course and a step-aerobics class. They were ready for some much deserved rest after this field trip.

As part of this unit, the kids learned how to pack a healthy school lunch. They also discovered how much sugar is in their favorite drinks and kept a log show-ing how much water they drink each day. Finally, they learned to get a good night’s sleep in order to con-centrate at school. One surprising fact is that drinking plenty of water helps the brain to function properly, making it easier for students to concentrate.

This was a perfect example of what can be learned outside of the classroom. Great job, Mrs. Railey. PFT


By Brooklyn Fredricks

On September 21, the Legacy cheerleaders

had a ceremony to start off the junior cheerleading program. This is a program in which the older cheerlead-ers are assigned younger “cheer sisters” that they help by teaching more about cheer. This way, the younger girls will be ready for when they are old enough to become Legacy cheerleaders themselves.

The cheerleaders and junior cheerleaders will meet together every Friday, and it will count

as an elective for the junior cheerleaders.

At the ceremony, the cheerleaders were assigned their cheer sisters and got to spend some time with them. The ceremony went very well and was a great start to the program. PFT

lions Cheerleaders Adopt Cheer sisters


By Bobby Cruthirds

This summer Legacy seventh-grader, Meagan Fornero, went to nationals in diving. She almost made it to the finals. This is the

third time Meagan has been to nationals in her three-year diving career, becoming one of the best for her age group. She competes in one meter, three meter, and platform events, all of which are very difficult to master.

“The road to Nationals hasn’t been easy,” says Mrs. Bryant Legacy teacher and Meagan’s mother. “Their practices are hard and their coaches are tough on them, but Meagan loves it so that’s the important thing. They do push-ups in the hand stand position, they run two miles almost every day of practice, and they get the nastiest looking bruises that would put football players to shame.”

To get to Nationals you have to go through a series of other competitions. First is district, then county, next is state, then regionals in Missouri, after that is zones in Wisconsin, and after that is nationals in Tennessee. Can you imagine going through all that and then getting to compete in Nationals? That takes some serious determi-nation. The regionals, zones, and nationals were all week-

long meets, but she only competed three days of each. The other days were filled with those hard core practices.

Meagan dives in Amateur Athletic Union meets and USA meets and likes to dive off the five meter platform. Her favorite dive is the back one-and-a-half off the three meter platform, and the hardest she does is the gainer one-and-a-half off the one meter platform. She will also soon be starting to learn how to do dives off the seven meter platform.

The best she has ever done in nationals was last year, when she placed 10th overall out of all the divers in the nation off the five meter platform.

Meagan has won first place in synchro diving and many medals for spring board, including some first places. I’m sure that Megan will dive for many years to come. Who knows? Maybe one day she might even go to the Olympics and get some bling to show for all her hard work and determination. PFT

Legacy Prep 10th grader, Garrett Hill, recently became the school’s first-ever track and field athlete. He repre-sented Legacy Prep at a cross country meet at Bren-ham High School, placing 10th out of 150 people in the 5K race. Garrett also competes in other events, includ-ing pole vault, mile, and 800m. He plans to attend the Nike South Invitational meet in October at Bear Branch Park in The Woodlands. PFT

hill First Lion to Competein track & Field

Fornero Flips outover diving

Meagan with diving legend Greg Louganis.


Lions Booster Club Shines at First annual LpCa Golf tournament

(Above) Spring’s own Chad Hedrick, former Olympic Gold Medal speed skater, took part in Legacy Preparatory Christian Academy’s first annual golf tournament at Woodforest Golf Club in Magnolia on Sat-urday, September 24. The Lions Booster Club, led by Tommy Hauser, Brandon May, and Athletic Director Leah Ford, raised more than $8,000 for our growing athletic department.

(Left) Jake and Matt Koppelman won a new golf bag. An investigation is underway.


(Top left) Booster Club lead-ers Tommy Hauser, Leah Ford, and Brandon May put on a fantastic event, with lots of help from the good folks at Woodforest Golf Club in Magnolia.

(Top right) Monica Lawrence aims for the pin.

(Bottom right) The winning team was led by Woodland Place Pastor and Legacy parent, Tim Keith.


By Garrett Hill

Stacy Havemann’s sixth grade history class recently ventured into medieval times. The stu-dents put on skits as part of a unit on medieval European towns.“We studied life in the home, crime and punishment, what medicine and treatment was like

during that time and trade and commerce,” said Mrs. Havemann. “We learned that doctors of that time used bloodletting and leeches as medical treatment.

They also used prayer, magic and herbs,” she said. The students learned that life in medieval towns was very crowded and dirty. “If you committed a crime (or even if you didn’t but someone said you did) you could be

fined, beheaded, taken out to the stocks or burned at the stake,” she said.Each skit covered a different part of life in medieval Europe. The 6th graders put so much

time and effort into their research, the props and how they were going to act out the skit. They did a great job! PFT

Sixth Grade Hosts its Own Ren Fest

Review by Meagan Fornero

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World was an awesome movie for younger kids,

although a little cheesy for my taste. The movie came with an aroma pad

so you could not only watch it, but smell it too. The aroma pad sounded cool at first, but didn’t smell all that great.

While eating a bag of popcorn I watched as Cecil and Rebecca saved the world from running out of time. They also find out that their step mom is not as boring as they think, eventually learning that their stepmom is a spy.

In this movie they fight through a lot of battles, but in the end they find out what’s most important is to use time with your family before time takes them away. It’s a good message for kids. PFT

Spy Kids Find all is Not as it Seems

7th Grade poLL

Which Country Would You Want to

Rule?

samantha FurberAustralia

maddy lockeFrance

lauren EddingsFrance

madison stavinohaFrance

Becca AshleyFrance

Joshua michelettiJapan

Jason laycocksomewhere that

speaks English

Jacob DyeEngland

meagan ForneroFrance

makaila BenderThe World!

landon DavisAmerica

Ryan mayAmerica

Bobby CruthirdsAntarctica

2 cool for skool?Who are these mystery men?


Friday, September 9th, was probably way up on the list of my top 10 favorite days. Why? Be-

cause that day my dad picked me, my sister, Annie and my brother, Harrison, up from school and drove us to the airport. Annie and Harrison had no idea what was going on, and – due to my smug smile – I was interrogated for answers.

Mom and Dad had been planning this trip for several months and I had known about it for over two weeks. It was killing me to keep the secret. And I finally was allowed to let it out.

We were going to Orlando, Florida to see Rock the Universe, a huge Christian music festival at Uni-versal Studios. This year there would be Switchfoot, Relient K, Red, Grits, David Crowder Band, An-berlin, Casting Crowns, Brandon Heath, Tenth Ave North, and Third Day. But the group I was dying to see was my absolute favorite band, Family Force 5.

We all freaked out. So when we finally

got to the hotel it was only about 20 minutes until an autograph session with Family Force 5. We all got dressed into out outfits for the concert and rushed to get to Universal. We waited in a long line and when we finally got to the front, we’re told we were going to be the second to last group to get in for the meet and greet.

And there they were, Soul Glow Activature, Fatty, Crouton, Nadaddy, and Chap Stique, all sitting at a table. Of course I was freaking out. I handed over a drawing I had made of the band and they started to sign it! Better yet, they stopped before marking on it, looked up at me and asked, “Did you draw this?”

I nodded and mustered a nervous, “Yes.” “Wow. This is really good.” By this time I was beaming. They asked me if I

made the shirt I was wearing, too. I looked down at my white tank top with a Sharpie giraffe with a pink mohawk on it.

“Yes.”“Wow. That is so cool.”

Then we went to ride a few rides until the concert started. By the time we get back to the Hol-lywood Stage, Family Force 5 had already started. We pushed our way up to the front and I just rocked out. It was an all-around dance party.

Then came “Get On Outta Here.” The guys went backstage. When they came back out, each had a backpack with a giant white balloon with their face on it. It was quite honestly a bizarre scene. But I loved it.

After Family Force 5 was finished, we stayed a little for Anberlin and then went over to watch Switchfoot. I love hearing Switchfoot live. They truly do have some beautiful songs. When we finally got back to the room we all collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.

The next day we spent the whole morning riding roller-coasters.

We went to the Weird World of Harry Potter. I’m not a big wizards and witches fan, but I had to admit that the place was pretty cool. But what made it extra cool was who An-nie had managed to spot while we were getting a snack.

She suddenly looked up and said. “I think I see Soul Glow!”

I froze. Could it be true? “Are you sure?”

She nodded. “Who else would dye their four-year-old’s hair blonde?”

Okay, it was him. So of course I had to follow him. I admit it, I’m

a stalker. Turns out it’s the whole band, the stage tech, Xanadu, and their wives and kids. Soul Glow had been carrying his son, Cash, on his shoulders, if you’re wondering how Annie saw them.

We were able to catch up with the bassist, Fatty, although I prefer to call him Josh. He stopped for pictures, but we missed the rest of the band. A few hours later we went back to the stages and watched Red until Family Force 5’s acoustic set.

When 8 o’clock finally came around we went over to the Fan Zone where they were playing. I

was able to get right on the front row. I had brought with me a huge duct tape ‘5’ necklace, like the ones rappers wear. When they came out I was probably the one cheering the loudest.

Yeah, I know, I’m a groupie. They started out by introducing themselves. It

was hilarious to hear the introductions. And there was Chap Stique, a mere three feet from where I stood. That in itself was awesome. He was just sitting there on his iPhone, looking up the scores for the Bulldogs game. He’s a big football fan.

During the end song, “Love Addict,” Chap Stique got up and just started giving random people high-fives. That’s when I gave him my 5 necklace. He actually put it on and then ran off the stage. I could see him showing it to the other band members.

I walked back to where my dad was waiting for me but suddenly stopped cold in my tracks. Who was it that my dad was talking to? Could it be? Xanadu! I walked over to where they were talking like old friends. My dad was actually giving him par-enting tips! I couldn’t help but laugh when Xanadu told us about his disobedient little boy. “I always end up being the bad guy. I brought him to Disney World last year, now this, and what does he say? ‘No, I don’t like Daddy.’”

They stood there for 20 minutes just talking. Then my dad told him how I had made the necklace and I was really hoping I could get a picture of Chap Stique with it on. Xanadu said he’d see if he could get Chap Stique to come back out. So he called him on the phone. Chap Stique said he’d be right out.

Xanadu took us back behind the stages to where all the band’s tour busses were parked. Chap Stique came out and took pictures with us. We stayed there and talked for a few minutes. I was freaking out, of course.

Then it was time for us to leave. The entire way back I was jumping up and down and being the hyper chatterbox I sometimes am.

When we got back to the hotel it was about one in the morning. The next day it was time to leave. But first we made a quick stop at Disney World before it was time to go to the airport.

In the end, this was the best trip I have ever been on, no contest. I just wish it could have lasted longer. To see more pictures of the bands and read more about my trip the Rock the Universe go to my blog, www.phunqueyjesusmusic.blogspot.com. PFT

The Shooks Rock the Universe with Family Force 5legacy’s Caroline shook and her family recently rubbed elbows with rock royalty during a surprise trip to Florida. Here is her exciting story.

Annie, Caroline, and Harrison with Family Force 5’s Chap Stique. Caroline gave him a

necklace she made after the concert.

By Danielia Powell, Cheer Coach

Legacy Prep’s cheerleaders, along with our mascot, “Roary,” attended cheer camp at

Texas A&M this summer. It was our school’s first experience with Universal Cheerleaders Associa-tion (UCA), and really solidified the girls as a team.

The camp consisted of four days of vigorous training and classes for the cheerleaders, mascots, and coaches. The team stayed on campus in dorms. It was an amazing bonding experience for the team, as they supported each other and discussed ways to better their performances for the next day.

The cheerleaders and the mascots won vari-ous awards during the week and really portrayed a positive Christ-like attitude while they were at camp. The week was filled with hard work, struggle, achievement and surprise. The cheerleaders learned very quickly how to work closely together as a team.

“The UCA staff taught the girls in a way that would develop team empowerment, as well as independent thought processes,” said co-cheer coach Angie Condley. “The personal confidence that each girl achieved by the end of the week was unbelievable.”

Of the seven Lions who tried out for All Ameri-can Cheerleader, seventh-graders Makaila Bender and Maddie Crowder were chosen. The girls who don the Lions’ mascot costume, fifth-graders Dallas Furber and Alison Byrd, were chosen as All Ameri-can Mascots, a great accomplishment in their first

year of competition. “Our mascots went on to impact in an amazing

way,” said Condley. “they were awarded the first spirit stick for the week and then awarded the overall camp award for most spirited. The teams that we met at camp were wonderful and such a pleasant experience for the girls.”

The teams ranged in age from junior high to high school seniors. “It was very insightful for the girls to have the opportunity to see the different levels of experience and know what to look towards for future goals,” said Condley. “We had the privilege of attending camp with a current nationally ranked varsity team and the example they set for all the younger teams was wonderful. It was so pleasing to see that UCA and their staff encouraged and taught the impor-tance of being upstanding individuals.”

Each day there was emphasis on how to be a good example to others and how to present them-selves in a way that was respectful to themselves, their school, and individuals around them. UCA camp counselors stressed how important it was that the cheerleaders realize the leadership role they were in and how important it was to act as a posi-tive citizens and be helpful to others. Cheerleader

Makaila Bender received a very prestigious award called”Pin It Forward” for portraying these qualities.

Makaila was then asked to look for a cheer-leader from another team that displayed the same leadership qualities and pass on the award to her. This “passing on” of the award taught the girls to

be strong leaders and heartfelt givers capable of seeing good in others.

The Legacy cheerleaders worked very hard all week and found that by looking deep inside themselves, by working as a team and through prayer they were capable of achieving the goals

they set. “The growth in the team and in the girls

individually was amazing,” said Condley. “Their first ribbon award was red, just shy of blue superior. They were excited about the ribbon but very quickly wanted to work hard and achieve the blue and gold superior. The rest of the week brought only blue and gold superior ribbons and the their determina-tion was noted by many UCA instructors.”

The biggest surprise came on the final day when they were awarded a trophy for 2nd place overall Camp Champ award for the competition in cheer and another trophy for spirit. PFT


Lions Excel at Cheer Camp


Mrs. Pirkle’s Class

Peyton NcConnell - VetAudrey Byrd - Fashion Designer

Gretchen Grimm - momNate Eickenhorst - Ice Cream Truck

DriverGrace Cruthirds - Hair stylist

Wesley Kuykendal - AstronautJaxson moss - Football Player

Nolan Raines - motorcycle RacerCody Peters - Race Car Driver

Abby Wilson - TeacherJonathan Bundy - Fireman

Mrs. Jordan’s class

Alex Fausal - Policeman

Charles Hafemeister - Astronaut

Trey Jenkins - Football Player

Jonathan Witt - Policeman

skylar Welch - Baby Puppy

Tayten schneider - Princess

madison George - Veterinarian

Kylie murphy - soccer Player

Mrs. Moss’ class

michelle - Baker

mallie - mom

Rachel - Haircutter

Jackson - Astronaut

Whitten - Builder

Anna - Doctor

Tanner - Builder

micheal - Veterinarian

Wesley - Astronaut

Chase - Ninja

KiNderGarteN poLLWhat Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

KINDERGARTEN TEACHERSPlease welcome Lonie Slater to our Legacy family. Lonie will be replacing Kit Jordan as a Kindergarten teacher. She comes to us with a wealth of experience, working with this age group in the public schools and in her church. Her daughter, Emily, is an 8th grader at Legacy. Kit’s last day will be Wednesday, October 5. She and Lonie will work to-gether this week to help ensure a smooth transition for our families/students.

Also welcome Kristie Dunn! She is the mother of Aubrey, a Pre-K Legacy student. Kristie will be a long-term substitute in our other Kindergarten class as we search for a permanent teacher. She comes to us with six years of teaching experience with this age group.

PICTURE RETAKES are this Wednesday, October 5. If you would like for your child to be photographed or was absent on picture day, please email Stepha-nie Koppelman at [email protected] so that we can pull them out of class.

TWISTER BIBLE STUDY meets every Monday at 7:45-8:15 in room 135 (downstairs in gym). All 3rd through 6th graders will learn so much from these studies. Don’t miss out on the fun!

REBELUTION for all 5th-10th grade students will be on Friday, October 7, at 7:45 in the youth room. Breakfast will be served! LIONS FOOTBALL: Thanks for all who came out to support the Lions Friday night in their comeback win against Tomball Christian! This week, the Lions will play Covenant Christian on Saturday at 11 am at Covenant Christian. Come out and support our boys! GO LIONS!

COFFEE CONNECTION: Please make plans to join Legacy staff and board representatives for a time of fellowship and open forum discussion on Wednesday, Octo-ber 12, at 8:30 a.m. in the cafe. We want you to have a place to encourage one another and be encouraged! PTO will host coffee and breakfast, so come hungry!

END OF Q1: The last day of the 1st Quarter of school will be October 14. Please look at the gradebook in RenWeb to see if your child is missing any assign-ments. No work for Q1 will be received after October 14, except in the case of absences.

FALL BREAK: Please mark your calendars that there will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 21st.

THEMED PICTURES: Oct. 31 (details to follow).

PUMPKIN DECORATING CON-TEST: Oct. 31 (details to follow).

UNIFORM GUIDELINES: As the weather changes, we urge you to once again check the LPCA uniform dress code. To view the full dress code, please visit www.legacypca.org/dress-code.

Review the following high-lights with your students (the most frequent violations are in bold). You may see a “Dress Code Violation” form in your students folder. If so, please consider it a friendly reminder. If more than one dress code violation is recorded, disciplinary action will occur.

Uniform Requirements Reminder – Polo shirts in gray, hunter green, light blue, or pink (girls only) must be ordered from Land’s End with the school logo (School Number: 9001-0697-2).

Students may wear cardigan sweaters, sweatshirts or hoodies during cold weather or in the classroom. These items must be purchased from Land’s End or the Booster, and have a logo displayed on the front. No excep-tions will be made.

Boys may wear navy or khaki pants or shorts that reach the knees. Pants may not have rips or holes.

Girls may wear navy or khaki pants, capris, skirts, skorts or shorts. Capris may not be form-fitting or of knit material. Shorts, skirts and skorts must be within two inches of the knees. Younger students should wear bike shorts under skirts and dresses. Girls may also purchase the grey skirt that is approved through Land’s End.

All students must have their shirts tucked in during class. Belts are suggested, but not re-quired. Shoes must have closed toes and closed heels - tennis shoes are preferred. No crocks.

Socks must be worn at all times and must coordinate with the school uniform. Leggings may be worn with dresses or skirts but must coordinate with the school uniform.

LEGACY SPIRIT MUMSWhen: Wednesday, Nov. 2, dur-ing the school’s Green-Out and the night of the last football game!Why: To celebrate a great foot-ball season.Guidelines: 6th-8th Grade Girls, only LPCA school colors may be displayed on the mums.Please see Mrs. Hogan if you have specific questions.

COMING SOON: ACSI Competi-tion Activities and Dates. PFT

LpCa News & Notes


Parents, are your children doingsomething interesting, spiritual, differ-

ent, fun, or exciting?

Teachers, is your class doing a project, going on a field trip, digging a hole directly through the Earth to China?

WE WANT TO KNOW ABOuT IT!

Whether it is in class or outside of school, we want your photos and notes

about what legacy lions are up to!

send us pictures of what your kids are doing and they could be in the next

Paws for Thought newspaper for everyone to see!

Email your photos and writeups to the PFT staff at [email protected].

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