Mansfield ISD welcomes back students for first day of classes at Legacy High School

The bell rings first for high school students in Mansfield. Middle and elementary school students head into class a little later this morning. Fox Sports Dan Godwin is at Legacy High School. The Broncos getting ready to kick things off. Hey there, Dan. Well, good morning, Lauren and Brandon. Yeah, here at Legacy High and schools all across North Texas. Of course, they try to make the first day of school something kind of special. So there is plenty of Bronco spirit out here this morning. We've got the drum line. We've got cheerleaders at the other side of the main entrance here. We are about 20 minutes away from the start of classes here at Mansfield Legacy. So the inflow of students into the building has been picking up steam and they are attending a school here whose academic reputation is growing for a number of years. Legacy High has earned a respectable grade of B from the T. E. A. Accountability ratings. But this year that B is expected to go up to an A. Let's find out a little bit more from Ruben Molinar, the principal of Legacy High. And I'll tell you what, let's let's step over. Let's step over here and maybe get to a slightly quieter spot. Certainly a lot of high schools around North Texas would love to be in the running for an A grade. In fact, all five, if I'm not mistaken, all five of the comprehensive high schools in Mansfield I. S. D. Are in line for a Is it possible to pinpoint, to point to certain things that the teachers and staff and administration are doing to achieve that prestigious ranking? Yes, sir. First of all, good morning. My name is Ruben Molinar and I'm the proud principal here at Legacy High School. Yes, I want to welcome all students this year. We're excited to have you back. But one of the things that we've been working on our theme this year is called Rooted in Rising. What we're doing is that we're honoring the strong traditions and excellence that we have here at Legacy High School. But we're going to continue to work on the work so that we continue to rise. Now, our teachers and coaches have been working really hard to make sure that today runs smoothly. Now, one of our expectations here at Legacy is that we build relationships. That's key. But we set high standards for all students to make sure that all kids are successful. So not only are we going to be, we're gonna be a 94 this year, we're going to shoot to get even more because that's what we do here at Legacy. Very focused then. Yes, sir. On moving up in those rankings. Yes, sir. All right. Principal Molinar, thank you so much. We do appreciate. Best of luck with a great school year. Classes begin here at Legacy High at 7 20. Yes, sir. So the countdown is certainly on. Let's go back now to Brandon and Lauren. Looking forward to it. All right. Thank you so much, Dan. It helps when you got some drums playing, getting you dancing on in there.