Mansfield Legacy High School is a public secondary school located in

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. The school is a part of the

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and serves sections of the city of Mansfield, Arlington, as well as unincorporated sections of

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. Legacy is built on the location of the historic Kowbell Rodeo. When Mansfield was a small rural community (in the southeast of Ft. Worth), the Kowbell Rodeo was a popular stopping place for cowboys and cowgirls. The land on former

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, now Business 287, was the place to go for an indoor rodeo experience.

History

William H. (Bill) Hogg, a lifetime resident of Mansfield, opened the Kowbell Indoor Rodeo in 1959. Rodeos were held each Saturday night, year around. The Arena was built originally with an open roof and a canvas top that could be lowered for shelter during inclement weather. The Kowbell Rodeo closed, and the property was sold to MISD in 2004. Because of Mansfield's fast population growth, MISD administrators purchased the historic location to build the district's fourth high school. After clearing land and deciding on blueprints, newly hired principal, David Wright, formed a committee to create the school's name and mascot. Legacy fit perfectly. Broncos fit even better. In June 2006, committee members chose red and black as the colors. Legacy High School was turned over to MISD in June 2007 by the builder and school opened, with over 2,100 students, on August 27, 2007.

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Mansfield Legacy High School: * Holt (partial) * Nash (partial) * Neal * Norwood (partial) * Perry (partial) * Ponder * Sheppard * Tarver-Rendon The following intermediate schoolshttps://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1624482475/mansfieldisd/gi1xctrjkeccnev33zkq/intermediate-middle_attend_zone.pdf feed into Mansfield Legacy High School: * Cross Timbers (partial) * Martinez (partial) * Orr (partial) * Shepard (partial) The following middle schools feed into Mansfield Legacy High School: * Howard (partial) * Jobe (partial) * McKinzey (partial) * Worley (partial)

Notable alumni

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References

External links

Mansfield Legacy High School

Legacy's Student Newspaper
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