Football in Mansfield would not be the same without the flags being rushed back and forth along the field after a touchdown or the loud cheers that can put the cheerleaders to shame. But have you ever wondered who exactly those kids are or where they came from? Those masters of school spirit are the Bell Guard. Where did they come from, though? To find the answer, we must take a trip back to ancient history.Read more

The students at Mansfield High School have experienced learning on a whole new level. The past few days the students in Robyn Russell's Teen Leadership class have been preparing to have an affliction day. The students were blind, deaf or mute. They had to live one day the way a child or adult with disabilities would in an educational atmosphere.

The students were given tasks they had to complete with a partner who did not have a disability. One of the tasks was for each student to go down the hall and get a drink of water. Many of the blind students had their hands out to feel for walls and depended on their partner for guidance.Read more

In school, church and social settings, there's bound to be at least one girl that you can just not get along with no matter what!

Being a girl is a lot of fun but with being a girl comes some drama.Read more

Walking in as quietly as possible, I quickly realized that I had entered a different world: rodeo. Six rows of fold-out chairs were lined up neatly inside the Bar Cross Ranch Cowboy Church, each seat with a student in it.

In the back were a number of parent sponsors helping direct a somewhat rowdy meeting and the two rodeo team presidents, Trysten Taylor and Sara Chopin, standing front and center.Read more

The best way to spend Valentine's Day can vary.

"As long as I'm with my boyfriend I'm happy," said Lauren Haseley, a freshman at Mansfield High.Read more

It's that time of year again. The time where every man's loyalty to his woman is tested. Yes, it's the dreaded Valentine's Day.

But don't fret. The locals have come to the rescue. Not the Power Rangers, they're lame. I'm talking about average citizens like me and...well only me, because I don't really know you. So to all of those men out there that are in need of some assistance, listen up because the locals have spoken.Read more

Teen Scene reporter/photographer Dusty Johnston went to Linda Jobe Middle School to ask "What is your favorite children's movie?"

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The cafeteria now is nothing like it used to be. We don't have quiet little lunches, instead we have loud, obnoxious meals.

Some people love it.Read more

The Walnut Creek Animal Clinic will host the Puppy Bowl "tail" gate party from 1-3 p.m. Saturday.

The event is an opportunity for all two- and four-legged football fans to celebrate the human-animal bond and meet the hospital staff who will be available to answer pet care questions.Read more

Everyone knows "the kid" — the 13-year-old who is on the school volleyball and tennis teams, does five events in track and field, plays club ball, is in student council and choir, and still gets straight A’s. Some parents push their children at an early age to excel, they demand 100 percent and expect the impossible.Read more