Monthly Archives: September, 2010

10 things to know about Canada

Commonly referred to as “America’s Hat,” “America, Jr.,” and my personal favorite, “The “north” part in North America,” Canada is often overlooked when considering...

Spotlight on student artist Sarah Long

“I first started drawing random household items and doodling with crayons on the kitchen floor,”  said Sarah Long, a junior student-artist. She has won...

High school students need their sleep

Many high school students find themselves wandering the halls like zombies trying not to drift to sleep.  The reason for this state of mind...

Misinga adjusts to life from Kenya to America

I first spotted Ruth Misinga, senior, at the Leesville Liaisons New Student Lunch meeting on the second day of school.  Her head was on...

Classroom reassignments

Leesville Road High School underwent extensive classroom reassignments for the first day of school, August 25. Gary Duvall, assistant principal, headed the reorganization of teacher...

School improvement #1: cafeteria side door

As a sophomore at Leesville Road, I’m slowly starting to realize how things work throughout the school. I know a few teachers and most...

Senioritis: month one

I have waited twelve miserable years to finally claim my fame to Seniordom. Feeling self-righteous, throwing freshmen in trashcans, parking in the senior lot,...

Lunch violators degrade school

“Yeah I definitely know a lot people who go off without a pass,“ stated Mark Conrad, senior. As shocking as it may sound, these...

Calculating the impossible

BBC published an article about Carol Rothwell and Peter Cohen, two people who have done the impossible: they have found a way to put...

Varsity Men’s Soccer plans for success

When the 2010 men’s soccer season started, many were skeptical about how successful the  ncsca.org unranked varsity team would be.  However, the team is...

Are we expecting too much?

In the closing scenes of A Cinderella Story, the star quarterback, who’s only one touchdown away from victory and a college scholarship, leaves the...

Leeville and The Breakfast Club: more similar than you think

In the 1985 film The Breakfast Club, five fictional students that belonged to five very different cliques were introduced to viewers across the world....

Blood drive comes to Leesville October 4

On Monday, October 4, the American Red Cross will be returning to Leesville for the first of two annual blood drives. The Red Cross...

Marching Band’s 2010 program debuts at first home game

After a long summer of hard work and practice, the LRHS Marching Band debuted their much-anticipated 2010 marching show “American Visions” at halftime of...

Changes to LRHS Powder Puff

Every fall, the junior and senior ladies of Leesville look forward to playing each other in Powder Puff football. The game is traditionally played...

Sasha Karelov a passionate volleyball player

Sasha Karelov, sophomore, is all volleyball all the time. She calls the sport her “gateway, a destressor” from school and life. “I never get sick...

Pride football overcomes, overwhelms Cougars

The Leesville Varsity Football team vanquished the Apex Cougars at home on Thursday, September 2 after pushing through a tough and mistake-ridden first half. Apex...

Casting for fall production Blithe Spirit

On September 1 and 2, roughly forty students gathered in the auditorium to audition for the fall production of Blithe Spirit. The callbacks were...

Political Club receives ‘Honors’ status

The LRHS Political Club is starting the 2010-11 school year as a recognized honors club. The requirements to become an honors club include creating a...

Class of ’11 paints senior wall

From 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. every weekday morning between August 10 and August 21, volunteers from the class of 2011 painted the Senior Wall....

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