Yearly Archives: 2010

No-Shave November separates boys from men

On Sunday, October 31, LRHS students raised their razors for the last time before No-Shave November began. The month of November is a thirty-day period...

Golden joins administrative staff

On November 15, Sherri Golden joined the ranks of the other administrators to fill the gap left by Germaine Jackson, who is...

Cheerleaders place second despite injury

On Nov. 13, the Leesville Cheerleading squad placed second in their Small Varsity in the NCHSAA State Cheerleading Championships at the Convention Center....

Women’s Varsity Basketball seeks success

From Nov. 1 to 3, Leesville held women’s basketball tryouts.  Coach Poole, women’s varsity basketball coach, said via e-mail, “Tryouts were competitive and intense....

Where heart attacks are born

It’s a well-known fact that half of our country is overweight and more than a quarter are considered obese.  Or to be a little...

Obnoxious girls spark inspiration for blog

Whether you live in an apartment, trailer, townhouse or mansion, every neighborhood has “that neighbor.”  The neighbor who evokes a groan from all the...

Senioritis: month three

Upon completing the last of my college applications (which really don’t matter after getting the one acceptance letter I care about), not...

Mens’ cross country 5th in state

On November 6 the men’s cross country team competed in the NCHSSA 4A State Championship meet at Beeson Park. It was a cold morning and...

Leesville swimmers try out for team

Swim team tryouts took place the week of November 8. They started before school at 5:30 a.m. and concluded at 6:30 a.m. The swimmers...

Pride prepares for playoff tests

If the Pride is to make a deep playoff run this year, they will have to start by preparing for one of their toughest...

Erika Martin plays lead in Alice in Wonderland

Mainstage, Leesville’s elite theatre troupe, recently held auditions for their fall production of Alice In Wonderland. Erika Martin, senior, was chosen to play the...

Diane Covington awarded Director of the Year

On Sunday, Nov. 7, Diane Covington, Leesville’s Choral Director, was awarded as the NCMEA (North Carolina Music Educators Association) Choral Director of the Year. The...

Hickey phenomenon sucks the life out of Leesville

Lately many Leesville students have arrived at school with a variety of strange markings on their neck. Were they strangled? Doubtful. Punched in the...

Canadian holidays: different day, same idea

Monday, October 11 marked the day that all Canadian families convene to stuff themselves silly with turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry jelly and pumpkin...

Media specialists work hard

Oddly enough, the biggest room in Leesville Road High School is one of the most neglected. This aforementioned labyrinth of books and computers is...

The Bucket List #3: Pride Productions

The lights dimmed, the curtains opened, a hush fell upon a packed audience.  A spotlight shone on the set, a 1940s living room.  A...

Cougars push aside Pride, take a share of Cap-8

The Wake Forest-Rolesville Cougars defeated the Leesville Pride in an overtime thriller, 20-14, on Friday, November 5. The game decided winners of the Cap...

Runner’s bladder: nothing to be ashamed of

Urinary incontinence, or the loss of bladder control, is not a laughing matter.  When one uncontrollably pees while running, it is often referred to...

Shish Kabob: a new lunch destination

This October, students at Leesville gained a new lunch option, Shish Kabob, a Mediterranean food restaurant located in Pinecrest Point. This restaurant is the...

Rocky Horror: Scandalous fun!

I recently wrote that Alex Stewart, senior, and I were Rocky Horror virgins, nervous and excited to go to our first ever showing of...

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