Yearly Archives: 2010

Leesville students enjoy State Fair traditions

The State Fair arrived in North Carolina lon October 14, and many Leesville students are excited about trying new foods and rides and continuing...

Application process destroys students

During fall, seniors across the nation go through the scary process of applying to universities. According to a stratified random sample survey conducted by the...

Choosing the better browser

The majority of students at LRHS use Internet browsers daily and for multiple hours at a time. Choosing the correct browser is crucial in...

Women’s XC overcomes Sanderson

On Wednesday, Sept. 22, the Leesville Women’s Cross Country team defeated the Sanderson Spartans 18-45 at Leesville’s home course. Leesville clinched thirteen of the...

Coldstone PB&C a disappointment

With a low tolerance for vegetables and fruits, most of my adolescent decision-making moments have ended with me sneaking Cosmic Brownies before dinner or...

Leesville goes all out for Spirit Week

“Spirit Week” gives students at Leesville the opportunity to dress festively according to a variety of themes. Each day was assigned a specific theme;...

Senioritis: month two

Mrs. Kay Floyd did her first-period AP English 12 class a disservice on October 7, 2010 as she approached her stereo to play a...

Sun Chips’ bags are loud, get over it

Sun Chips has stopped making the first ever 100% biodegradable chip bag because some people think it crinkles too loudly. The bags were made...

Stereomood.com reads your mind, plays music

iTunes, Pandora and even Purevolume are fairly popular websites among music-savvy students at Leesville. At each website, you make an account and choose your...

Dearblankpleaseblank.com a procrastination “win”

Ask any student around Leesville who has access to a computer, and they can list tons of websites that they visit instead...

Smokeless tobacco growing in popularity with teens

Throughout history, users of tobacco have received their nicotine fix from a variety of methods. Cigarettes, dip, chew, cigars, hookah and patches are all...

LRHS softball stays focused during off-season

For the months of October and December through the beginning of February, potential softball players are hard at work. During the off-season these girls are...

Two sides to everything

There are many unanswered questions in the known world. But for the students of Leesville, the greatest mystery of all is what the opposite...

We are all royal here

Thursday, September 30, 2010, spray-painted crowns were sold to seniors who itched to show off their superiority as Leesville’s top dogs. The crowns cost...

Taking action against childhood obesity

According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately sixteen percent of adolescents were obese in the year 2000. In addition to that,...

New speed bumps infuriate student drivers

Over the summer, the Leesville administration installed two new speed bumps in the road leading to the student parking lot. Upon realizing that the...

The love download

In the land of fantastical beings, where dragons are slain and princesses sing to their furry (probably Rabies-ridden) animal friends, love at first sight...

Wake stops neighborhood-based school zones

The Wake County School Board voted Tuesday, Oct. 6, to stop the current neighborhood-based assignment plan drawn up by School Board member, John Tedesco. The...

Student violinist excels, looks toward music school

Perhaps you’ve heard him playing in the mornings as you walk down the arts hallway; maybe you’ve seen him walking to class, always with...

Rain jackets: scourge of the earth

Rain jackets are everything wrong with society in this modern age. Consider for a moment that citizens need a specially fibered jacket to outlast...

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