Yearly Archives: 2010

Leesville continues winning streak

The Leesville Road High School football team defeated Enloe High School 42 - 9 in a Varsity football game on Friday, September 24 at...

Easy A easily earns an “A”

Any movie that persuades teens to read more of The Scarlet Letter than the title deserves kudos.   In Easy A, directed by Will Gluck,...

Ebonics be wack, yo

The News & Observer recently reported on a linguistic debate growing in the Drug Enforcement Administration. Officials are having more and more trouble incriminating...

Pride delivers “Capital” punishment

The LRHS Varsity Football team visited Broughton High School on Thursday, Oct. 1, and left with the proud knowledge that they had thoroughly spoiled...

NHS inducts new members

The new 2010 school year National Honors Society members were inducted Wednesday, September 22 in the school auditorium. The commemoration began with a procession of...

1970s rock trio proves its lasting relevance

On September 18, I found myself lucky enough to be attending a performance in Manassas, VA (near Washington, D.C.) by one of rock and...

A look into the lives of freshmen: the Will Bennett experience

It was a nightmare. Tiny bodies filled the entire lobby, frantically screeching every which way, searching for any sort of direction. As I sat there,...

Riding for the cure

Cyclists overtook New Bern, North Carolina for the MS bike ride, a three day event from September 10 - 13. Proceeds went to the...

Women’s tennis defeats Sanderson

The Leesville women’s tennis team conquered Sanderson 6-3 on Thursday, September 16. Singles won 4-2 and doubles 2-1. “I expected us to do a little...

Halo: Reach gets mixed reviews

Halo: Reach was released at midnight on September 14 and at that moment, the nation was hooked. Teenagers everywhere camped outside of stores and...

Leesville’s cougars run wild

Attention underclassmen boys! An epidemic is sweeping Leesville Road High School.The symptoms include excitement, extreme confusion and severe emotional distress. If you notice any...

Pregnant teens speak out at LRHS

Every year, about six million women throughout the United States become pregnant. Of those six million, more than 750,00 of them are teenagers. As...

Dear NCAA, please calm that down

In the age of NCAA tyranny today, there is a surgical sterilization of college sports that takes away from the natural dirtiness of athletics. The...

Incentives for better teachers fruitless and insulting

To study or not to study--that is the question. To ask for help or to give up; to do homework or watch Jersey Shore--the...

Pinkney’s bucket list

Many students have seen or heard of the movie, The Bucket List.  And although the Leesville student body is not terminally ill, we need...

Leesville hosts voter registration drive

The LRHS Political Club is hosting a Voter Registration drive during the week of September 20-24.  The booth is set up in the courtyard...

Pride stomps Southern Lee

The Pride Varsity football team pulled out with an enormous victory over the Southern Lee Cavaliers on Friday, September 17. The final scored stood...

Actor prepares for senior year

David Stammen, senior, began his acting career in middle school, when he joined a travelling theatre for a performance of The Little Mermaid. His...

Masterpiece

For most students at Leesville Road High, art is not a noun, but a verb. Nastalgia Powe, Andrea Lopez, and Grace Satterfield, artists, agree...

Seniors reflect before last Homecoming

When many hear the word “homecoming,” they think of the week-long shebang full of Loonie spirit, a football game and dance. However, for senior football...

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