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Christmas spirit surrounds LRHS

Helen Phillips, staff writer - 0
As the much anticipated break grows nearer, many students at Leesville are breaking out Christmas decorations and reviving yearly traditions. For many students, Christmas...

Winter dance concert a success

Griffin Morehead, staff writer - 0
The LRHS Dance Department had their Winter Concert this past Thursday and Friday, December 15 and 16, in the LRHS Auditorium.  This concert featured...

The joy of Christmas tree shopping

Helen Phillips, staff writer - 0
Burton Hills once said, “The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree….the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” Yet...

Chorus carols into the holiday season

Alex Schuler, Senior Editor - 0
Mrs. Diane Covington’s chorus classes sung us into the holiday season with their concert on Friday, December 2 in the Leesville Road High School...

Secret Santa: Ho Ho Hoax

Brendan Marks, Editor in Chief, 2012-13 - 0
As a Jewish teenager at Leesville Road, Christmas confuses me. Plastic Christmas trees. Multicolored flashing lights. Tinsel and garland from Dollar General. The overwhelming commercialization...

Puns sweep the school

Anne Cushman, senior editor, 2012-13 - 2
Did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a soda can? Luckily it was only a soft drink. Puns, or...

Adult trees ruin Christmas

Alex Schuler, Senior Editor - 0
As the Christmas spirit settles over Mr. Broer’s newspaper class, our faithful writers and editors are busy at work producing festive articles for the...

Felt: A change of pace

Zoe Simpkins, staff writer - 2
It seems these days that so-called “gangster rap” has taken over hip-hop culture. This type of music can be heard blasting from the windows...

Caroline Gentry named All-American

Brendan Marks, Editor in Chief, 2012-13 - 0
When Caroline Gentry woke up on Monday, December 5, she knew something had happened. “By the time I checked my phone before school that morning,...

Dance showcase wrap up

Griffin Morehead, staff writer - 0
The Leesville Dance classes performed a showcase on November 21 at 7 p.m. in the Black Box.  This was a free event; people who...

Lax to battle in local tournament

Matt Conrad, Business and Online Editor - 0
This Saturday, on December 10, several members of the lacrosse team will enroll in a one-day lacrosse tournament. Under the name of the Loonies,...

Younglife Christmas celebration

Camille Churchwell, editor in chief, 2013-14 - 0
Leesville’s Younglife brought in the Christmas season with a colorful celebration Thursday, December 8. Each year the Christmas meeting is the last Younglife club...

Peppermint mocha delights

Helen Phillips, staff writer - 0
On an unusually warm day for December, I walked into Starbucks after track practice. I don’t like coffee, so I planned on buying peppermint...

Leesville JV soars past Eagles

Spencer Schneier, staff writer - 0
On December 8, the Leesville JV men’s basketball team beat Enloe, 71-62. The game started off sloppily, with turnovers and missed free throws by both...

Leesville band fights for $25,000

Katy Huis, Editor-in-Chief - 0
The Leesville Band’s instruments are eighteen years old, and the band students are determined to replace them. They plan to achieve this feat by...

Leesville works together to collect box tops

Hailey Stephenson, Senior Editor - 0
Leesville Middle and Elementary schools, with the help from the high school, kicked off this year’s Box Top fundraiser at the beginning of the...

The problems with standardized testing

David Schuler. staff writer - 1
Standardized tests have become the subject of much controversy lately due to what they actually measure, and what they don’t. I often find myself sitting...

Principal’s chat informs parents

Anne Cushman, senior editor, 2012-13 - 0
Parents came to Leesville on November 26 to attend the Principal's Chat. It is a meeting wherein parents get the chance to have a...

Leesville collects record donations for annual food drive

Virginia Reed, Online Editor - 2
  The annual LRHS Food Drive ended on Thursday, December 1. Leesville ended in the Wake County competition with 2,218 pounds of food and $15,031.32...

Blue vs. Green important to wrestling team

Spencer Schneier, staff writer - 0
On Wednesday November 16, the Leesville Wrestling Team held the “Blue vs Green” scrimmage to help jump-start the upcoming season. The event is an exciting...
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