Monthly Archives: March, 2011

Leesville’s first career fair

On Tuesday, March 22, Leesville’s Business Alliance Commitee hosted an informative career fair. Julie Pennington, CTE teacher and a co-chair of the Business Alliance Commitee...

Reality TV: mostly garbage

Upon the finale of my favorite love story reality show The Bachelor, I began to ponder the candor of the actual show: how real...

College decisions: the twins edition

On June 11, seniors will all go their separate ways, but for twins, the transition to college is a big step. Brooke and Megan Mungall,...

First Annual Caring4Congo 3k

On March 19, the Caring4Congo foundation hosted their first annual three kilometer fun walk/run. The Caring4Congo foundation was recently created by Andrew Byrum, Gene Kim...

Bare feet a growing trend

Every school day, students walk through the hallways with shoes, sandals or slippers. The new trend of going barefoot is starting to become popular...

Smith qualifies for regionals… twice

On March 23, Aaron Smith, senior, qualified for the regional championship meet with a 1600 meter (mile) time of 4:30. This marks the third...

ITS members compete in State Festival

Members of Leesville Road’s International Thespian Society recently attended the North Carolina Thespian Festival at UNC School of the Arts on March 25 and...

Leesville’s first principal loses battle with cancer

On March 19, former LRHS principal Richard J. Murphy died after a lengthy bout with cancer. He was 62. Murphy worked in the Wake County...

Wake Tech Community College State Math Contest

Leesville Road High School competed in the annual Wake Tech Community College State Math Contest on Thursday, March 24 at Wake Tech Community College. The...

Do you kiss your mama with that filthy mouth?

Whether talking with my friends before school, eating at the lunch table, transitioning between classes, or working in a group during class... in fact,...

Our America with Lisa Ling an eye-opener

Our America with Lisa Ling on the Oprah Winfrey Network is an MTV True Life-esque exposé on various issues hidden in American society. Sometimes...

Varsity Softball a big hit

On Tuesday, March 15, Leesville Road defeated the Enloe Eagles 11-1 in varsity softball. With their latest victory, the Pride rise to an undefeated...

Time for some campaignin’

It’s almost spring of 2011... obviously, time to talk about Campaign Season 2012. Yeah, the one in fall 2012. Yes, folks, which of the twenty or...

Varsity Baseball streak continues, 6-0

Tuesday, March 15, Leesville’s varsity baseball team competed against Enloe and against Broughton on Friday, March 18. The team successfully triumphed over both teams. Matthew...

Leesville’s courtyards: one of the seven wonders of Wake County

Once upon a time, hidden by the walls of Leesville, there lay two solemn courtyards. Inhabited by rambunctious gnomes and overgrown with foliage, these...

Vote for Leesville’s anti-littering video

A group of Leesville’s AP Environmental Science students is currently tied in a county wide contest for the best “anti-littering” video. The contest is...

Mystery holiday stumps this reporter

In high school, few things are better than early releases and 4-day weeks. Some of these instances occur at the end of every quarter,...

Senioritis: month seven

I’ve come to a startling realization, folks; an epiphany, if you will. A school year is nine months long. Nine months is also the...

Leesville holds Writing Test

On Tuesday, March 8, LRHS sophomores took the North Carolina Writing Test. This writing test is a North Carolina curriculum assessment. WCPSS issues this assessment...

Griffin and Kimmerly succeed at States

Bobby Griffin, senior, and C.J. Kimmerly, sophomore, recently competed in the State tournament for wrestling. Both finished in the top 4 in the region in...

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