Leesville-For-Lifers set to graduate
There is a secret club expertly hidden within the walls of Leesville Road High School....
Overachievers more normal than you think
While Leesville’s senior class prepares for summer and their departure to life beyond 8409 Leesville...
End of an Era: A Coda for Mr. Albert
After more than 30 years of leading band programs and decades of teaching at Leesville —...
Bennett reflects…again
On Tuesday, May 24 I finally attended my first Leesville women’s soccer game. It was...
Senioritis: A bittersweet farewell
It is with a (somewhat) heavy heart that I write my final Senioritis column. We...
Soccer girls prepare for states
Friday, May 27 marks the end of a nearly perfect season for the ladies of...
Silly Wendt absconds goof-ups (SWAG)
The stench of death infiltrated my nostrils as I opened the door to my car....
Confessions of a Jewish guy’s girlfriend: part two
A couple of months ago, I wrote a personal account about my experience at Shabbat...
Political Club holds food drive
Leesville’s Political Club is holding a food drive for the tornado victims of North Carolina....
Orchestra astounds audience
The Leesville String, Chamber and Symphony orchestras performed a truly stunning concert on Tuesday, May...
Fiasco’s hosts art show for Honors Art IV students
On Monday, May 23, Jose Espinal’s Honors Art IV class presented their favorite works at...
The eye twitch returns with a vengeance
Everyone makes fun of Will Bennett, senior, when he writes his silly first person articles....
Side street worth the drive
The Leesville community has many places to eat exceptional food and enjoy the company of...
AP Spanish holds student-made movie premiere
Tuesday, May 31, AP Spanish Language students and Señor Craig Ross will hold a student-made...
Water for Elephants impresses Williamson
Like every other time a movie comes out based on a book I haven’t yet...
Golf wins States
On Tuesday, May 10, the Leesville Road men’s golf team defeated Myers Park High School...
LRHS student discovers Feng Shui
Two months ago, as I followed my everyday routine of walking from the senior parking...
Senior day offers breakfast and marks college decisions
Before school on Wednesday, May 11, seniors gathered near the front stairs of the parking...
The rise and fall of a legend
When Will Bennett was a young staff writer of sixteen, everything came so easily for...
My experience with Habitat for Humanity
I don’t know what I expected to see when I got out of Grant Do’s...
Spring chorus concert
On May 13, Leesville’s Choral Department presented the 2011 Spring Concert. The Beginning Chorus, Intermediate...
The making of the magic of Cinderella: a look at the role of stage manager’s assistant
Of the hundreds of people working on the school musical Cinderella, from the musicians, dancers,...
Safe driving seminar attempts to save lives
On Friday, May 20, there will be a ninety minute driving seminar for all Leesville...
Leesville hosts St. Jude’s rally
Leesville Road High School will host a St Jude’s Children’s Hospital fund raiser from Friday,...
Kilcup petitions for changes to graduation dress code
When Nora Kilcup, senior, received her Senior Bulletin, a booklet for seniors detailing all the...
President’s Volunteer Service award offered
At the end of each school year, the LRHS PTSA awards the President’s Volunteer Service...
Last Hired, First Fired
“Last hired, first fired,” a policy established by a North Carolina statue, dictates that teachers...
Scotty McCreery’s homecoming: “Garner’s proudest moment”
On Saturday May 15, Scotty McCreery, an American Idol top 3 finalist, returned to his...
GOP biting off more than they can chew
Have you ever seen one of those idiotic national hot dog eating contests they televise...
Water for Elephants : simply smashing
When my girlfriend first told me we were going to see Water For Elephants, a...
Freshman class hosts supply drive
The freshman student council held a supply drive the week after Spring break, April 25-29,...
Varsity Women’s Soccer enjoys Senior Night
As each sports season comes to an end, varsity athletes, along with their ever-rabid fans,...
The “It Gets Better” project inspires
High school is not always a fun place to be for gay teenagers. Gay, lesbian,...
Cubs choir: the life, the legend, the legacy
At Leesville Road Elementary School, few things were available to set students above the norm....
Tips for lottery success
The happiest day of my life will not be when my children are born, when...
Panthers find a franchise QB in Cam Newton
“With the first pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers select… CAM NEWTON,...
Leesville announces new course for 2011-12 school year
On Wednesday, May 4, Leesville students were informed that a new course called TV Programming...
Explaining gas pump myths
With gas prices rising by nickels and dimes every day, each trip I take to...
Operation: Save the Senior Issue a success!
On Friday, April 29, the newspaper staff’s deadline to raise money for the senior issue...
Stout and Lowery named prom king and queen
For the first time in Leesville’s history, a queen and king were crowned at Prom....
Senior band members finish morning rehearsals
On Thursday, May 5, Seniors in Leesvile’s symphonic band attended the last morning rehearsal of...
Downtown designers market a fun tradition
Last Saturday, April 30, 2011, Raleigh’s Designers Downtown Market returned for its third show of...
My life as a tree
When I heard that Leesville’s musical production was Cinderella this year, I knew I had...
GOP passes budget
The North Carolina House of Representatives passed its controversial GOP budget proposal on Wednesday, May...
Minecraft: the simpler, the better
Many video game designers favor incorporating complex story lines and detailed graphics into their creations....
Child actors grace Leesville
Last Thursday, April 28, Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30, Leesville’s theatre department put...
Cinderella: a magical experience
Leesville’s production of Rodger & Hammerstein’s Cinderella: The Enchanted Edition was an absolute treat—a delicious...
Day of Silence at Leesville
On Friday, April 25, I participated in the Day of Silence along with many students...
TheVent brings Jewish teens together
Over the weekend of March 25, hundreds of Jewish high-school students from all over the...
Leesville students selected for Governor’s School
Three Leesville students were selected to attend the Governor’s School of North Carolina for the...