Halloween costumes for penny pinchers
When the weather cools and the leaves start to fall, one big holiday comes into...
WFR @ LRHS Preview
On Friday, October 28, the regular high school football season will come to a close....
Students…like…say “like” a lot
The word “like” is like, everywhere, man. Walking down a hallway at any high school...
Leesville students are National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Beyza Batca, Larry Han, Justin B. Palpant, Dominic Sirkin and Jeremy Weiss are named as...
Ice hockey club looking to repeat
On Tuesday, October 25, the Leesville Road ice hockey club will face off against the...
French Club: Better than ever
Leesville’s French Club held its second meeting on October 18, 2011. It was led by...
No ejections equal Sportsmanship Award
Leesville Road High School was one of four WCPSS schools honored with a Sportsmanship award...
Nature: grace and freedom
Various studies show the positive effect nature has on humans. A study done by Rachel...
Page Farms ensures fall fun
During the summer months, Page Farms is noted for its ample strawberry patches, allowing families...
Leesville seniors begin application process
Leesville seniors are applying to a variety of colleges and are nervously anticipating a reply....
SAT: Important for Colleges?
Many believe that a good score on the SAT will help you be accepted into...
AP Art added to LRHS curriculum
Beginning in second semester of, Leesville will allow students who have taken Honors Art to...
Argao displays his prized giant marlin
While walking back from an interview one morning, I passed by room 247 only to...
Varsity boys defeated in 2nd round of CAP 8, still hopeful for state playoffs
October 25, the Leesville boys soccer team lost 2-1 to Enloe High School in the...
Are high school students too old for trick-or-treating?
Most teens’ plans for Halloween night include going to parties or passing out candy. However,...
LRHS Students learn first hand about the Holocaust
On October 12 and 14, Ms. Izquierdo and Mr. Davis’s students learned history in a...
Boys soccer wins, advances in CAP 8
The boys soccer team beat Wake Forest Rolesville in their first round of the CAP...
Google docs: a super-site
Google docs is a simple software suite provided by Google. You can use it just...
Anti-PSAT: the alternative to testing
By cue of the morning bell on Wednesday, October 12, Leesville students shuffled off to...
In Memoriam: Steve Jobs
On October 5, 2011, the world lost the visionary creator of Apple, Steve Jobs to...
Sparks fly at Philosophy Club
On October 4, the Philosophy Club at Leesville Road High School had their second meeting....
Leesville shows Milbrook who is boss, improves record
Friday, October 14, the Leesville Road varsity football team further established itself as one of...
Volleyball smashes undefeated Wakefield
Thursday October 6, the Leesville Pride Volleyball beat number one, undefeated seed, Wakefield. “We did...
The return of House
Everyone’s favorite drug addict doctor returned to Fox for a seventh season on Monday, October...
Students give blood, save lives
Students and faculty of Leesville made their way to the Auxiliary Gym to donate blood...
Leesville welcomes Mr. Serina as new band director
For the 2011-12 school year, Leesville welcomes a new faculty member: Mr. Christopher Serina, who...
Amerson moves in as yearbook advisor
At the end of the 2010-11 school year at Leesville Road High, the part-time yearbook...
Women’s golf keeps par
The Leesville Road High School women’s golf team has been working hard since first stepping...
Gay marriage controversy in NC
The North Carolina General Assembly met on Monday, September 12 to vote on the banning...
Deathly darkness of doom
A strange happenstance occurred while I was on a casual stroll through my high school....
Class of ’11 disappoints
On Monday September 19, 2011, students drove into the parking lot to find a wooden...
Cross country seniors run traditional race
“It’s always a sad sight to see the end of cross country,” said Ben Tyner,...
Twitter: a high school student’s perspective
Twitter is a social-networking site that people use for a variety of reasons. Some use...
Class ring divide
On Sept. 13 and 14, the main lobby was full of students looking to buy...
The Lion King: round 2
On Friday, Sept. 16, seventeen years after its first release, The Lion King returned to...
Youtube unlocked: Unleashing Pandora’s box or a blessing in disguise?
The 2011-2012 school year has introduced a variety of changes embracing technology in school. These...
JV Volleyball hopes to build strong team
The Leesville JV Volleyball team defeated Durham Jordan 25-4, 25-15 on Sept 27. The Pride...
Pan Am can’t lift off
The 1960s was was a time of change and transformation. The United States was at...
Countdown to lacrosse begins
On Wednesday, September 28, the men’s lacrosse team hosted their first official meeting in the...
Spirit Week repetitive for a reason
Because of possible racial and/or cultural offenses, our executive council had a difficult time coming...
Wise wows with pet squirrel
On Thursday, September 29 every Leesville student who drives to school wondered the same thing:...
Chris Murphy joins the Pride
Christopher Murphy joined Leesville Road’s ranks as the new chair of the special programs department...
Cross country runners work towards a strong season
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the Leesville Road men’s cross country team defeated Sanderson High, while...
Conrad begins to garden
At the age of six, I planted my first seed in my grandfather’s garden. It...
Ninja Gabe participates in Parkour
He jumps, runs and swings. Kids point and stare. Gabe Rivera doesn’t care. And as...
Drivers terrorize Leesville
The 2011-2012 school year appears to be the year of reckless drivers at Leesville. The...
My exquisite dining experience at Margaux’s
Last week, for my birthday, my best friend decided to surprise me with a special...
Lincoln balances pool and school
Swimming is more than a sport for Hannah Lincoln, a senior at Leesville. It’s a...
Leesville students on the hunt
When picturing an average north Raleigh kid a middle class, good student may come to...
Contagion infects theaters
Contagion, a science thriller, was released in theaters September 9, 2011, and has made over...