Monthly Archives: November, 2011

The grapple disappoints

After a lengthy, exhausting day of high school, the only thing I wanted to do was sleep. Fate had a different plan. There was...

PLAN/ACT to test students

The North Carolina Education system decided this fall to administer new tests to students under their guide. From now on, schools will require juniors...

The origination of Cube Club

It’s not every day that new clubs are formed at Leesville High School.  Recently though, Luke Taylor, junior, has decided that a new club was...

New Girl entertaining and fresh

Simply Adorkable is the tag line for the new Fox comedy The New Girl, featuring Zooey Deschanel. Created by Elizabeth Meriweather, the show puts an...

The media: setting the bar too high?

The media in the United States is full of provocative images and stereotypes. We, the television watchers, the radio listeners and the magazine readers,...

Environmental Club meets and plans for the future

The Environmental Club held its first outing of the year at Umstead Park, Tuesday, November 8. To display the effect of man made obstacles...

Unbelievable football season ends with bitter loss

“After everything we’ve been through, all the challenges and adversity we faced, I’m so proud of our guys. We had an unbelievable season, coaches...

Thanksgiving unites families

On November 22, 2011 at 2:18 p.m., Leesville Road High School students’ Thanksgiving break begins. The first thing that comes to mind for most students...

Loonie nation has no-mo’ mo-jo

Opposing teams used to fear two things when they marched into Hamilton Stadium on Friday nights: Losing and Loonies. Now-a-days, they only fear the...

Medical club gives back

On Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Leesville’s Medical Club members made inspirational holiday cards for sick children at Duke Children’s Hospital. All cards will be...

In Time: A lukewarm review for a lukewarm movie

As a fan of both Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried, it was a given that I would kick off “In Time.” Both stars have...

Harlem Globetrotter’s motivational speech a slam dunk

The Freshman and Sophomores at Leesville experienced an interesting assembly on Tuesday, November 15 involving basketball, tragedy, rehabilitation and a Harlem Globetrotter.  As the freshman...

Leesville’s French club partakes in the French Revolution

The French Club had an out of the ordinary meeting on Tuesday, November 15. The meeting was centered specifically on the French Revolution.  The meeting...

Twitter is not your diary

I check Twitter multiple times during the day, staying updated and reading people’s interesting tweets. Twitter is a great way to express yourself and...

The Inheritance Cycle continues

The week from Sunday, November 6 through Friday, November 11 included two of the most anticipated video game releases of all time: Call of...

The rising cost of a priceless lunch

Due to a blazing inferno across the South this summer, there was a hideous peanut harvest this year. The powerful rays of the sun...

Block scheduling: the pros and cons

Block scheduling is a program based off of two semesters that are four classes each. Traditional schedules are different in that seven to eight...

Footloose re-vamped and reviewed

The recreation of the beloved 80’s musical, Footloose, was released on Friday, October 14. I had rather low expectations because remakes rarely live up...

Fall Club Fair at Leesville

Leesville had a Club Fair November 4 in the Multi-Purpose Room--East Building.  The Fair is an annual event that enables students to choose a...

Leesville’s first responders respond first

By far, the biggest unsung heroes of Leesville are the first responders. First responders are not glorified or put on a pedestal, they are...

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