The Mycenaean honors Lyons with a proper farewell
The Mycenaean staff gives Mr. Lyons an official goodbye as he stops in the classroom...
Rivalries persist despite diminished relevance
Never lie to others. Listen to your parents. Hate the New York Yankees. Growing up...
Huis expects Hogwarts, finds Hell
As a Harry Potter fanatic, I make it a priority to follow Daniel Radcliff’s every...
This Means War hardly a bore
Date night is always a tricky issue as movies that appeal to girls generally don’t...
Leesville says goodbye to Mr. Lyons
On the morning of February 8, Principal Scott Lyons announced to the Leesville Road High...
Leesville winds up for softball
The Leesville Softball Varsity softball season begins on March 1 and tryouts took place beginning...
Facebook users hide behind News Feed
As I was scrolling through my newsfeed on Facebook one afternoon, I noticed an odd...
Hilburn undergoes hefty changes
Hilburn Academy, formerly known as Hilburn Drive Elementary, is transforming into a school containing grades...
AP classes: important or impossible?
Advanced Placement classes. A major stress factor for many high school students. For the student...
McDonalds: is it fast food or fat food?
Leesville High School students flock to McDonald’s around lunch time. No matter which lunch it...
The reasons for legalizing marijuana
There has been a recent movement within the states to legalize marijuana for medical uses....
NC winter more unseasonably warm than usual
Skirts, flip-flops, shorts and dresses fill the halls this winter more frequently than any other...
Recruiting: rigorous yet rewarding
A question many high school athletes struggle with is whether or not to play sports...
Google announces new privacy policy
Lately, there has been a lot of buzz on the Internet about Google’s new privacy...
What makes an AP class “AP?”
Of the appoximately 2,200 students who attend Leesville Road High School, between 15-20% of upperclassmen...
New Apple e-books: e-nnovative
Recently, Apple updated their application iBooks to include textbooks and announced a new application called...
The Vow doesn’t wow
The Vow seemed to have all the components to make a successful chic flic: a...
High expectations for spring track season
The 2011-2012 Leesville Track and Field team holds high hopes for the upcoming season. Many...
The Cupcake Shoppe takes the cake
Last year, if you wanted to buy an overpriced, quaintly decorated cupcake, you had to...
Farewell, varsity basketball seniors
As basketball season draws to a close, both the boys and girls teams set a...
Underclassmen revamp dance
Due to the lack of ticket sales, this year’s Winterfest Dance was cancelled, but there...
Sports obsession distracts from true American priorities
In 2011, 111 million people watched the Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in...
Leesville swim season ends with a splash
When Matt Hurley, senior, was asked to describe his senior year swimming experience, he only...
Commercials are fun competition, not serious
As most semi-conscious Americans know, the Superbowl took place on Sunday, Feb. 5. The passionate...
Mrs. Harris plans her retirement
Mrs. Harris, an English teacher at Leesville, is retiring from a long, dutiful career on...
JoeVan Loco’s is poppin’
Although Popsicles and coffee don’t seem to mesh, a new espresso bar/frozen pop cafe recently...
Leesville students share their most embarrassing moments
In seventh grade, I experienced my most embarrassing moment. I, along with the entire seventh...
The River: ABC’s new far-fetched, jumpy horror
The River began with a promising premise when it premiered on February 7: An explorer...
Men’s golf tees off
The Men’s Golf team has much to prove in this make-or-break season coming off of...
Prezi not exactly “eye candy”
My peers’ presentations blew my mind while in French class. It zoomed to various photos...
Wrestling for success
Pride wrestling finished a successful regular season, by placing second in the Cap 8 championships...
Group projects land one person with all of the work
Melancholy groans echo throughout the classroom. Feet shuffle, only to be masked by the occasional...
Winterfest court prepares to shine
Every February, Leesville’s most presentable students are elected by their peers to appear on Winterfest...
Chronicle wins the heart of a staff writer
Chronicle, a new film based on the journeys of three teenagers who mysteriously gain superpowers,...
LRHS lax: only the beginning
Leesville High School held varsity lacrosse tryouts on Feb. 13 in Coach Fullbright’s room. This...
Students prepare for the Winterfest assembly
Auditions. Practices. Costumes. Nerves. Rehearsals. The talented students participating in the 2012 Winterfest Assembly at...
Generation Z: saving the best for last
Generation Z, today’s 9-21 year olds, is nicknamed the “Do-it-yourself generation.” According to the Institute...
People wearing pajamas in public
From the runways to the hallways, pajamas are a growing fashion trend. Men and women...
Barnwell wants YOU for the M^3 Challenge
For many kids in high school, math is just a class. A new group of...
Redbox round-up of recent releases
As going to the movies becomes more and more expensive, many Americans are opting for...
Men’s tennis is set
Leesville’s men’s tennis team is working hard to break into the tops of the Cap-8...
Blood drive to take place March 7
Leesville will hold the second blood drive of the 2011-2012 school year on Wednesday, March...
Feeder patterns to become regular
The new school selection process kicked off its first application period on January 17 and...
Women bring home the bacon
One day in my AP Government class, my teacher asked all of the girls to...
Attention: those subscribed to the RSS feed
On days that the Mycenaean staff distribute printed newspapers to the Leesville students and...
Captal Pride traveling to DC for singing, sightseeing and … meeting Scotty?
Capital Pride is Leesville’s most musically talented (singing) group. They take trips every year to...
Wear red, get fed
On Valentine’s Day, Leesville’s FCCLA club held a “Wear Red Get Fed” event after school....
Adele sweeps the Grammy’s, a few nods are surprising
The Grammy’s, one of many television-aired award shows that every American wishes was shown on...
Intelligence comes in many forms
This column began with a lazy effort attempting to draw a bird, leading to a...
Promotional video fantastically advertises LRHS
The administration recently decided there was a need to appeal to prospective students who would...