Monthly Archives: May, 2013

Frat/Srat Life

Fraternities and Sororities are a way for college students to “do it all”. Frats and Srats are for college students that like to be...

Get Ready to Debate

Next year, Leesville is starting an exciting new club -- debate club. This club will include meetings and competitions in debate, speech, and interpretation. Speech...

Leesville lacrosse exceeds expectations

In their second season, the Leesville Lacrosse team finished 12-4. The Pride will host their first ever playoff game against Apex High, fifth in...

Do grades crush creativity?

Grades are something that all students currently have to live with. Like it or not, in every class you take, you will be graded...

Curiosity in the modern world

What does it mean to be curious? Curiosity is defined by dictionary.com as “the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness.”  Children commonly express...

Do breaks break students?

With summer vacation coming up, it’s only natural that students should question what effect breaks really have on our education. Students argue that breaks give...

College visits: An admissions advantage?

During sophomore and junior year, many students begin to think about college: mainly, where they want to go.  An easy way to decide where...

“Yo, wassup?” vs. “Hey, how are you?”

Imagine you’re at work discussing a project with a few coworkers. You are formally addressing them, going in depth and describing the project. All...

Gentlemen and the death of chivalry

It’s not just a catchy tune.  Psy’s new song, “Gentleman” seems like a simple song about tricks and jokes, but actually comments on today’s...

Community or 4-year college?

While in high school, students face one of the biggest decisions of their life: what college?  Before this, however, students must choose a type...

Altered Reality

Even though Sigmund Freud had been the first psychoanalyst to discuss the importance of dreams, dreams have been in our eyes long before he...

My soccer journey

Coming into high school, I had one goal, pun intended -- to make the varsity soccer team. As tryouts in spring approached, my nerves...

Senior prank causes parking lot mayhem

On Friday, May 17, the graduating class of 2013 pulled an unusual senior prank. Upon arriving at school early, seniors decided to “park like...

Covington retires from Leesville chorus

Diane Covington, Leesville choral director since 1994, has announced her retirement for the upcoming year. In addition to humbly leading the choral department, Covington plays...

A change of paradigm

For Americans, anything a person could possibly want is more easily attainable than ever. Electronics are in an electronic store, thousands of food items...

Leesville chorus collects trophies

As Intermediate Leesville students left the school at 6:45 a.m., the group of 80 plus were unaware that they would return with two trophies...

Music to my ears: Drake

Actor. Singer. Recording artist. Rapper. Songwriter. Aubrey Drake Graham, who goes by the name “Drake”, is an incredibly versatile artist. He was born in Toronto,...

The death of the paper

I first read about the Boston Marathon bombings online as they were happening. There were live updates by the minute about the death and...

Leesville track coach seeks opportunity at new school

In the midst of transition, the Leesville track team is losing another coach. Coach Grether announced his departure from Pride athletics to pursue a...

Foster signs to Winston Salem State for volleyball

After nine years of bruises, floor burns and pure fun, Zipporah Foster finally reached her dream to become a college volleyball player. At 17...

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