Monthly Archives: September, 2013

Leesville football sluggish in loss to Heritage

As the final minutes ticked off of a mistake-laden, out-of-synch rout at the hands of the Heritage Huskies, the Leesville football team dropped their...

Technology and Vacations: Should they go together?

Technology-free vacations are known as a chance to get away from it all. In a world that is so interconnected and stressful, they give...

Leesville’s Arts Department makeover

This year, the Leesville arts department experienced major change. After losing the teachers for chorus, band and art, Leesville has gained three new fine...

Fad Music

There is no doubt that there have been an alarming number of music fads to come out of the 2000s. From Soulja Boy’s “Crank...

Leesville welcomes new counselor, CTE staff

The new school year brings new faculty members to Leesville in Student Services and the CTE departments. Ms. Cherie Williams, CTE teacher, is in her...

Years of the boy band

Every generation of women has gone through "that phase" when they've been hopelessly in love with "that guy", right? You know, that guy with...

Panther Creek shocks Leesville football, 34-21

Handicapped by a plethora of injuries and an inept second half, the Leesville football team blew an early lead and fell to Panther Creek,...

An Exchange to America

It is strange to think that America has a culture. Americans live in this culture every day; it is second nature. But the fact...

Q&A: Local church starts a program to end child hunger

Last Week, Baptist Grove Church began partnering with Leesville Road Elementary to start the Pride Pack Program to aid those in need of full...

Hopscotch

At the end of every summer, downtown Raleigh plays host to over 175 bands during the Hopscotch Music Festival. Hopscotch was September 5-7 and included...

Jamming out helps you work out?

Walk into the gym…@^$^%#!!!! I left my headphones in the car. How will I work out without my favorite gym playlist? Ugh, do I...

FCCLA starts off year with a pop

September 10 kicked off the start of the 2013-2014 year of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, or FCCLA, a curriculum-based club. All...

Does Facebook affect your mood?

Social networking sites like Facebook have proven to be helpful for keeping in touch with friends and family. They also entertain us when we’re...

Swift Paints the Town Red

Last Friday, September 13, the PNC Arena was immersed in Red. Returning for the third time in six years to Raleigh, Taylor Swift proved that...

Recycling: A Critique

The US spends $8 billion of American’s tax dollars each year on recycling, accomplishing a whole lot of nothing. Now I know what everybody is...

LRHS’ Gay-Straight Alliance kickstarts a new year

Leesville's own GSA met Friday, September 13 to discuss plans for the upcoming year. The officers asked the members what GSA meant to them...

Executive Council Leads the Way

As the rest of the 2,350 Leesville population scurries out the door to home, jobs, and sports practice, a handful stay behind to take...

Slow dancing with John Mayer

“I’m headed out west with my headphones on, boarded a flight with a song in the back of my soul, and no one knows”...

Model UN becomes a competitive team

On Tuesday, September 3, Mrs. Mosley, the club’s advisor, led one of two meetings introducing the new Model UN at Leesville. She plans to...

K-Pop star G-Dragon hits the stage with Missy Elliott

G-Dragon and Missy Elliott took the stage at KCON 2013 in one of the most talked-about K-Pop collaborations to date. They debuted their song...

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