Yearly Archives: 2014

Small Treasures

The North Carolina Museum of Art is holding a unique and interesting exhibit, Small Treasures. The exhibit attracts many art enthusiasts from all over...

Foreign exchange students at Leesville

Imagine moving across the world for 10 months-- no family, no friends, different culture? Foreign exchange students start their American experience without the things...

Student reactions to elections

Tuesday 3, November marked the voting day for the midterm elections. Polls closed late at night with a dead heat, and a slight lead...

Leesville to have a Youth and Government Club

Leesville Road High School introduced a new Youth and Government club this year. Students in the club will have to opportunity to draft and create...

Walking to end animal abuse

On Saturday, November 15, the Leesville DECA club partnered with Saving Grace, a nonprofit organization who rescues dogs. DECA club members and Saving Grace...

Felines in North Carolina

Two weeks ago I visited an animals refuge in Caswell County. This nonprofit organization, named Conservators Center, rescues wild animals in need, mostly lions...

Leesville’s Teacher of the Year

Leesville rewarded Robert Phillips, English teacher, with the 2014-15 Teacher of the Year award. The award is given to a teacher at Leesville who exemplifies...

Executive Council takes Centrals

On Saturday, Nov. 8, Leesville’s Executive Council attended the Central District Conference. It was hosted by North Carolina Association of Student Councils at Gray’s...

Supernatural is back in action for season 10

Supernatural, a horror based television show played on the CW channel, is moving on to its tenth season. The show follows two brothers, Sam (Jared...

First annual Cheerwine mile run

Need a drink when you’re on the run? The first annual Cheerwine Mile was held out on the Leesville track on October 28. The Cheerwine...

More Than a Score (Part 2)

A few weeks ago, I emailed Dr. Wirt, the WCPSS Assistant Superintendent for Academics, to educate and inform me about the the recent PLAN...

A ‘Tough Cookie’ apologizes for using bad words and other K-Pop news for the first half of November

Uh-oh. Looks like Zico, rapper and leader of Korean boyband Block B, is creating a rift between himself and his fans. Zico started out as...

Reflecting on the 2014 Leesville Football season

Mike Hobgood’s first year as Leesville head coach proved a tumultuous one, as the Pride (5-7, 3-4 Cap-8) lost their last four games (allowing...

Leesville Football season ends with loss in playoffs

The offense failed to gain traction until the fourth quarter, the defense again found Bryce Love impossible to contain and the 2014 Leesville football...

Eve Carson Memorial 5K celebrates UNC icon

On October 25, the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill held their annual Eve Carson  Memorial 5K for Education. The run/walk is in...

Foo Fighters release first album in 3 years

Foo Fighters released their album, Sonic Highways, on November 10. The album in its entirety was recorded in eight different cities in eight different...

Veteran’s Day: A day to celebrate

Every November 11 since 1945 has been set aside to honor those who bravely served in the military for our country. Veteran’s day is...

A quote to sum it up

A buzz of excitement fills the air every year on the day of the release of yearbooks. People flip through each page looking for...

Keep Halloween an innocent holiday

For generations, Halloween has been about more than passing out candy to the trick-or-treaters. From teenagers to adults, most people see Halloween as a...

Social Media: Does it violate children’s privacy?

Parents uploading pictures and videos to social media sites of their children seems like such a normal thing now, but is this violating their...

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