Monthly Archives: February, 2015

Double Barrel Benefit event bringing music to Raleigh

The NC State student-run radio station, 88.1FM “The Revolution”, will be hosting their 12 annual concert, the Double Barrel Benefit. The event will be...

Parks and Recreation is coming to a close

Parks and Recreation, a comedy series shown on NBC, is sadly on its seventh and final season. The show portrays the life of Leslie...

American Sniper, both fact and fiction

American Sniper, the film depicting record-breaking U.S. sniper Chris Kyle, has been attracting both critics and viewers. On its opening day, January 16, the...

Nevada Mareno continues breaking records

Nevada Mareno: student, athlete, and record breaker. Last Saturday, January 31, Malia Ellington from Community School of Ellington set the new 1000-meter N.C. record with...

PEPI applications now available

Physical Education Pupil Instructor (PEPI) applications are now available for sophomores and juniors outside of room 52 for the 2015-2016 school year. PEPI is a...

Leesville students enjoy Spanish field trip

Members of the Spanish National Honor Society, Spanish Club and Spanish department all enjoyed a trip to the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke...

Filing the FAFSA

As second semester begins, many students begin to receive their acceptance letters and take a well-deserved breather as senioritis sets in. Don’t worry, however,...

The GoPro

Many people know that the GoPro is more than just a camera. The GoPro, of course, is a small camera that can film virtually anything...

Holocaust survivors mark 70th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

On January 27,1945, Soviet soldiers arrived at gates of Auschwitz to find 7,500 emaciated prisoners. Seven decades later, the remaining survivors make their way...

Six more weeks of winter!

February 2, 2015, at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, PA, the most famous groundhog--Punxsutawney Phil-- saw his shadow. The Inner Circle president, Bill Deeley, proceeded...

Main Stage auditions: the final cut

Auditions for the honors theatre class at Leesville, more commonly known as Main Stage, took place January 23 and 26 for the 2015-2016 school...

Girl Scouts of America isn’t just for little girls

It’s that time of year again, and it's time for Girl Scout cookie season. Girl Scouts all across the country are ready to sell...

“Pedestrian at Best” is far from pedestrian

“Put me on a pedestal, and I’ll only disappoint you,” belts Courtney Barnett in “Pedestrian at Best,” the first single off her long-awaited debut...

Je suis Charlie

Freedom of speech was never meant to protect the popular opinions. It’s not for vague or hazy points about weak subjects. It's meant to...

There’s Only 1K

Mike Krzyzewski, Duke’s head coach, picked up a new nickname Sunday after he snagged his 1,000th career win. Now Coach K goes by the...

Be My Eyes gives sight to the blind

A new iPhone app aimed at assisting the blind through video chat proves that modern technology has no limits. It’s innovative, but how efficient...

Enter Shikari

Enter Shikari has always been a band to cross genre lines. Although rooted in post-hardcore, the British group has utilized elements of electronica, and...

The battle for best in the county

This past Saturday, January 24, all of the cheerleading teams in the county went head-to-head to see which team is the best in their...

U2 music videos: then and now

U2 has been a consistently relevant band in the music industry since the early ‘80s. While they are arguably better known for their older...

Legally Blonde production begins

Leesville’s theatre department is in the process of casting for this years spring musical, Legally Blonde. The decision to perform Legally Blonde excited many,...

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