Monthly Archives: May, 2016

Seniors (and some parents) reflect on the high school journey

Eric Broer - May 31, 2016 0

Both students and parents provide insight into their journeys at Leesville Road High School. STUDENTS: Ryan Gallagher Asia Yu-Robinson Sean Nicol Emma Berg Zach Walker PARENTS: Kathleen Kelly (Will Kelly's mother) Stephanie and...

Teachers reflect on their high school experiences

Eric Broer - May 31, 2016 0

--Ms. Barrow --Ms. Rizzuto --Ms. Robinson --Ms. Scioli --Dr. Stone As seniors prepare to graduate, reminiscing about the last four years becomes inevitable. Leesville teachers relive their high school...

Senior student spotlights

Eric Broer - May 31, 2016 0

Heather Crew Will Kelly Nathan Marcellino Tanasia Futrell Matt Cross Brendan Kelly HEATHER CREW: VALEDICTORIAN Heather Crew, a very impressive student, has taken 13 AP classes spanning the four years she...

Students protest on Moral Monday

Taylor Penezic, staff writer 2016-17 - May 31, 2016 0

Moral Mondays are protests that started three years ago in North Carolina as a response to actions by the government. In 2012, NC elected...

A place to explore: the Sarah P. Duke Botanical Gardens

Yazmin Battee, staff writer 2016-17 - May 31, 2016 0

To a teenager in the Triangle area, it may seem as if there aren’t many places to go to have a good time. Fortunately,...

Never the student choice

Maddy Leen, special projects editor 2016-17 - May 31, 2016 0

It’s that time of year again, those triangle pieces of felt are spotted all over the school with the the big fat letters reading...

Warday: A Traveller’s Guide to Post-Nuclear America

Michael Beauregard, senior editor 2017-18 - May 31, 2016 0

Imagine you are walking through downtown Raleigh. It is a calm fall day. The birds are chirping, the leaves are beginning to become brittle...

Good reads in the eyes of students

Sam Timmons, staff writer 2015-2016 - May 31, 2016 0

It is an unfortunate fact that many students do not read every book that is assigned to them for English. Nevertheless, some stories prevail,...

Artsplosure: a festival to celebrate creativity

Caela Steele, staff writer 2015-16 - May 31, 2016 0

Artsplosure is a festival celebrating the life, purity, individuality, imagination, freedom and character of art. Started by the city of Raleigh, the event is...

Mareno breaks two more State Records, continues NC track dominance

Parker Yount, senior editor 2015-2016 - May 26, 2016 0

Sometimes it's easy to take for granted the athletes that a 4A public high school like Leesville has to offer. Especially in less covered...

Summer Job Quiz

Cayley Kennedy, senior editor, 2016-17 - May 26, 2016 0

Story of an American Immigrant

Henry Werner, staff writer 2015-2016 - May 25, 2016 1

Oma Oma- Great grandma in Dutch as well as other European languages. Opa Opa- Great grandpa in Dutch as well as other European languages. Antonietta De...

JV Men’s Soccer Has Reunion Game

Ben Zahavi, junior editor 2016-17 - May 25, 2016 0

On Saturday, May 14, the JV men’s soccer team held a pick-up game for all of its former players. Although it was planned to...

Captain america movie is worth the hype

Kayla Fortson, staff writer 2016-17 - May 25, 2016 0

Captain America: Civil War is the thirteenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, screenplay...

Finding Dory and Other Long-Awaited Sequels Coming

Sam Timmons, staff writer 2015-2016 - May 25, 2016 1

Finding Dory is one of the most highly anticipated movies of the summer. It is the sequel to the 2003 Disney-Pixar film, Finding Nemo....

Forest Land Cut Down

Henry Werner, staff writer 2015-2016 - May 25, 2016 0

Country Trail, one of the roads that flows into the Leesville campus, has recently seen an explosion of a new housing development. The development,...

Crew soon-to-be Valedictorian

Regan Harsa, editor in chief 2017-18 - May 25, 2016 0

Heather Crew, a very impressive student, has taken 13 AP classes spanning the four years she has been at Leesville. Graduating with a GPA...

AP classes should last a full year

Maggie Pollard, senior editor 2016-17 - May 25, 2016 0

By the time seniors graduate high school, many, if not most of them, have taken an Advanced Placement (AP) class. How the student...

Leesville student parking lot needs to see changes in the future.

Cayley Kennedy, senior editor, 2016-17 - May 25, 2016 0

The Leesville student parking lot is absolutely slam-packed with cars. Every single spot available is filled with students by at least the second month...