Monthly Archives: October, 2016

Benefits of Taking the SAT

Since 1926, students all over the country, from October through June, take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) in hopes of scoring high and setting...

Book Club Kicks Off With Its First Meeting

Book Club has been a club at Leesville for several years. The first meeting was Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the library. Students are given...

Carson Rainey’s Art is INKredible

Based on her involvement, Leesville could consider Carson Rainey to be one of their most outstanding students. Aside from being senior class president, stage...

Salve, Latin Students!

With the new school year in full swing, that means clubs have started up again including the Latin club. The first meeting took place...

Leesville Takes on Europe

This past summer, a group of Leesville students and teachers ventured out to Europe. In early August, Leesville representatives immersed themselves in the trip of...

Leesville Students Encouraged to Participate in High School Traditons

With a new school year comes new opportunities for student involvement. Some ways students can get involved include playing a sport, running for school...

Buying Locally Made Clothing

Many people purchase local food at farmers markets and are willing to spend a few extra dollars to support their community farmers. The Raleigh...

Wake County Contemplates the Addition of Cell Towers to Schools

On Wednesday, September 14, the Wake County Board of Education decided to look further into the addition of cell phone towers on school zones....

Responsible Dog Ownership Day

Responsible Dog Ownership Day commenced on September 17 at the NC State fair grounds. Hundreds of dog lovers meet up at one location to...

Positive Outlook on Environmental Club’s Future

Environmental Club had their first meeting of the year this Tuesday, September 13. During the first half of the meeting, members discussed what they...

End-Of-Course Testing Weight Goes Down

When end-of-course exams come around, underclassmen are eager to get them over with. But this year, the pressures of exam season may not be...

Colleges visit Leesville

Throughout the spring and fall, colleges around the country host events at Leesville sponsored by the Career Center. The Career Development Coordinator, Ms. Canada,...

A Summer in Peru

In the last two weeks of June 2017, Craig Ross, a Spanish teacher here at Leesville, and 12 other students are flying into Lima,...

Social Justice Club Debut

Kayla Pope, a junior, is starting the Social Justice club at Leesville Road High School this 2016-2017 school year. Pope’s main focus for the Social...

Leesville bounces back with a win at Broughton

Despite many player injuries, the Pride was able to bounce back against Broughton with a 31-13 victory. Key players, such as Cole Coleman, Peyton Winstead,...

Creative Writing Starts Their Year

The Creative Writing club had its first meeting in room 131 on Thursday, September 22. Some new and returning students made their way into...

Leesville Road Gridlock Causes Headaches

Everyday, Leesville Road is crowded with stand still traffic. For many drivers, just thinking about the amount of traffic they have to deal with...

College competition creates complex problems

Now that fall is starting this 2016-2017 school year, thousands of high school seniors across the country are beginning to complete applications for college....

Robbins, an ace for Leesville girls tennis

Lauren Robbins, sophomore, is leading the 2016 Pride girls tennis team towards a successful season. Robbins holds the number one singles spot on the team...

St. Baldrick’s battles cancer with a shave

The Saint Baldrick’s foundation raises millions of dollars each year to contribute to the battle against childhood cancer through several head-shaving events. The participants...

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