Paying for college not as easy as it seems
Obama kicked off his re-election campaign April 24 at the University North Carolina at Chapel...
Scooter Squad 919 sweeping Leesville
At Leesville Road High School, scootering has struck as an indispensable form of fun. Yes,...
The Avengers save the day
After endless hours of updating myself on all things Marvel Comics related, the time finally...
Project X marks the spot
Rarely can a movie tweak as many of my hormone induced adolescent funny bones than...
Nails are the appropriate place for lots of color
Wandering around Leesville, it is hard not to notice a trend circulating amongst the females....
Leesville’s LAX-ers get crushed by Broughton
On Friday, March 16, Leesville’s up and coming lacrosse team traveled to Boughton to battle...
Man-cans: an innovative option for gifts for men
Searching for the perfect birthday present for a guy is never easy. A nice watch...
This Means War hardly a bore
Date night is always a tricky issue as movies that appeal to girls generally don’t...
The Cupcake Shoppe takes the cake
Last year, if you wanted to buy an overpriced, quaintly decorated cupcake, you had to...
Leesville swim season ends with a splash
When Matt Hurley, senior, was asked to describe his senior year swimming experience, he only...
Commercials are fun competition, not serious
As most semi-conscious Americans know, the Superbowl took place on Sunday, Feb. 5. The passionate...
Feeder patterns to become regular
The new school selection process kicked off its first application period on January 17 and...
Mainstage play would wow the Bard himself
Leesville’s honors theatre class presented two interesting renditions of Shakespeare’s works on Friday January 6....
Chorus carols into the holiday season
Mrs. Diane Covington’s chorus classes sung us into the holiday season with their concert on...
Adult trees ruin Christmas
As the Christmas spirit settles over Mr. Broer’s newspaper class, our faithful writers and editors...
Immortals: really super terrible
Immortals is just as disappointing as it was disgusting. I am a huge fan of...
New Girl entertaining and fresh
Simply Adorkable is the tag line for the new Fox comedy The New Girl, featuring...
Harlem Globetrotter’s motivational speech a slam dunk
The Freshman and Sophomores at Leesville experienced an interesting assembly on Tuesday, November 15 involving...
Canadian Girl Dolls? O, Canada…
Now that malls are prematurely decorated and Walmart is playing festive music, the consumerist in...
Pride gymnastics season springs into action
Wednesday, November 2 marked the first official practice of the year for the LRHS gymnastics...
Gymnastics team hits the beams
Wednesday, November 2 marked the first official practice of the year for the LRHS gymnastics...
Students…like…say “like” a lot
The word “like” is like, everywhere, man. Walking down a hallway at any high school...
No ejections equal Sportsmanship Award
Leesville Road High School was one of four WCPSS schools honored with a Sportsmanship award...
Deathly darkness of doom
A strange happenstance occurred while I was on a casual stroll through my high school....
Lincoln balances pool and school
Swimming is more than a sport for Hannah Lincoln, a senior at Leesville. It’s a...
Wake county outscores everyone else on SAT
The College Board released the results to the WCPSS student’s average SAT scores on September...
Physics class getting physical
Charlie Stephenson, a physics teacher at Leesville, is taking a different approach to the conventional...
9/11 as the Facebook Generation Sees It
Checking Facebook, it would be hard to forget what day it is. Statuses like “10...
Symbolism in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe appropriate
Leesville Road High School’s fall play this semester is the well known C.S. Lewis tale...
Senior Wall wows all
Gene Kim, Alec Swiniarski, Kristin Murphy, Josh Vigil and Nate Seaman, seniors, and Gabe Romero,...
Leesville soccer wins state title
Leesville women’s soccer won their third state championship in four years on Friday, May 27...
Leesville creates memorial for Mr. Murphy
A committee is forming to create a memorial for Mr. Murphy, Leesville’s first principal. Murphy...
Leesville hosts St. Jude’s rally
Leesville Road High School will host a St Jude’s Children’s Hospital fund raiser from Friday,...
My life as a tree
When I heard that Leesville’s musical production was Cinderella this year, I knew I had...
Ben & Jerry’s free cone day an exciting success!
Tuesday April 12 was free cone day at the popular ice cream store Ben and...
Canadian candy – surprisingly not weird
My dad’s job required us to move from Canada, but his job also takes him...
Leesville’s first career fair
On Tuesday, March 22, Leesville’s Business Alliance Commitee hosted an informative career fair. Julie Pennington,...
Reality TV: mostly garbage
Upon the finale of my favorite love story reality show The Bachelor, I began to...
Nadja Young, CTE teacher, leaves Leesville
After four and a half years working at Leesville, Nadja Young, the CTE teacher, is...
Leesville’s very own Prince Charming
This year, Leesville’s theatre department is presenting the magical Cinderella— the well known tale of...
Online class registration
An online method of class registration is being employed for LRHS students signing up for...
New benches in Leesville’s athletic circle
New benches were installed in the athletic circle the weekend of February 5 as the...
I am not an Inuit!
The inspiration for this next column came from a rather abnormal source: Ms. Angela Scioli’s...
Tangled: A princess movie to get tangled up in
Once upon a time, in a land far away, a King and Queen were having...
McGrath joins front office staff
Christine McGrath joined the front office staff at the beginning of the 2010-11 school year...
Winterfest dresses: Cheaper is better?
Most underclassmen females go all out for Winterfest–this is their only chance to deck out...
Soccer Coach Stone retires
Chip Stone, varsity men’s soccer coach from 2006, will retire from coaching starting next season....
The cooties question
I sampled a spoonful of pudding from my brother’s bowl one day, meriting a disgruntled...
Sports in Canada: Not so different
The third round of this insightful column concerns Canadian sports. Now, I am perfectly aware...
Canadian holidays: different day, same idea
Monday, October 11 marked the day that all Canadian families convene to stuff themselves silly...