Chess for all levels
Chess club held its first interest meeting on Thursday, April 18. Students interested and passionate...
Saving an endangered…class?
At Leesville Road High School, the Honors Psychology course is in danger of extinction. With...
Hairspray earns 5 out of 5 stars
Wow. Just wow. That was my first response upon seeing the Leesville High production of...
The importance of “coming out”
We have families. We have feelings. We have pets, go to school, go to parties...
Pulling the plug on social media
Seven months ago, I made a decision that most people wouldn’t even think about doing:...
Raleigh mother watches inappropriate images at school, demands stricter filters
Leesville students might have noticed the news reports recently about a North Raleigh mother calling...
The curse of cursive
Try and remember the last time you used cursive. For most of the population, it...
Tamagotchi is better than ever
If you are a true ‘90s kid, you know what a Tamagotchi is. The small,...
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Chinese Americans and people who love Chinese culture gathered at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds...
The Fuelband fuels fitness
At the beginning of a new year, many people are embracing an age old resolution:...
The next contagion
The national media has been abuzz with stories about the severity of this year’s flu...
#Godhatesyou
Up until the last 90 years or so, religion and how it is expressed has...
Les Miserables: the best movie in theaters
Les Miserables, the film adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel, is a tale of wretched...
Mrs. Petty retires after 19 years at Leesville
Leesville High will lose a bit of history when one of the founding members of...
An Eyre of excitement
Long before girls swooned over Jacob and Edward in Twilight, they dreamed about Charlotte Bronte’s...
Kickstarter gives students a helping hand
Kickstarter is a great option for young people with big ideas but little cash–even a...
Powder Puffs play hard
When people think of epic football rivalries, they usually think of the LRHS vs. Wakefield....
A piece of Paris right in Raleigh
Normally, a French restaurant is not my style. I’m more of a steak burrito kind...
Babel: Actually not a new language
Babel, Mumford & Sons sophomore album, will please the band’s existing fans, but may not...
The taxing question of prisoner medical care
Prisoners have to deal with a lot. Sure, most of them are guilty of breaking...
Remembering 9/11
On Sept. 11, it occurred to me that the junior class will be the last...
Sports Med: The class that teaches you how to save a life
Not everyone who contributes to the success of Leesville Road athletic teams is a player...
Wrestling for the championship
Football might get more of the glory, but the thousand-year-old sport of wrestling is alive...