Author: Jesse McGuire, Staff Writer
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Pulling the plug
In my two years here at Leesville, I can’t even begin to count the number of times I’ve liked a guy. And, to my immense delight, some of these boys have also expressed an…
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Second semester: better than the first
With a little less than two weeks left in the first semester of the 2010/2011 school year, many students find themselves anxiously awaiting the transition into second semester. In the first 18 weeks of…
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Spanish classes adopt a family
Since the start of December, the Spanish classes at Leesville have been collecting gifts for their third annual ‘Adopt A Family’ service project. Students in the Spanish classes were asked to donate money or…
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Sprinter daters run wild
Every year, at least one Leesville student, male or female, is notorious for dating many people in their class for short periods of time. These people usually go on a couple of dates, but…
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Originality: the latest fad
In my life, the importance of ‘being original’ is stressed by my parents, peers and the media. “Be Unique!” is a mantra used repeatedly by my parents when I present them with any social…
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Erika Martin plays lead in Alice in Wonderland
Mainstage, Leesville’s elite theatre troupe, recently held auditions for their fall production of Alice In Wonderland. Erika Martin, senior, was chosen to play the lead, Alice. Alice In Wonderland will run November 23 at…
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Pride stays classy
The Pride varsity football team mauled the Millbrook Wildcats on Friday, October 22. The final score stood at 32 to 7, Pride. The evening of the Senior Night game, Leesville students prepared themselves to…
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Papanestor wins Homecoming Queen
On October 8, twenty minutes before the Pride Varsity football team took on Wakefield, Morgan Papanestor was crowned Homecoming Queen. “My first thought was ‘No way, they’re wrong. They did not just say my…
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Homecoming pep rally wows crowd
Before the big Homecoming game on October 8, Leesville students celebrated with a parade and pep rally. The day’s schedule was rearranged so that all the classes were shortened. Students were let out early…
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Pride beats Wakefield at Homecoming
On October 8, the Pride Varsity football team defeated the Wakefield Wolverines with a final score of 49 to 28 for a Homecoming victory. Wakefield was first on the board with 10:23 remaining,…
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Two sides to everything
There are many unanswered questions in the known world. But for the students of Leesville, the greatest mystery of all is what the opposite sex really wants in a mate. In a series of…
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Pride stomps Southern Lee
The Pride Varsity football team pulled out with an enormous victory over the Southern Lee Cavaliers on Friday, September 17. The final scored stood at 48 to 6, Pride. “We knew it was going…
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Class of ’14 elections
On September 15 and 16, the freshmen class voted for their student council officers. Elections were held during all three lunches after a week of campaigning. One candidate for office, Hannah Daley, ran for…
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Calculating the impossible
BBC published an article about Carol Rothwell and Peter Cohen, two people who have done the impossible: they have found a way to put happiness into a formula. The formula is P + 5E…
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Are we expecting too much?
In the closing scenes of A Cinderella Story, the star quarterback, who’s only one touchdown away from victory and a college scholarship, leaves the game to go after a girl he’s known for roughly…
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Casting for fall production Blithe Spirit
On September 1 and 2, roughly forty students gathered in the auditorium to audition for the fall production of Blithe Spirit. The callbacks were held on September 3. At auditions, many sat nervously waiting…
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Nantz joins Leesville team
Ms. Myriam Nantz has joined Leesville Road High School as a foreign language teacher. She will be teaching Spanish I and II for the 2010-11 school year. A native of Ecuador, Ms. Nantz is…