My First ECU Football Game
Greenville, North Carolina, was the destination of a 90-minute drive from Raleigh. I stepped back onto the East Carolina University campus for the first time…
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Leesville Football victorious in season opener
Leesville area undergoing fire protection changes
Mike Hobgood brings new coaching perspective to Leesville Football
Best place to live in America?
Investigation: Leesville students speeding through Springdale
Navy Representative recruits students
Apparel Class holds fundraiser
Students volunteer for PAC sports camp
Loonies to Lawyers
In Law & Justice class, Leesville students learn about the many complicated philosophies and underlying systems and terms of American law. During the first semester,…
Coming of El Nino could disrupt Raleigh weather
In the winter of 2014, the “Polar Vortex” brought historic snowfall and near-zero temperatures to North Carolina. Now that sunny skies and 70 degrees have…
Coach Smothers’ Departure: The End of a Leesville Legacy
After nine years at Leesville, including three as head coach of varsity football, coach Chad Smothers will step down. He has accepted the Athletic Director…
Thanking our soldiers at Back Home Box
On Wednesday, April 9, a group of Leesville students went to participate in a service project called Back Home Box. Back Home Box is a…
Second semester brings new English teachers
Since the departure of some of Leesville’s English teachers this year, the school has welcomed two replacements into the department. New this semester are Kyle…
Future trail would expand Leesville accessibility
For Leesville community members living in neighborhoods to the south of the library, park and school complex, a new route to the area’s public facilities…
Video games are good for you
How would you like to play a game of Tetris? Most app-permitting phones give people the opportunity to play wherever they please. But the screen…
Model UN shines at MUNCH conference
From March 21 to March 23, the Model UN attended the MUNCH (Model UN Chapel Hill) conference. With outstanding participation at the conference, the club…
PrideFest perspective: Why you should want it to continue
As we all know last Friday March 21, was Leesville’s inaugural Pridefest. An event that was subject both to crazy hype on part of the…
Student spotlight: Alex Hunter
The first time I saw Alex Hunter, he was walking with Russ Frazier varsity basketball coach, on the track. We were in gym class, and…
Student teacher spotlight: Ms. Harris
For Ms. Harris, one of Leesville’s many student teachers, the decision to pursue a career in education was obvious. “My mom’s a teacher, everybody else…
Spring Blood Drive “pumps up” lives
On Tuesday, Mar. 11, Leesville partnered with the American Red Cross to host the biannual spring blood drive in the main gymnasium. “We are here…
Senior Spotlights: Sean Yeh and Mollie Jewett, Swimming Duo
Being an athlete is an enduring, strenuous, triumphant, and life-changing journey. Athletes battle on the field and try to prove themselves worthy of honor; athletes…
Why Weir and Lipinski win
Unknown, incredibly talented skaters from around the world train and compete vigorously for Olympic gold, silver or bronze medal of honor. How does one judge…
Stephenson leaves a legend
Angela Stephenson, well known and well liked for her direct nature with students and sarcastic yet communicative character, left Leesville Friday, February 14 — her…
Leesville Basketball stuns Jordan to advance in playoffs
Brandon Staves, Leesville senior and basketball team captain, just “wanted to play one more day.” Monday, he accomplished that goal one more time. Staves exploded for…
Leesville Basketball defeats Wakefield, concludes regular season
An explosive second-half jump led the Leesville Men’s Varsity Basketball team convincingly over Wakefield on Friday, Feb. 21, as the Pride clinched third place in…
Mr. Price joins Leesville staff
Mr. Matthew Price is the new administrator for students with last names starting with A-D. He replaced Mr. Duvall, and his first day was February…
Leesville speech and debate debuts at Enloe tournament
On February 9, at 8:30 a.m. Leesville’s very own speech and debate team descended onto Enloe High School for its debut competition. The tournament hosted…
Leesville Says ‘Bon Courage’ to the french department
Madame West, head of Leesville’s French department, has big plans for this year’s Wake County French Festival, on Wednesday, March 19. The competition, held at…
Leesville’s Brain Game shows promise
WRAL’s Brain Game features smart students putting their knowledge to the test. High schools, including Leesville, compete on Saturdays at 11:30 am on this local,…
New traffic light stirs up controversy
The decision to put in a set of traffic lights at the intersection of Leesville Road and Fairbanks Road has finally been made. The installation…
Leesville Basketball cruises past Enloe
Jumpstarted by a decisive start and balanced scoring attack, the Leesville Men’s basketball team defeated Enloe 74-58 on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The Pride (5-4, 9-10)…
Wake County paralyzed by snow
With most of Wake County hunkered down in anticipation of a 3-6 inch snowstorm Tuesday night, the official 1.4 inches of powdery snow which blanketed…
Senior Spotlight: Chris Zappia’s last season
Being an athlete is a strenuous, triumphant, enduring, and life changing experience. Athletes battle on the field and try to prove themselves worthy of honor;…
The next creative economy: 3D printing
Over the past three centuries the steam engine, telegraph, and gasoline engine has propelled technology forward through a series of industrial revolutions. Recently, advances in…
Leesville Basketball loses double-overtime thriller
The Leesville Mens’ Varsity Basketball team fell 79-75 to Cap-8 rival Sanderson in double overtime on Friday, Jan. 3, failing to translate a rousing second-half…
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Leesville’s own reveal the truth behind education
Waiting for “Superman”, a documentary examining the American public education system, captured national attention upon its release in 2010, as one of many documentaries on…
Holiday “spirit”
People rush around town, being sure to purchase each and every gift needed to please their children, friends, and other family members. Impatient, they glance…
Middle Creek squeaks by Leesville Basketball
Despite having the lead in crunch time, Leesville fell short to the Middle Creek Mustangs, 56-53, on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Jonathan Mebane, frehsman, got the…
Leesville Basketball falls short to Smithfield-Selma
The Leesville Pride (2-2) came up short against the Smithfield Selma Spartans (2-5) at home. A nail-biting 4th quarter saw Leesville take the lead, only…
Leesville Basketball rallies to win home opener
The Leesville Mens Varsity Basketball team beat Apex for the second time in two weeks Tuesday, scoring 16 of the game’s final 18 points to…
Leesville Men’s Varsity Basketball season preview
Leesville basketball is coming off a year in which the program was reignited. The team went 19-9 last year, the first above-.500 record in 7…
A hero’s homecoming
Upon hearing I was covering a veteran’s home donation, I had no idea what to expect. All I knew was Nathan Rimpf was a 2006…
“Deck the streets”- Raleigh Christmas Parade Preview
The WRAL-TV Raleigh 69th annual Christmas Parade this weekend, on Nov 23. This event, along with Winterfest, kicks off the holiday season in the Triangle….
Lower traffic eases early morning stress
Leesville Road High School, a school of 2250 students, is notorious for its heavy, morning traffic. The large plurality of students and parents driving to…
Leesville Football’s season concludes with loss to Millbrook
Marshall L. Hamilton stadium was silent. Gone was the steady beat of the band, the roar of the student section, the shriek of the referee’s…
Another year, more vandalism
Leesville students gawked at the familiar sight of vandalism while driving into school on Nov. 15. Vandals wrote “MHS,” “Whose house?” and other messages on…
Band member honors veterans
Humble hero receives home
“Who wouldn’t give an ugly pair of feet to serve these amazing people?” said First Lieutenant Nathan Rimpf as he received the keys to his…