Category: News
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How bad was the Super Bowl LIII halftime show?
Each year, the Super Bowl halftime show brings together music’s most talented and popular artists to perform a set in front of not only the fans at the stadium, but to millions of Americans…
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Doodle Google Contest
Seniors across the nation are in tremendous competition to earn money for college. Whether the funding comes through an athletic, academic, or outside scholarship, every bit counts. Students in today’s generation want to stay…
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Behind a Leader: Dr. Dixon’s Term at Leesville
On October 19, Dr. Anthony Muttillo announced on the Bimonthly Bulletin that he was going to be leaving Leesville. Muttillo was approved by the WCPSS Board of Education to join the ranks in the…
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Vampire Weekend releases two new singles
Around five or ten years ago, the band “Vampire Weekend” rose in popularity, gaining a large following among the indie scene. However, for many, Vampire Weekend seemingly fell off the face of the earth…
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Anticipation of 18
What goes up but never goes down? Take a wild guess! If you guessed age, you are correct. Each year you age and get older but never younger; how unfair it is. Age in…
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Leesville’s New Creative Journaling Club
If you can think of an activity you enjoy, there’s probably a club for it at Leesville. Such is the case for the Creative Journaling Club. Created back in November by Aditti Yerra, freshman,…
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Long May They Reign
Like many pop and rock cultural icons, Freddie Mercury is one of the most recognizable figures of the 20th century. Anyone who was alive during the reign of the rock band Queen is well…
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Which NC university should you apply to?
Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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The Excellence in Teaching Award: Mrs. Scioli’s finely tailored suit
The University of North Carolina School of Education recently awarded Angela Scioli, Leesville social studies teacher, the Excellence in Teaching Award. This award is one of four Distinguished Alumni Awards given to UNC-CH graduates…
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Leesville girls swim and dive captures first state title in 23 years
For the past few years, Hough High School has dominated the state in girls swimming. Hough won the NCHSAA 4A Girls Swimming and Diving state title each of the past three years, and looked…
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Freshmen: One Semester Down
The transition from middle school to high school is never easy, but once the “newbies” of high school, freshmen grow accustomed to their new home, everyday tasks become easier. Many freshmen can be easily…
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Moving Forward: The 91st Academy Awards
The Oscars announced their nominees on Tuesday, January 22. The 91st Academy Awards is full of history-making and first-time nominations in film. Netflix finally cracked the Academy Awards when the streaming service received its…
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A cheap alternative to airpods
Across the world, Airpods are popping up everywhere becoming a staple in listening to music. Unfortunately, the hefty price tag may make it impossible for many to purchase, but there is an alternative. What…
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Increased security at Leesville on Tuesday in light of threat
On Tuesday, February 5, students arrived at Leesville Road High School in the morning to the sight of various news crews parked in front of the school and police officers roaming the halls. Leesville…
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UNCG Facebook Live Q&A Review
Colleges want students to feel as comfortable as possible when it comes to selection time. Students oftentimes bombard universities with questions to make sure they choose the best fit . January 23, the University…
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Pride Women’s basketball impressive season so far
On Monday, January 28, High School OT posted the current state women’s basketball rankings: on the top of that list is the Lady Pride. The Pride women’s basketball team maintains their winning record, in…
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A greener Leesville
The new year means new changes in the Wake County School System. County officials have decided to implement greener options into Wake County schools in 2019. The most substantial of these changes is the…
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Leesville Wrestling Performs At Cap 7
On Saturday, January 26, Leesville Wrestling took on Cap 7’s best at the annual conference tournament. Though the event was held at Enloe, the Pride came in full force and quickly distinguished themselves as…
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Floral Fever Coming to NCMA
One of the many previous installments that were on display during this annual event. These large, intricate, and organic structures are entirely unique and spectacular to witness. (Photo use by permission of NCMA) Springtime…
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Writer’s Block Can Be Defeated
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration; the rest of us get up and go to work” — Stephen King Running into walls never results in a good time. Upon impact, bones can are…
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Cheez-Its v. Goldfish
If you walk around the Leesville cafeteria during lunch, it is extremely easy to identify Ziploc bags full of salty yellow crackers. More specifically, a vast number of students consume either Cheez-Its or Goldfish…
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Finals are just around the corner at Leesville. Many seasoned students are entering a state of either denial or rushed studying. Freshmen, however, are entering into the unknown Student Views Carter Cruikshank, a freshmen,…
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Winter Break: “just a break”
As of December, 2017 about 90% of Americans celebrated Christmas (Pew Research Center). Many students at Leesville also celebrate Christmas, and associate winter break with last minute shopping, packing to visit family, or hectically…
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Wake County Board of Education approves Ian Solomon as new Leesville Road High School principal
At its January 22 meeting, the Wake County Board of Education announced that Ian Solomon will take on the role of Leesville Road High School’s principal starting February 18. Solomon, who earned his Master…
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Weston Estate: High Schoolers by Day, Hot New Music Group by Night
Marco Gomez, Manas Panchavati, Abhi Manhass, Tanmay Joshi, Ushno Chakraborty, and Srikar Nanduri are seniors at different Wake County high schools. They spend the day taking quizzes and tests, studying, spending time with friends,…
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Exam Week: The Finale
As first semester draws to a close, the pressure of oncoming exams becomes prevalent in every student’s daily routine. We spend days finishing work and nights studying, and class is dedicated to review. Instead…
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Behind the wedding of the Century
It’s May 2009, and you’ve just come home from a long day of first grade. With a cherry popsicle and a bag of chips, you settle down on the couch to watch your favorite…
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Teens at NCMA
Art museums have a reputation of being bland and boring — an archive of paintings that aren’t that unique — and has become a place that don’t seem exciting to teens. Recently however, museums…
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Aquaman: Saving The DCEU
DC Comics was founded in 1934 and has seen incredible success throughout its 85 years in existence so far. Spawning some of the world’s most memorable and influential super heroes ever–such as Batman, Superman,…
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Innovation at Leesville
Over the course of the past two years, a group of sharp Leesville students have worked continuously towards the completion of our school’s first solar car. The car was officially completed in June of…
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Are Finals Fair?
High school students prepare for finals in many different ways. Some create flash cards, highlight important information and review their notes. Others might choose to avoid studying and skip reviewing for their upcoming exams.…
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2019: Here we go
We’ve all heard the phrase “new year, new me” before. Everybody strives to make the New Year their best year, but how often does this really happen? Making New Year’s Resolutions is a worldwide…
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The Hidden Hardships of College Application
How would I describe applying to college in one word? Stressful. With college applications stacking up and a taunting timeline staring back at me, I couldn’t imagine this process being completely stress free. I…
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Georgia O’Keeffe in North Carolina
On the sprawling grounds of NCMA, there is a constant cycle of patrons entering and exiting the East Building. Within the brick walls and past the snaking line for tickets, a new world sits…
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Classic Romance’s in the Age of Tinder
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want for a wife,” begins Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, one of the most famous…
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Dr. Muttillo: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
In 2012, Dr. AJ Muttillo walked into Leesville ready to provide stability to a school that had been through turmoil principal wise. In 2018, he left for the last time with experience and a…
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Leesville AP Exam Registration Opens
With first semester exams approaching, AP exam registration also lurks. The online registration opened on December 6, 2018 and is open until March 4, 2019. Online registration can be found here. The exams are…
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Advertising Impact
Whether you realize it or not, someone is always trying to sell you something. Every day you will see approximately 5000 advertisements. With a large volume of advertisements being presented to us each day,…
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Rural vs. Urban: Education
Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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Leesville Road High School Student Creates A Way to Give Back for the Holidays
Families everywhere prepare for all of Christmas’ festivities for the holiday season. Some children or even adults who are fortunate enough to celebrate Christmas with all of its holiday cheer, do not stop to…
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Leesville grad shares his newly published book and gives special recognition to a former teacher
In a recent LRHS staff meeting, Nathan Coffey a 2007 Leesville graduate returned to Leesville to share the recent publication of a children’s book he wrote. Coffey came to not only share his book…
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Early graduates depart Leesville
For most high school students, June 13 of 2019 will be a day for rejoicing, but for some that day came sooner. Friday, December 14 was the last official day of high school for…
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Irish Dance: Overlooked, but not by Levecque
Traditional, or modern dance, is a common after-school activity for Leesville High School girls. The CDC (Carolina Dance Center) (one of the many Dance Studios available in North Carolina) is where students in dance…
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Leesville’s Sophomore Class Council Spreads Holiday Cheer to School Staff
Leesville’s 2018-19 Sophomore Class Council wanted to do something meaningful for the school as the holiday season rolls in, and so they did. Jessica Lee, council president, proposed the idea to raise money in…
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Rolling Admission vs. Decision Dates
Every senior is all too familiar with the anxiety of college applications. After all of the initial effort associated with college applications– resumes, essays, and standardized tests– one might think they have finished all…
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Leesville theatre prepares for the spring musical: Chicago
On Monday, December 17 and Tuesday, December 18, Leesville’s theatre department hosted auditions for the spring musical, Chicago. On both Monday and Tuesday, students interested in being a part of the Chicago cast performed…
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10 Cool Scholarships You Didn’t Know About
It is never too early to begin thinking about college scholarships. While applying for scholarships may be even more stressful and tedious than actually applying to college, the reward is worth the effort. Here…
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Twitter’s Thoughts on Therapy
Twitter takes on many different roles as a social media platform — from offering a platform for commercial businesses to connect to an audience, to becoming a space where people can just rant for…
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Now that Muttillo has left, what does the future hold for Leesville?
On November 8th, students and faculty of LRHS shared a bittersweet moment as Dr. Muttillo’s six-and-a-half-year-long reign on the school came to an end. The administrator we all know and love was promoted to…
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How well do you know the 50 states?
Create your own user feedback survey McKenna Daley, print senior editor