On Friday, January 6, the Leesville Road band program received the one belated holiday gift they had been waiting nearly a month for: a $25,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant. According to Elizabeth Perry, senior and drum major, the grant will provide the funds necessary to purchase new instruments for their aged, worn-out counterparts. Said Perry, “There [...]

A sport’s rivalry is usually fought on the battlefield of the iron-grid, ice rink, baseball diamond or whatever field it may be. Two men, though, are beginning to make a mockery of these rivalries and at the same time challenging them. Ben Gleib and Stephen Hale are the main antagonists and protagonists of an underground [...]

Facebook is infamous for constantly releasing changes that set the online world afire. Whether it be a new homepage format or a new way to upload pictures, Facebook never ceases to surprise its users. Facebook recently released one of its most drastic changes: A new profile page format dubbed “Timeline.” The timeline features allows users [...]

With turning eighteen comes many opportunities: lottery tickets, cigarettes and porn. However, eighteen year olds are also granted the right to vote, a far more productive option. During Constitution week, September 12-16, 282 Leesville students were registered to vote. Ms. Nusbaum named the responsibilities of new voters: “Being a good citizen, new voters should follow [...]

Advanced Placement classes. A major stress factor for many high school students. For the student wishing to receive those six points for their GPA, they are a huge deal. Students have started seeing AP classes as a necessary requirement, cramming numerous difficult cl asses into their schedule, hoping to improve their GPA and embellish their [...]

Students in Apparel I classes are participating in an organized competition by Mrs. Blackwelder: Project Hallway. The name is a spin of the Lifetime Network’s Project Runway, a reality show about designers competing for their own clothes line. “Using the information student learned about the principles and elements of design, students created a sketch of [...]

“What a school thinks about libraries is a measure of what it thinks about education.” That poster hangs on the door of one of the best high school libraries in Wake County, the Leesville Road High School library. The library contains 2,186 young adult fiction books, graphic novels, and hundreds more dealing with non-fiction. Genie [...]

It’s called Tebowmania. Tim Tebow. College superstar. Heisman Trophy winner. National champion. First-round draft choice. Starting NFL quarterback. On Sunday, January 8, Tebow earned himself another title: playoff-winning quarterback. Over the weekend, Tebow led his Denver Broncos, 8-8 in the regular season, to a shocking 29-23 overtime upset of the 12-4 Pittsburgh Steelers in Denver. [...]

“Gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.” Such were the resonant words of Hillary Rodham Clinton in her LGBT rights speech to the Geneva Convention on December 6, 2011. The former First Lady, Senator and current Secretary of State conveyed in a concise thirty minutes the urgency of gay rights and [...]

This year was the first Christmas I’ve spent without my very beloved cat, Hercules. On September 11 of this year, my cat peacefully passed away in his favorite sunny spot during the afternoon. I, lucky enough,  wasn’t at home to find him deceased, but I was an hour away at my friends house in Roxboro, [...]

Every year students struggle with one aspect of projects — speeches. I, someone who enjoys speaking in front of others, want to help all the students who have the fear of speaking in front of others. In my freshman year, I had to do a “World Issues Project” in my Paideia World History class. The [...]

Bathrooms. We all have to use them, and when we do, it should not become a hassle. Walking into our school bathrooms, I constantly find myself grossed out.  Obviously I do not use the boys restroom, but I can only assume they are just as bad, or worse, than the girls bathrooms I use every [...]

On December 13, Leesville Road’s women’s varsity basketball team hosted Broughton, only to fall short, 55-33. Although not reflected in their 0-5 record, players claim this year’s team has much potential. This year’s team has much potential for the remainder of the season. The Lady Pride shocked the Caps when they started strong and gained [...]

This Saturday, on December 10, several members of the lacrosse team will enroll in a one-day lacrosse tournament. Under the name of the Loonies, the team will gear up for a preseason rally to test their skills against the local competition. The showcase, hosted by the University of North Carolina, includes a total of 40 [...]

On December 8, the Leesville JV men’s basketball team beat Enloe, 71-62. The game started off sloppily, with turnovers and missed free throws by both teams. Enloe played an up-tempo style that tested the Leesville athleticism on defense all night. By halftime, Leesville had compiled a seven point lead highlighted by a last second three. [...]

“After everything we’ve been through, all the challenges and adversity we faced, I’m so proud of our guys. We had an unbelievable season, coaches as well as players. I couldn’t have asked for any more,” said Chad Smothers, head coach. An undefeated season. A regional semi-final berth. Record-setting success for a first year head coach. [...]