Stellar Kart rocks the music world once again with their new album Everything is Different Now, released at the end of February. Stellar Kart has changed their sound for this record, but nothing too drastic, mainly the lyrics; the band decided to turn to praise and worship songs rather than the relational ones they have [...]

Leesville held the 2010 ‘Night on the Orient’ Prom for juniors and seniors on Saturday, April 17 at the Sister’s Garden Catering Hall on East Millbrook Road. Most students that attend Prom do not consider how much time and money it takes to plan the dance.  The Junior Class Council started to plan this year’s prom [...]

From March 4 through March 11, the Latin club collected animal supplies in an effort to support the Wake County SPCA. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (SPCA) serves to protect and provide shelter for animals. Brian Jackson, senior and president of Latin club, said, “We chose the SPCA because it is [...]

Ms. Hoban recently published a book titled National Dance Education Standards.  The book was published and distributed by Human Kinetics. The book is a collection of lesson plans and assessments compiled by a group of dance teachers.  It is user friendly and set up in a way so that teachers who are unsure of how [...]

Contrary to what the movies portray, prom is not the pinnacle of our high school careers.  It neither determines which college we go to nor who our friends are, and it does not guarantee whether you’ll dance through a life of happiness from that point forward. Prom does, however, rank second only to graduation in [...]

It is a universally-known fact that even the thought of a monumentally different styled haircut is enough to make a girl worry. However, on April 14, Elise Dunham, freshman, took her haircut to an all-new level, shaving it off entirely. Dunham performed this selfless act for the Saint Baldrick’s Foundation dedicated to curing childhood cancer. [...]

After students returned from Spring Break, many realized that something was different.  Allergies, dirty cars, and yellow extremities were all in high supply.  The culprit?  Pollen. 2010 has reigned in a variety of pluses for Leesville students: new classes, prom plans, and the hope of graduation persuade students to persevere through the duration of the [...]

As I paged through the 1994 and 1995 editions of the Mycenaean, I was shocked to find the Leesville has barely changed in 15 or 16 years….other than the bad hair and the mom-jeans. Back in the day, students were plagued with the same grievances we are today: the SAT’s, redistricting warnings, and all the [...]

A tremor with a magnitude of 8.8 devastated large parts of southern Chile on February 27. The President, Michelle Bachelet declared a ‘State of catastrophe’ as the quake destroyed the city of Concepción. Parts of Chile have been left in ruin; pictures show buildings completely collapsed and major highways that have trembled into small pieces. [...]

Election officials have confirmed that California’s Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 will appear on the November mid-term election ballot. If approved, the act will allow individuals over 21 to legally purchase, possess, transport, and cultivate marijuana. It is estimated that taxing cannabis will provide the state with billions of dollars to fund [...]

There are many myths about the mysterious happenings of April 20. Better known as “four-twenty,” it is a day celebrating the cannabis plant and the marijuana-smoking lifestyle. Many believe the number 420 is the police code for “marijuana smoking in process” but it is, alas, a fallacy. The concept of 420 began back in 1971 [...]

Upon arriving to school on Monday morning, many students looked down to notice a trail of blue and green lion paw-prints leading from the main office in the old building to the attendance office in the new building. Leesville Road High School’s Key Club, lead by advisor Kelley Nusbaum and President Cameron Wood, painted the [...]

Will Woodhouse, senior class President, won the Benjamin N. Duke scholarship.  The scholarship, awarded annually to 13 students from the Carolinas, provides full funding for four years at Duke University. In addition to paying for Duke’s notoriously high tuition, the scholarship funds one 8-week service trip within North Carolina and one summer service trip to [...]

On Thursday, April 8, Tiger Woods returned to the Masters tournament in Augusta, Georgia after a four month leave of absence. He took the league of absence to deal with his recent publicity involving affairs. During his time away from golf, Woods entered himself into a sex rehabilitation clinic in Mississippi to receive treatment for [...]

On April 14 the men’s track team defeated Wakefield 74-72, recording their eleventh win and adding to their perfect record. Dedication, hard work ethic and practice have helped contribute to the Pride’s success this season. Nate Wooten, senior, throws shot put and the discus, believes the guys care about the team as a whole more [...]