Many students have seen or heard of the movie, The Bucket List.  And although the Leesville student body is not terminally ill, we need our own list of what to do before we graduate. Before we graduate we should participate in a nationwide event which takes place on campus. See You at the Pole (SYATP) [...]

The LRHS Political Club is hosting a Voter Registration drive during the week of September 20-24.  The booth is set up in the courtyard between the Main Building and the East Building before school from 6:45-7:18 a.m. and after school until 2:45 p.m. The registration booth is a long-standing tradition at Leesville and is especially [...]

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 to be pretty ugly [for them] going in…” said Braxton Berrios. Ryan Mangum earned the Pride their first touchdown with 9:42 [...]

David Stammen, senior, began his acting career in middle school, when he joined a travelling theatre for a performance of The Little Mermaid. His freshman year at Leesville, he found his home in props crew instead of on the stage. In his sophomore year, he auditioned for the fall play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Rehearsals [...]

For most students at Leesville Road High, art is not a noun, but a verb. Nastalgia Powe, Andrea Lopez, and Grace Satterfield, artists, agree that art is how you express yourself, whether through dance, music, or painting. Every person has a different take on art and their own form. “Art is the expression of yourself,” [...]

When many hear the word “homecoming,” they think of the week-long shebang full of Loonie spirit, a football game and dance. However, for senior football players and cheerleaders, it’s much more.  This October 8 is their last homecoming. “This [homecoming] is so important to me because I’m a senior, and it’s my last homecoming game. [...]

FashionSPARK, a fashion show of designers in The Triangle, was held this year, Friday, September 17, at Raleigh City Plaza on Fayetteville Street. Seating started at 7:00 pm and the show began at 8:00 pm; admission was free. FashionSPARK is an affiliate of SPARKcon, a celebration of arts and culture in The Triangle area. This [...]

Barnes & Noble’s SparkNotes, as everyone knows, is the official religion of American high schoolers. Aiding in the understanding of literature greats such as Shakespeare and Dickens, the geniuses at SparkNotes know how to put ideas into words we lazy teenagers can understand. So why look anywhere else when searching for a compilation of useful [...]

Leesville will hold the annual Powder Puff games on Thursday, October 7, during Homecoming Week this year.  A community barbecue will take place from 6:00-7:00 p.m. The entrance fee is $8, which includes the barbecue plate provided by Rick Gentry and tickets to watch the Powder Puff games. Tickets will be sold on Friday, September [...]

I have a few choice words to describe the Republican Party—many are not appropriate for this column. However, as much as I hate to admit it, the GOP works. When asked what party Comedian Will Rogers belonged to, he responded “I don’t belong to one, I’m a Democrat.” I totally agree, Mr. Rogers. The Democratic [...]

Leesville junior varsity volleyball is back on the winning streak, Thursday, September 17, after a long, point-by-point, 3-game match with Sanderson. Leesville won the first game, 25-20, and the third game, 25-22. In the first game, Sanderson was first to serve, winning the first point and losing the second. Laura Stammen, freshman, is first to [...]

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 freshman vice president. “I wanted to get involved and meet new people,” Daley said, when asked why she chose to run [...]

On August 23, Leesville hosted the first annual “Pride Launch,” an open house specifically for freshmen and their parents.  Students were dropped off at 8:30 a.m. for general information about starting high school, tours of their schedule, and clubs fair.  At 11:30, parents attended a “Parents of Freshmen” meeting, which offered an overview of how [...]

Today was the second day of my life that I truly enjoyed. The day started out normal enough: I broke free from the chains of my four-month relationship that had tryingly tied me down. After drowning myself in an ocean of tears and memories, I decided to undergo a quest to find food potent enough [...]

The Wake County Public School System, or WCPSS, is currently finding ways to support nutrition in the cafeterias while battling the county’s debt. As a result, the LRHS school cafeteria will be featuring some changes to the lunch menu this year. “We are trying to offer more fruits and vegetables and trying to make more [...]