At Leesville Road High School, scootering has struck as an indispensable form of fun. Yes, a recent group of students, led by Connor Blevins and Garrett Peebles, have started a group, a club, and some may even say a cult of scooterers. “We call ourselves the Scooter Squad 919,” said Anne Cushman, junior and recent [...]

After endless hours of updating myself on all things Marvel Comics related, the time finally came. At 12:01 on Friday, May 4, The Avengers finally arrived in theatres across America. Suited up in my makeshift Black Widow outfit, I arrived at the theatre, accompanied with friends dressed as Nick Fury, Captain America, Tony Stark and [...]

Rarely can a movie tweak as many of my hormone induced adolescent funny bones than the new documentary-esque Project X, which hit theatres March 12, 2012. The movie is directed by Nima Nourizadeh and produced by Tom Phillips who directed The Hangover, and definitely has some similar characteristics– basically the complete and utter chaos of [...]

Wandering around Leesville, it is hard not to notice a trend circulating amongst the females. With spring quickly approaching, bright bold colors are commonly found on many girls’ nails. Pinks, purples, oranges and blues adorn the carefully cut cuticles of these females. However, this new trend adds another pop of color to the already color [...]

Searching for the perfect birthday present for a guy is never easy. A nice watch or wallet is too expensive for some budgets and a key chain is too cheap. With a birthday quickly approaching for my guy, I was forced into this difficult dilemma. Searching online, I was introduced to something that seemed like [...]

Date night is always a tricky issue as movies that appeal to girls generally don’t appeal to boys. Girls like chick flicks, boys like action. Last Friday night, I was caught in this common conundrum. After a vicious debate, we settled on This Means War, directed by McG. The movie has the makings of a [...]

Last year, if you wanted to buy an overpriced, quaintly decorated cupcake, you had to drive downtown. Two cupcake stores, Gigi’s Capcakes and The Cupcake Shoppe are located within minutes of each other, one on Oberlin Road and the other on Glenwood, respectively. Easily accessible for the richer “inside the Beltline” types of people, both [...]

When Matt Hurley, senior, was asked to describe his senior year swimming experience, he only used one word: “super-duper”. Well, one contraction. As the regular swimming season draws to a close, many seniors are reminiscing about their season. “It was an awesome season,” added Hurley, co-captain of the team. “The captains were awesome this year, [...]

As most semi-conscious Americans know, the Superbowl took place on Sunday, Feb. 5. The passionate New England Patriots and the New York Giants met in a rumpus only comparable to the epic Clash of the Titans. The poor Patriots, led by the steamy Tom Brady, battled hard, but the true victors became obvious in the [...]

The new school selection process kicked off its first application period on January 17 and will end on February 24. Each student will have their public school’s–from elementary to high school–assigned to them. If they are not happy with their choices, they have the option to apply to their chosen school. For the purpose of [...]

Leesville’s honors theatre class presented two interesting renditions of Shakespeare’s works on Friday January 6. While Shakespeare Slept, written by Tim Kelley and published in 1967 and When Shakespeare’s Ladies Meet by Charles George, published in 1942. While Shakespeare Slept is about a dream Shakespeare had after claiming to have quit the theatre due to [...]

Mrs. Diane Covington’s chorus classes sung us into the holiday season with their concert on Friday, December 2 in the Leesville Road High School Auditorium. The first show started at 4:30 and last about an hour and a half, the second started at 7:30 and lasted just as long. Covington directed the show while Megan [...]

As the Christmas spirit settles over Mr. Broer’s newspaper class, our faithful writers and editors are busy at work producing festive articles for the reader’s pleasure. Ranging from grumpy articles about Secret Santa gift exchanges to where Christmas trees come from, these articles are sure to please, entertain, and maybe even generate a discreet chuckle. [...]

Immortals is just as disappointing as it was disgusting. I am a huge fan of Greek mythology. Zeus and all of his little children, Athena especially, fascinate me; however, the gory story of Theseus has never been a favorite of mine. Perhaps that fact should of deterred me from the movie at the start, but [...]

Simply Adorkable is the tag line for the new Fox comedy The New Girl, featuring Zooey Deschanel. Created by Elizabeth Meriweather, the show puts an interesting spin on the quirkier people in life. Instead of ridiculing them, Meriweather gives them cute love-able traits that are endearing. The premise of the show is that Jess, played [...]