There is a secret club expertly hidden within the walls of Leesville Road High School. Started in 2006, this club is extremely exclusive, and its members are few and far between. They know things no one else knows and have been a part of this secret society since the age of six. They are the [...]

It is with a (somewhat) heavy heart that I write my final Senioritis column. We seniors have less than two weeks of school left. We have made countdowns, set phone alarms and decorated the June 11 square on our calendars with pretty markers and stickers. My mom and I even came up with a brilliant [...]

Friday, May 27 marks the end of a nearly perfect season for the ladies of Varsity Pride soccer. They have endured months of regular-season games and practices, five playoff games, and now, what they’ve all been working towards: The state championship title. The state championship, taking place at the WakeMed soccer park in Cary at [...]

On Monday, May 23, Jose Espinal’s Honors Art IV class presented their favorite works at the new restaurant Fiasco’s in Brierdale Shopping Center. This showcase, which is the first of its kind for most Leesville art students, attracted a large crowd of students, parents, teachers and friends wanting to explore the works of the talented [...]

When Nora Kilcup, senior, received her Senior Bulletin, a booklet for seniors detailing all the rules, regulations and important dates pertaining to graduation, she noticed something unsettling. The dress code for women at the senior assembly and graduation ceremony strictly requires a dress to be worn under the traditional graduation gown. “I have some friends [...]

Leesville’s 2011 Prom was predicted to be a magical night full of beautiful dresses and marbles galore. However, there were key features that prevented the dance from reaching its ultimate potential. Actually, in a word, it was just plain bad. Here’s why.

Members of Leesville Road’s International Thespian Society recently attended the North Carolina Thespian Festival at UNC School of the Arts on March 25 and 26. The festival, which hosted technical theater students and teachers from 25 high schools from all over North Carolina, included one-act play showcases, individual events, workshops, dinner and other activities. Two [...]

Our America with Lisa Ling on the Oprah Winfrey Network is an MTV True Life-esque exposé on various issues hidden in American society. Sometimes shocking and always enlightening, host Lisa Ling takes an objective stance with every person she interviews. The controversies Ling has addressed in the new series are sex offenders, mail-order brides, Christians [...]

I’ve come to a startling realization, folks; an epiphany, if you will. A school year is nine months long. Nine months is also the duration of a normal pregnancy. Ergo, if senior year were a pregnant woman, that crazy lady would be entering her third trimester this month. “Third trimester pregnancy can be tiring and [...]

The Easter Seals, a group that aids and advocates for those with autism and other mental and physical disabilities, as well as their families, will hold a charity walk in Raleigh on Saturday, April 2. Called “Walk With Me,” the funds raised through the 1.2-mile “Family Fun Route” (which can be walked up to three [...]

Jake Joyner, senior, is most widely known for his tackles on the Leesville Road football team’s D-line. What many people do not know about him, however, is his passion for filmmaking. Joyner intends to major in Film Studies at UNC-Wilmington, a university in the middle of the  country’s third-largest film production center. He has already [...]

Senior year is a stressful time. Full of deadlines, applications and apathy, seniors need an outlet to channel their anxieties and find their calm. So, I decided to try the calming ancient exercise of Yoga. I was skeptical at first, having tried Yoga before and finding it to be a yawnfest. But I knew I [...]

Having contracted the Bubonic Plague (or possibly a cold; it’s too soon to tell), I have been quarantined in my house for quite some time now. I have spent a good chunk of that time reflecting on my life since it is very likely that it will come to an end soon (COD: hacking so [...]

Wednesday, February 2 marked the class of 2011 National Signing Day for student athletes. Among them, three of Leesville’s star athletes from the women’s soccer team signed an Official Letter of Intent to their respective schools at 7:30 a.m. in front of excited friends, family and members of Leesville’s athletics department. Stephanie Bronson, Rachel Hunter [...]

I am halfway through my fourth and final year of high school. Haaaaaaaaaaaaallelujah! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Halleeeeeeeeeeeeeelujah! In celebration of this achievement, I’m going to do things a bit differently this month. Here is a list of things I have noticed in the past month that shows how (not) well we seniors are faring. Enjoy.