Here we go again. This past fall, as many of my diehard fans already know, I wrote a scathing review of NBC’s The Sing Off, an a capella spin-off of the classic reality singing competition. While I admit that I gradually came to appreciate the vocal intricacies and creativity of a capella, The Sing Off [...]

On Tuesday, April 10, after falling behind in the early innings, the Leesville Road men’s varsity baseball team pulled off the late game comeback to defeat Heritage by a score of 4-2. With the victory, the Pride moves to 12-1 on the season, giving them the best conference record to-date. Mike Kelly, junior, described the [...]

Angry Birds, Words With Friends, even Temple Run – all three had their moment of glory, their time in the limelight as “the game.” Now though, all of that has come to an end as a new app has taken its rightful place among the gaming elite—Draw Something. In recent weeks, Draw Something has spread [...]

“Finally we’re back, and we made a big splash,” said Mrs. Hoban, Leesville’s dance instructor. On Wednesday, March 14, after a two-year hiatus, Leesville Dance once again took the stage at Pieces of Gold 2012. This year, however, they chose to bring a new twist to the competition; for the first time in school history, [...]

The end of an era is oftentimes met with harsh criticism, disappointment and a reluctance to change. However, with every parting of ways comes the opportunity to begin anew. Such is the state of Leesville Road High School. As of Thursday, March 1, Dr. Thomas Dixon officially began his time as the interim principal at [...]

On Thursday, February 23, the National Latin Honor Society held inductions for the first time in the history of Leesville Road. Dr. Mash, Latin teacher and NLHS advisor, said, “Just as Spanish did several years ago, we are proud to have created a formal organization that recognizes the hard work students put into Latin at [...]

Capital Pride held their annual auditions in order to select the students who will represent Leesville Road for the 2012-2013 school year. Mrs. Covington, chorus teacher, described “CP” as an outlet for students to express themselves in addition to furthering their musical learning. In the weeks leading up to auditions, Wednesday, March 7, every student [...]

Never lie to others. Listen to your parents. Hate the New York Yankees. Growing up in the Marks’ household, those were the golden rules. Most parents at least try to instill some sense of right and wrong into their children, which justifies the first two; good job Mom and Dad. As for the third, it’s [...]

Melancholy groans echo throughout the classroom. Feet shuffle, only to be masked by the occasional clang of a desk scraping along the floor. Uncomfortable students force out restrained introductions as they sit awkwardly in reserve. These omens can mean but one thing: group project time. Now, in theory, a group project should be a relatively [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

As a Jewish teenager at Leesville Road, Christmas confuses me. Plastic Christmas trees. Multicolored flashing lights. Tinsel and garland from Dollar General. The overwhelming commercialization of December 25 is a virus; it infects the heart of the holiday and reduces it to nothing more than a worldwide party. With only childhood memories of lighting the [...]

When Caroline Gentry woke up on Monday, December 5, she knew something had happened. “By the time I checked my phone before school that morning, I saw that I had a text and a missed call from [Coach Dinkenor], telling me to go to his room with my parents. I didn’t know what was going [...]

“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. [...]

With a 4-2 loss to Jordan High on Nov. 4, the 2011 Leesville Road varsity men’s soccer season came to an unfortunate end. The Pride, under Paul Dinkenor, fell to the number two seeded Jordan in the second round of the NCHSAA 4-A State Playoffs, but still finished the season with an impressive 16-5-2 record. [...]