“In high school, I learned to type on a typewriter.  When I went to college, I brought a word processor with me.  Over the same period of time, information was stored on an 8-inch floppy disk, than a 3 inch floppy disk, then a CD, then a flash drive, and now we have information stored [...]

Mr. Murphy, the first principal at Leesville, opened the school with the end in mind. His end goal was to have an outstanding high school. The legacy he left still continues today. On Tuesday, April 24, the Wake County School Board voted to rename the East Building to honor former Leesville principal Richard Murphy. The [...]

The next principal of Leesville Road High will be current West Millbrook Middle School principal Dr. Muttillo. He said that he should be taking over “the first week of May, contingent on when an interim principal can be appointed (to West Millbrook).” When asked via email if being the Leesville principal was a goal of [...]

A picture is worth a thousand words. Luckily I have that many. Expanding on my last column, I will continue to explore my ability to develop my artistic intelligence as described by Howard Gardner. Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence theory states that intelligences are not always present at first, and sometimes need to be developed. The [...]

Starting with the class of 2016, the Social Studies Curriculum for North Carolina will be expanding to include a second semester to the U.S. History course. The change was due to the large amount of specific, detailed content that teachers have to cover for U.S. History. After the change goes into effect, the order of [...]

People are naturally going to unfairly stereotype certain groups. One would imagine Asian-Americans are probably tired of hearing jokes about how good they are at math, or how they’re going to be doctors someday. Stereotypes like these are common, but one basketball player is expanding all of them, and making people think twice before they [...]

This column began with a lazy effort attempting to draw a bird, leading to a year of my being poked fun. I will be embarking on a journey to see if I can improve my artistic skills from extremely basic to at least average. I will be meeting with art teachers, practicing from books and [...]

“Imagine a school of 2000 students, who are solely responsible for cleaning up after themselves.” Mr. Ward, assistant principal, presents a scary scenario. “It is so important that they keep the school clean; we could have insects, rodents, and even disease problems if it wasn’t.” Despite their importance, the custodians are judged too often without [...]

On December 8, the Leesville JV men’s basketball team beat Enloe, 71-62. The game started off sloppily, with turnovers and missed free throws by both teams. Enloe played an up-tempo style that tested the Leesville athleticism on defense all night. By halftime, Leesville had compiled a seven point lead highlighted by a last second three. [...]

On Wednesday November 16, the Leesville Wrestling Team held the “Blue vs Green” scrimmage to help jump-start the upcoming season. The event is an exciting kickoff to the 2011-2012 season for the team, as Leesville wrestlers formed two teams called the “Blue Team” and the “Green Team.” New wrestlers got some experience, and old wrestlers [...]

Whether it’s crossing up Pippen, dunking over Shaq, or trying to guard Larry Bird, NBA 2K12, the latest  installment of the NBA 2K series is full of action. The makers of the game used the ongoing NBA lockout as an opportunity to add more depth to the game, as opposed to previous years where it [...]

From Monday, October 17 through Friday, October 21, the Social Studies Department at Leesville organized and started the “Give Soldiers a Treat” fundraiser, which sent non-perishable foods and other goods to US troops overseas in Afghanistan. The program is meant to collect items such as non-perishable foods and hygiene products, as well as old magazines [...]

On Wednesday October 12, Leesville High School sophomores and some juniors participated in the PSAT. The PSAT offers a different test-taking experience than other standardized tests, such as the EOCs. The test is designed to help sophomores prepare for the SAT and juniors qualify for scholarships. Matt Cesari, sophomore, said, “At first the PSAT was [...]

Beginning in second semester of, Leesville will allow students who have taken Honors Art to enroll in a new, more challenging AP-level art class which will be taught by Mr. Espinal. Espinal explained that the course had “failed to garner interest” in previous years, but the administration asked him to teach the class. One aspect [...]

He jumps, runs and swings. Kids point and stare. Gabe Rivera doesn’t care. And as for the people who think he’s weird? “I never really wanted to be normal; you don’t have to like it.” He picked the right sport. Rivera, known to many as “Ninja Gabe,” performs a French sport called Parkour, described by [...]