“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 [...]

Graduation is June 7, a month away, but Leesville has already begun to prepare for this important event. This week, April 30 through May 4, for example, Senior bulletins were released that detailed information about appropriate dress, times, places, and tickets.  There have recently been many meetings involving supervision committees, as well as meetings at [...]

May 8, 2012 Dear Mycenaean Readers, It has come to my attention that the online school newspaper has misrepresented Martin York, Park Scholarship winner, in an article about the value of and reasons for volunteering. I have communicated with the York family about the situation and wanted to let our loyal Mycenaean readers know of [...]

It’s that time of year again. Boys are blushing as they paint “prom?” onto cars, girls are favoriting hair styles on their Pinterest accounts, and teachers are hushing chatter about dinner reservations. This year’s prom will be held on Friday, April 27 at Marbles Museum downtown. That Friday school day will be a 2 1/2 [...]

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 [...]

Things are starting to heat up as the cast and crew of Kiss Me, Kate prepare for show week. “Everything’s starting to come together,” said Cassie Seale, who plays the role of Lois. “We haven’t gotten to run everything – dancing, acting and singing – in a whole scene yet, but the cast works really [...]

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 [...]

While Leesville’s juniors spent hours trapped in the dungeon that is the ACT, freshmen, sophomores and seniors were treated to a special assembly. The assembly featured Chris Hendricks and his acoustic band. Chris Hendricks, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 4, decided to dedicate his life to playing music and inspiring [...]

On the morning of February 8, Principal Scott Lyons announced to the Leesville Road High School faculty, staff and students that he would be starting as principal of Enloe High School on March 1. Over his three years at LRHS, Lyons has built for himself a fantastic reputation based on a history of friendly leadership, [...]

Mrs. Harris, an English teacher at Leesville, is retiring from a long, dutiful career on February 29. Harris began teaching in 1969 at Abingdon High School in Abingdon, Virginia. “I knew that I wanted to teach when I was nine years old,” said Harris. “My grandmother wanted me to go to college, and so she [...]

  On days that the Mycenaean staff distribute printed newspapers to the Leesville students and faculty, the online edition posts the same articles that are printed. Tomorrow (February 23), dozens of articles will be posted to lrhsnews.org over the course of the day. Unfortunately, there is not a way for the staff to amend the number [...]

The administration recently decided there was a need to appeal to prospective students who would be choosing their high schools from now on . A compilation of clips, edited by Jason Korreck, CTE teacher, shows off the best of the Pride. “We wanted to promote Leesville Road and all the things that go on here [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

The Leesville Band’s instruments are eighteen years old, and the band students are determined to replace them. They plan to achieve this feat by winning a $25,000 grant from the Pepsi corporation. The grant is a part of the Pepsi Refresh Project. The project promises to give hefty grants to any “ideas” that gather enough [...]