Leesville Road High School
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| Established | 1993[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Scott Lyons[2] |
| Asst. Principal | Gary Duvall, Sheri Golden, Jo Ellen Newhouse, George Ward |
| Students | 2348 (2010-2011)[update][3] |
| Location | 8409 Leesville Road, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA |
| District | WCPSS |
| Colors | Navy blue and Kelly green |
| Nickname | Pride |
| Mascot | Leo the Lion |
| Website | leesville.org |
Leesville Road High School (or Leesville High School, LRHS), which opened its doors in 1993, is a comprehensive public high school in Wake County. It has 2,348 enrolled students<ref="Profile"/> and offers a variety of extracurricular activities, including band, computer club, foreign language, newspaper, yearbook, National Honor Society, Student Council, and many other clubs.
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[edit] Academics
Leesville Road High School has consistently ranked as a North Carolina School of Distinction. Its most recent ranking was in the 2005-2006 school year. Leesville offers its students a wide variety of advanced and 14 Advanced Placement courses in various subjects. Leesville also offers the following foreign language courses: Spanish, French, and Latin. In math and English EOC scores, Leesville ranks above the North Carolina average. In 2005, Leesville scored 90% and 92% in English and Math, higher than the state averages of 82% and 80%.[4] The school's yearbook, The Menagerie, won the Columbia University Scholastic Press Gold Medal in 2004 and 2006.[citation needed] Leesville Road High School also offers an impressive list of career and technical education courses in the areas of family and consumer sciences, business and marketing education, technology education, and trade and industrial education.
[edit] Athletics
Leesville High offers various athletic activities to its students including, but not limited to, football, basketball, soccer, gymnastics, and wrestling.
The girls soccer team was ranked first in the country in 2010.[citation needed]
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
Leesville is home to one North Carolina's largest Latin Clubs with membership in the Fall semester of 2010 totaling to over 130 students.[citation needed]
Career and technical student organizations provide students in career and technical education the opportunity to build their teamwork, communication, leadership, and technical skills in the context of career preparation. The following CTSO's are available at LRHS: Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, DECA, FBLA-PBL, and SkillsUSA.
[edit] The Leesville complex
Leesville Road High School is physically connected to Leesville Road Elementary School and Leesville Road Middle School, forming what is commonly called the Leesville Complex. The three schools are also linked by their mascots. The mascot for the high school is the Pride, a pack of lions. The elementary and middle school mascots are Cubs and Lions, respectively.
[edit] Notable alumni
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[edit] See also
- Leesville Road Elementary School
- Leesville Road Middle School
[edit] References
- ^ "May 2011 Principal's Corner". May 2011. http://leesville.org/PTSA/pride_post_5_4_11.pdf. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ "LRHS: Departments". Leesville Road High School. http://www.leesville.org/Departments/index.htm. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "School Profile". http://www.ncreportcards.org/src/schDetails.jsp?pSchCode=473&pLEACode=920. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ "Leesville Road High School Test Scores". http://www.greatschools.org/modperl/achievement/nc/1887. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
[edit] External links
- Leesville High School Website
- Leesville Elementary School Website
- Leesville Middle School Website
- Google Maps image of the Leesville Complex (The high school comprises the top two buildings)
- Wake County Public School System
- Leesville Football Images
- Leesville High School Bands
- Official Leesville Wrestling Webpage
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Coordinates: 35°53′27″N 78°43′07″W / 35.89082°N 78.71851°W
