Saying goodbye to Pyeongchang
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
March 6, 2018
Filed under Featured, State/Nation/World
For 16 days, athletes from around the world gathered in Pyeongchang, South Korea to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Americans watched as seventeen year old Red Gerard pulled off an upset to win gold at Snowboarding Men’s Slopestyle and Shaun White had his redemption in winning the halfpipe. “My...
Making a movement
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
February 28, 2018
Filed under Featured, State/Nation/World
The Parkland shooting that occured last week resulted in the loss of 17 lives, marking it as one of the deadliest shootings in modern US history, and the deadliest high school shooting in American history. Outrage was sparked nationwide as news emerged that the shooter legally obtained the weapon us...
Destination: Ecuador
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
February 15, 2018
Filed under Featured, School News
Last week seniors from all around LISD were given the chance to do week long internships at jobs all around the state, country and world. This week is called COOL week and was implemented to allow seniors to learn about jobs they are possibly interested in for after college. This way they could get a...
Are you APauled?
by Rebekah Hui, Staff Writer
February 13, 2018
Filed under News, State/Nation/World
On December 13, Logan Paul, a widely followed Youtuber, posted a video of a dead body he found in Japan’s Aokigahara Forest. This video went viral, and strong responses on all forms of social media flooded the internet. 19 days after uploading the ‘suicide forest’ video, Paul published a written...
4,000 words later…
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
January 24, 2018
Filed under Featured, School News
After an entire year of researching, experimenting and writing the IB seniors finished their Extended Essays (EE) last week. “I am incredibly proud of this IB senior class,” IB coordinator Kate Hauenstein said. “Not only did everyone turn it in on time, but I have seen some amazing research....
Helping the next generation
by Amanda Nguyen, Staff Writer
January 24, 2018
Filed under News, School News
The Ready Set Teach program traveled to a local daycare called Bagdad Head Start, a U.S program that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families. The class is offered at LHS to sophomores, juniors and seniors and is spon...
Get the facts straight: Government Shutdown
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
January 24, 2018
Filed under Featured, News, State/Nation/World
The government effectively shutdown last Friday following a Senate blockade of extended federal funding. The blockade was due to conflict between Democrats and Republicans over protections for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children, otherwise known as DREAMers. The shutdown was e...
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Month
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
January 18, 2018
Filed under Featured, State/Nation/World
12 Nigerien men are marched out of a house into a courtyard in front of an audience. Soon the proceedings begin. Numbers start to ring out; 400, 500, 550. Finally, after not even a minute, ‘the merchandise’, as called by the men in charge, are sold. Human beings are being sold to other human being...
Lending a hand to the homeless
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
December 13, 2017
Filed under Featured, School News
Every IB student must conduct a service project to help the community or world in some way once during their time in the program. This is for CAS, the creative, active and service component of IB. For eleven of the current IB seniors this meant starting a supply drive to donate to the homeless in downtown...
Trick or tumble
by Amanda Nguyen, Staff Writer
November 3, 2017
Filed under School News
The cheer team held their sixth annual fundraiser ‘Haunted Hallway’ at Trunk or Treat on Monday, October 30. The ‘Haunted Hallway’ is a $10 haunted walk through for kids and parents of all ages to enjoy together. Every year, the cheer team picks a different theme for Haunted Hallway. Thi...
The March for Music
October 4, 2017
Filed under School News
Leander band is gearing up for marching season The Leander Band has recently participated in the Festival of Bands on September 25th, practicing consistently during their marching season the Band also participated in the Bands of America competition placing Second in prelimin...
Taking the knee: A powerful platform or unpatriotic?
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
September 29, 2017
Filed under Featured, State/Nation/World
President Donald Trump's remarks on Friday regarding NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem have sparked both outrage and support, as many more in the league have joined their colleagues in their form of peaceful protest. “Taking a knee during the national anthem is disrespectful to...
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
March 6, 2018
For 16 days, athletes from around the world gathered in Pyeongchang, South Korea to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Americans watched as seventeen year old Red Gerard...
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
February 28, 2018
The Parkland shooting that occured last week resulted in the loss of 17 lives, marking it as one of the deadliest shootings in modern US history, and the deadliest high school s...
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
February 15, 2018
Last week seniors from all around LISD were given the chance to do week long internships at jobs all around the state, country and world. This week is called COOL week and...
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Staff Writer
Hello! My name is Amanda Nguyen. I am a junior, and this is my second year as a staff writer for The Roar. I have a passion for writing in all forms, and I can’t wait to see where it takes me throughout my life. W...
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Assistant Editor
Hi! My name’s Bri Branscomb, and this is my third year on staff for The Roar and second year as Assistant Editor. I’m very proud of the material we produce, and am excited to get to spend another year wi...
