Applying for college
by Gigi Allen, Staff Writer
September 16, 2016
Filed under School News
New this year, application help sessions are being offered nine times in different pride times. These sessions offer one on one help for seniors for scholarships, essays and college applications. “This year we are providing something a little different, in that we are offering 9 Application Help Sess...
Students open up about opening their books
by Bri Branscomb, Staff Writer
September 16, 2016
Filed under School News
The DEAR time is an initiative campaigned by the staff of the school in efforts to raise the literacy rates of the students, as the highest rate achieved last year was 68%. Every Thursday, students will be locked into their home Pride Time of that day and be required to read any novel of their choosin...
The Glenn Effect
by Dylan Hanna, Staff Writer
September 13, 2016
Filed under School News
Ask anyone: freshman year can be difficult. A new environment, new people and harder classes. For most students, high school can be faced with their middle school friends thanks to district feeder patterns. When district zoning plans are redrawn however, things can change fast, thus impacting the younge...
New shopping center to come in 2017
by Amanda Nguyen, Staff Writer
September 11, 2016
Filed under Community
Over the last year, the Leander/Cedar Park area has been booming with new shops and restaurants. Now, even more shopping centers are being introduced. Cedar Park is welcoming a 370,000 square foot shopping center along the 183-A toll road by New Hope Drive. New stores include Nordstrom Rack, 365 by...
Remembering 9/11
by Amanda Nguyen, Staff Writer
September 11, 2016
Filed under State/Nation/World
15 years ago, on the early morning of September 11, 2001, almost 25,000 people departed flights in the United States. 19 men part of the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda, directed by Osama bin Laden, attempted to hijack four planes and use them to destroy American landmarks. “I was on my way to...
Dr. Spicer’s new blog
by Gigi Allen, Staff Writer
September 7, 2016
Filed under School News
New to school this year is Dr. Spicer’s new blog. The blog consists of messages from Dr. Spicer to the reader about announcements concerning the school. “Sometimes our parents and students don’t exactly read the insider,” Dr. Spicer said. “Or they’re like ‘It’s too hard to get to if...
Kaepernick protest sparks controversy
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
September 6, 2016
Filed under State/Nation/World
NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been making the news lately, but not because of his football skills. In protest of the ‘oppression of black people and people of color’, he has refused to stand up during the playing of the national anthem. “I think it’s stupid to disrespect the country...
DECA begins the sale of class shirts
by Austin Graham, Assistant Editor
September 2, 2016
Filed under School News
The school store hosted by DECA has began selling their school famed cookies and class shirts. Each shirt is being sold for $15 and has sizes ranging from small to extra large. The shirts are being advertised at the entrance to the commons. “We wanted people to recognize the shirts,” senior Emilie...
Open carry law causes concern for seniors
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
September 2, 2016
Filed under State/Nation/World
Students across Texas colleges and universities have already started their first classes. They’ve packed their computer, textbooks, pens and also their handguns. Beginning on August 1st at four year colleges and universities, students aged above 21 with an open carry license can openly carry their...
Senior wins first at UIL state
by Kyle Gehman, Assistant Editor
June 1, 2016
Filed under School News
After competing against hundreds of students and hours of hard work, senior Carolyn Plein placed first place in state UIL for her essay in the Barbara Jordan Essay contest. The Barbara Jordan Essay contest is sponsored by UT and requires students to write an essay highlighting an African American i...
Foreign Club Olympics
by Aimee Bozoudes, Staff Writer
June 1, 2016
Filed under School News
The Foreign Language Olympics competition took place on Wednesday, May 18th after school in the courtyard where the Latin, French, and Spanish clubs all came together to play a rally of games and to celebrate the end of the year with a bit of fun. “They went very well,” junior french club member Matthew Ken...
Skills in the USA
by Gigi Allen, Staff writer
May 27, 2016
Filed under School News, Uncategorized
Juniors Buddy McBroom, Chris Cecchini, and Jeremy Redden placed 2nd out of 12 in the state competition for skillsUSA. McBroom designed a re spin on an old idea of the long board. He and his team have advanced to state with a score of 936 out of 1000. The project was for skillsUSA, an organization designed to help those practice in the field of their future occup...
The March for Music
Leander band is gearing up for marching season The Leander Band has recently participated in the Festival of Bands on September 25th, practicing con...
October 4, 2017
Taking the knee: A powerful platform or unpatriotic?
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
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...
September 29, 2017
A’s to Be a Longhorn
by Rebekah Hui, Staff Writer
Recently, The University of Texas at Austin announced that their policy for automatic admission is changing from 7% to 6% for the Class of 2019. As a world renowned public...
September 26, 2017
PRIDE time changes for a third year
September 20, 2017
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Hello! I am Jesse Williams and this is my first year on the Roar newspaper. I am very excited for the school year and all the articles I will get to write. Outside of newspaper, I am the president of the Youth...
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Hey! I'm Rebekah Hui (who-eeee), and this is my first year on the Roar Staff. If I'm not at ROTC, then you can catch me running, stressing about IB, or goofing around with my amazing church. I love weari...
