Superintendent Bret Champion resigns
by Garrett Gage, Staff Writer
May 10, 2016
Filed under School News
Superintendent of LISD Bret Champion announced his resignation on April 28th after being announced as Klein ISD’s next superintendent for their district. He will start work as the superintendent there in July. “I applied for the job in Klein due to a number of factors,” Champion said. “ Personally,...
LHS talks Tubmoney
by Bri Branscomb and Aimee Bozoudes
May 9, 2016
Filed under State/Nation/World, Trending
The United States Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced that influential women in American history were to be featured on paper currency for the first time in over 150 years. Harriet Tubman is to be placed on the front of the 20 dollar bill while the treasury is seeking public input for specific...
End of the year; arrival of the yearbook
by Austin Graham, Assistant Editor
May 5, 2016
Filed under Club Notes, School News
From the end of the previous year, to the end of the next, the yearbook group works on their book. We are Leander, this year’s book, has arrived for distribution and sale. The last date for pre-order was May 2. From now on, the extra books will be sold for $70 at lunches. “It takes more work than...
World Press Freedom Day
by Kyle Gehman, Assistant Editor
May 3, 2016
Filed under State/Nation/World
Every day people put their lives in danger, not for a religion, country or family but to keep the world informed and express their freedom of the press. While many countries don’t enjoy this right, the day of May 3rd gives some the chance to celebrate the freedoms they are granted. “All over the...
Construction or destruction?
by Austin Graham, Assistant Editor
May 2, 2016
Filed under Community
Austin, Texas and its metropolitan area is one of the fastest growing large cities in the whole country. Cedar Park/Leander falls into this category of the metropolitan area. Nearly every corner a citizen turns, there is construction going on. Currently, there are construction sites off Lakeline, Bagdad,...
One Act goes to state
by Bri Branscomb, Staff Writer
May 2, 2016
Filed under Fine Arts, School News
This year’s one act play, ‘Picnic’, has advanced to the statewide UIL competition held at Bass Concert Hall in Austin. This is the fourth time our school has ever gone to State. Picnic was one of the two plays to advance past the region competition, and placed first overall for the fourth consecut...
Stealing the show
by Aimee Bozoudes, Staff Writer
April 28, 2016
Filed under Fine Arts, School News
“One more time!” However, each and every dancer in the room know’s that after the long hours spent in the kaleidoscope of lights that have been shone down upon them in a flurry of different outfits and sore muscles hitting the hard, black floor which has been marked and primed with markers that, i...
Boys’ basketball players receive awards
by Jack Densmore, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2016
Filed under School News, Varsity Boys' Basketball
Junior Chase Cotton received the MVP award for the 2015-2016 year, and got 1st Team All-District, and Academic All-District. Juniors Kristian Murphy and Kobe Thompson received 2nd Team All-District awards. Junior JP Stevens received Honorable Mention for All-District. “[Winning the award] feels...
Ending on a high note
by Natalie Ditsler, Staff Writer
April 21, 2016
Filed under Fine Arts, School News
Students screamed at the top of their lungs, jumping and hugging each other the moment they realized they had won sweepstakes. A week of UIL ends with three choirs with plaques to add to the collection. Lionheart made sweepstakes, all ones, and Varsity Women’s choir made all ones in sight reading....
Publications exceed expectations
by Jack Densmore, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2016
Filed under Club Notes, Photos, School News
Both the yearbook and newspaper received awards last weekend. Senior editor Jack Densmore and assistant editors junior Austin Graham and sophomore Kyle Gehman all traveled to Los Angeles for the NSPA conference where they received a plaque for being Pacemaker finalists and 9th place in the Online Newspaper...
Juniors and seniors prepare for ACT testing
by Garrett Gage, Staff Writer
April 19, 2016
Filed under Careers & Academics, School News
The mandatory tests are slowly creeping up on juniors and seniors. One of those tests is the American College Test, or as it's known by the school’s populace, the ACT. It is a mandatory test to take if any student wishes to go to a university. Students must either study on their own or with the help...
Bands earns 1st Division at UIL Concert & Sightreading
by Garrett Gage, Staff Writer
April 19, 2016
Filed under Fine Arts, School News
The four bands returned from UIL held at Georgetown this past week. The Symphonic band and the Symphonic Wind Ensemble bands averaged a one in both sight reading and in the concert portion. The Wind Ensemble band received sweepstakes which is getting a one from all three judges in both the concert portion...
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
May 4, 2018
The annual Austin City Limits Festival recently announced its lineup of performers for the 2018 season. Headliners include Paul McCartney, Childish Gambino, Travis Scott,...
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
May 4, 2018
The LHS Yearbook Staff The Lair has been hard at work on this years’ book ‘Words.’ This edition highlights the voices of the student body by focusing on a...
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...
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