Album Review: Welcome Home by Zac Brown Band
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
May 15, 2017
Zac Brown Band released the final five songs of their ten song album, "Welcome Home", last Friday. This second half of the album gets 4 out of 5 stars. The aim of this album was for the band to go back to it’s traditional country melody and music that made them famous to start. The first five songs...
IB vs AP debate
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
May 15, 2017
Filed under Editorials, Featured
Leander is privileged to be able to offer students two different advanced programs, AP and IB. However, lately, there has been a kind of rivalry or debate over the two programs. While this is a pointless argument, it is also impossible to compare them because they are totally different in every aspect. First,...
Album Review: Welcome Home by Zac Brown Band
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
May 9, 2017
Zac Brown Band has just pre-released five songs from their highly anticipated new album “Welcome Home”. These first five songs out of ten get 5 out of 5 stars. After two years from their last album release, “Jekyll and Hyde”, the country band have released half of their new album. One of the ...
Beat
by Taylor Key, Staff Writer
May 3, 2017
Filed under Columns
It’s like a pounding drum, building up behind your eyes and bringing with it a brilliant burning. You press knuckles to temple but it continues to grow in strength. Soon it has moved to pound further back, consuming your entire head until your fingers clench and your eyes squeeze shut. It would be...
Setting another Milestone
by Amanda Nguyen, Staff writer
May 1, 2017
Filed under Featured, Fine Arts, Reviews
The Blue Belles performed on April 26, 27, 28 and 29 in their annual Spring Show. The show was three and a half hours long with an intermission and included a variety of different music, dancers and routines. The show deserves a 3.5 out of 5. The theme this year was “Milestones”, and the show was a mil...
Not an anomaly
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
April 30, 2017
When I was younger, I didn’t know what it meant to be black To me, it felt like I was always under attack Like I was an ant And the world was holding a lens So that the more light poured in The deeper the hole got burned into my head Because it didn’t matter what I did O...
A hateful heritage
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
April 30, 2017
The south is notorious for many things; beautiful countrysides, sweet iced tea, charming accents- and racism. Unfortunately, the bottom half of the US is known for it’s overwhelming prejudice towards people of color, historically seen from its insistence upon enforcing Jim Crow, to one of its states ...
Six months
by Amanda Nguyen, Staff Writer
April 30, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinions, Poems
I screamed at my dad in tears and frustration, trying to get him to understand why. Six months and he still doesn’t understand. Six months and he still doesn’t understand how or why I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety at the age of fifteen. He doesn’t understand why I cry, why I ...
“13 Reasons Why” it’s problematic
by Michelle Parker, Staff Writer
April 30, 2017
Netflix’s original series "13 Reasons Why", based on Jay Asher’s eponymous book, has come under fire from parents for their portrayal of mature subjects. The series focuses on the suicide of female high school student Hannah Baker and the multiple cassette tapes detailing why she decided to take her lif...
Podcast Review: Lore
by Michelle Parker, Staff Writer
April 30, 2017
From 19th century serial killer Belle Gunness to the doppelgänger of Emilie Sagee, Lore explores the non-fiction aspect of horror. In its presentation, the hit podcast allows the ambiguity of folklore to connect with facts for a whole retelling. Produced and narrated by author Aaron Mahnke, a career stor...
Top five shows on Netflix in April
by Michelle Parker, Staff Writer
April 27, 2017
Filed under Columns, Featured, Opinions
April brings a deluge of shows and movies to popular streaming service Netflix, including exclusive originals. Embracing the April showers is easier with these top picks. 1. Kubo and the Two Strings Kubo and the Two Strings captured crowds in theatres with its breathtaking stop-animation. This...
Movie Review: Power Rangers
by Taylor Key, Staff Writer
April 27, 2017
Released on the 24th of March, the Power Rangers movie was oddly serious in its cinematic portrayal of the long running TV series. With Dacre Montgomery starring as former football player, and leader of the Rangers, Jason Scott, the story revolves around a group of ragtag teenagers that, brought together...
PRIDE time changes for a third year
by Amanda Nguyen, Staff Writer
PRIDE time undergoes changes again this year for students. While last year PRIDE Time was situated in between second and third period, this year it will be following the ...
September 20, 2017
Get the facts straight: DACA
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
Last week, President Trump made a series of announcements threatening the immigration program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Although the news of Hurricane...
September 14, 2017
Now is their time
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
The 2016/17 staff of The Lair was recognized last week as an NSPA All-American book. The book with the theme of ‘now is our time’ highlighted the year while capturing...
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