Lauren Smith

September 30, 2009  
Filed under LHS Roar Staff

   You don’t meet someone like me, on a whim. Competitive cheerleading has given me a perpetual pep in my step, and not a moment goes by when you won’t find me smiling. I’m an active member of Thespian Troupe 5232, and the majority of my school days are spent in the theatre room. I love to be... Read more »

Caio Jahara

September 30, 2009  
Filed under LHS Roar Staff

   I am the first Brazilian to write for The Roar. I am an exchange student that has been placed in a small city in Texas called Cedar Park for the next 6 months. I`m being introduced to a completely different world and I`ll do my best to learn from it as much as I can.    My favorite sports are... Read more »

Emma Berkel

September 30, 2009  
Filed under LHS Roar Staff

   As a sophomore preparing to take part in the IB program here at Leander, academics are an important part of my life. Yet rivaling that is a passion for writing, which is why it’s such a pleasure to contribute to LHS’s The Roar. To me, friends are a pretty big deal and are held almost as close... Read more »

Paisley Timm

September 30, 2009  
Filed under LHS Roar Staff

   This year will be my first and last working on The Roar. This is my senior year at LHS.  I’m involved in the LHS theatre program, and I’ve participated in every fall production and spring musical since freshman year. I’m the president of the Anime club, and I’ve been on the cabinet for... Read more »

Kaitlin Hutson

September 30, 2009  
Filed under LHS Roar Staff

   I am a fun, outgoing and pretty random person once you get to know me. I’m very easy to get along with and talk to. If anyone needs someone to talk, I’m all ears!  Some may say that I’m a girly girl, but don’t let looks deceive you. I’m a part of the cross country team and flag football... Read more »

Hide and Seek

September 14, 2009  
Filed under Uncategorized

By Matt Brock Hide and Seek As soon as you Close your eyes, You will see. Do not open them. That will only make this harder. I have to say good bye now. Please don’t say anything right now. When you open your eyes, I will be gone. And this will be one game of hide and seek That you can not win. Please... Read more »

Rain

September 14, 2009  
Filed under Creative Forum, Poetry

By Sarah Stephens Rain   Rain droplets race down from the love endearing, dark sky. The walked on, and pushed down, grass craving the refreshment of peace; the hard dirt that never lets go is getting softer, softer, wetter and wetter. My cold feet press against the soft grass; they kiss into the wet... Read more »

The Dance

September 14, 2009  
Filed under Creative Forum, Poetry

By Chris Miller Lyrical poem The Dance       Swan like patters swam through the room as the music played The pastel lights shined above and below the dance room The masked women ran as their dresses fluttered The masked men chased with a light hearted clutter Colors of spring splashed as the two genders... Read more »

If the World Was Mine

September 14, 2009  
Filed under Creative Forum, Poetry

Editor’s note: 2009 graduate By Lora Blackwell Based on the poem “If I Was In Charge of The World” by Judith Viorst If the World Was Mine     If the world was mine, I would veto headaches, Mathematics, Sneezes and especially college tuition.   If the world was mine Everything would be candle-lit, Tattoos... Read more »