Lions on ‘Track’ for Diocesan Meet Next Week
written by LLS • April 30, 2009 • Leave a Comment
On Sunday afternoon, St. Leo’s Track & Field team participated in the Sectional Qualifying Meet at Salesian High School in Concord. The athletes who competed and qualified in this meet will be going on to the Diocesan Meet next week for the championships. St. Leo’s is part of the “Section... [Read more]
Scenes from 7th Grade’s Cesar Chavez Play
written by LLS • April 29, 2009 • Leave a Comment
7th grade performs a short play for the student body back on March 31st, in honor of Cesar Chavez Day. The project was done through the Spanish class with teacher Ms. Antonia Hicks. from Staff Reports News Team / THE LION LEDGER Read More →
Q & A: Facts and Fiction About Swine Flu, H1N1 Virus
written by Newswire (MCT Campus) • April 29, 2009 • 9 Comments
Here are some questions and answers about the science of swine flu, the H1N1 virus that’s sweeping the world: Q: What exactly is a virus? A: It’s a tiny packet of only eight genes wrapped in a cloak of proteins, much smaller than a bacterium. Unlike bacteria, a virus is only half alive.... [Read more]
7th Grade Play in Honor of Cesar Chavez
written by LLS • April 29, 2009 • Leave a Comment
St. Leo the Great’s seventh grade class honored Cesar Chavez last month by putting on a play for the student body. The seventh grade painted and created a set and made their own props for the play where they re-enacted scenes from Cesar Chavez’s life. Every student had a part in the play,... [Read more]
Nintendo’s ‘Revolution’-ary Game Console
written by Z.B. • April 28, 2009 • Leave a Comment
We all know what the Wii is… it’s the hottest console out there and is pretty much hard to find in stores. It’s fun, it has great games, and it even combines exercise and uses your entire body to play some of those games. But how much do we really know about it? Like, when was it... [Read more]
Health Emergency Declared in Swine Flu Outbreak
written by Newswire (MCT Campus) • April 27, 2009 • Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Warning the worst is yet to come, U.S. officials Sunday declared the rapid spread of swine flu to be a public health emergency, and freed up 12.5 million doses of antiviral medication to help fight the disease, which has now infected 20 people in five states. The move comes... [Read more]
About Swine Flu and What You Should Do
written by Newswire (MCT Campus) • April 27, 2009 • Leave a Comment
HEALTH & SCIENCE: News About Swine Flu: A respiratory disease of pigs, swine influenza infections occur most commonly among humans who are in close proximity to pigs. However, the disease also can spread from person to person. Highly contagious, swine flu has the same symptoms as regular human... [Read more]
8th Grade Off to D.C. to Tour Nation’s Capital
written by LLS • April 27, 2009 • Leave a Comment
The Class of 2009 left for Washington, D.C. early this morning, for the 8th grade’s annual trip to the nation’s capital. For the last 17 years, this tradition has continued, started by principal Mrs. Simril when she was 8th grade teacher (along with another teacher at the time). The students... [Read more]
2009 Yearbook to Go on Sale this Thursday
written by LLS • April 27, 2009 • Leave a Comment
The 2009 edition of St. Leo the Great’s yearbook will be going on sale this Thursday, April 30th. The yearbook will be a special edition in honor of the school’s 60th anniversary and will sport special features that can’t even be revealed yet! Look out for the sales flyer in Thursday’s... [Read more]
Lion Ledger’s ‘Printing Presses’ Rolling Again
written by LLS • April 27, 2009 • Leave a Comment
Alright St. Leo’s news junkies (if you know what that means). We know you’ve been asking about the newspaper and when you’ll see more news, so here it is. With the yearbook work over–since some of our staff members are also on the yearbook–now we can go back to focusing... [Read more]
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