LRHS Literary Magazine Staff is open to anyone: you will be promoting our school's literary magazine, editing submissions, reviewing submissions, updating the website, and planning events. We need dedicated individuals knowledgeable in the fine arts in addition to poetry and prose. Stay tuned for possible writing events and please consider either submitting your writing to LRHS Literary Magazine or join our staff! Or both!
2023-2024 Meetings: 2nd Thursdays after school (2:30-3:15pm) in room 231 (Ms. White's room); extra meetings as needed/TBD
September 14th
October 12th
November 9th
December 14th
January 11th
February 15th
March 14th
April 11th
May 9th
June TBD
Questions? Contact the faculty advisor, Ms. White (231): [email protected] or stay updated on Remind!
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2022-2023 LRHS Literary Magazine Staff
The 2022-2023 edition of The Crescendo continues to feature creative works from the talented students of Leesville. This edition features Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 installments. Alejandra Jones (editor-in-chief), Lillian Fuchs (editor), and Bryson I. White (artistic editor) were the dedicated members all year, starting in the fall and helped recruit new members in the spring. Thanks to Alejandra Jones (fall) and Rania Brown (spring) we still have our Instagram account (please follow us)! We hope that everyone continues their expressive craft and creative outlet (writing, creating art, etc.) and shares work with us! Many thanks to the editors and to the new staff who have committed numerous hours to build and edit the magazine and the works enclosed in it. Congratulations and a fond farewell to Lillian Fuchs who will be spending next school year abroad. We will miss you! Alejandra Jones has many inspirations and plans for LRHS Literary Magazine in 2023-2024 so stay tuned!
LRHS Literary Magazine Staff (left to right): Lillian Fuchs (editor) Blase Harriss Alejandra Jones (editor-in-chief) Anna Benson Sariah Meeker Bryson I. White (artistic editor) Rania Brown Nyah von Hamm Not Pictured: Liliana Palermo Livia Weekley Ms. Sarah White (faculty advisor)
2021-2022 LRHS Literary Magazine Staff
The 2021-2022 edition of The Crescendo continues to feature creative works from the talented students of Leesville, this year: still in a global pandemic. This edition contains Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 sections. We resumed our in-person meetings! We continued our Instagram account, thanks to Kyla McGhee (please follow us)! We hope that everyone continues their expressive craft (writing, creating art, etc.) and shares work with us! Many thanks to the student editors who have committed numerous hours to build and edit the magazine and the works enclosed in it. Congratulations and a fond farewell to our graduating senior editors Madalyn Hutchinson, Kyla McGhee, Valentina Remis, and Bowie Nolan. Madalyn and Kyla have been essential leaders over the years and have put hours of dedication and care into this literary magazine. Is is what it is today thanks to these two talented young ladies. Please think of us when you are famous writers! We will miss all four of you!
Editors (bottom): Haylei Dotson Alejandra Jones Emma Sockel Bryson I. White Kayleigh Wilks (not pictured)
Faculty Advisor Ms. Sarah White
2020-2021 LRHS Literary Magazine Staff
The 2020-2021 edition of The Crescendo continues to feature creative works from the talented students of Leesville, this year: during a global pandemic. This edition contains Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 sections. We held virtual club meetings via Google Meet. We also started an Instagram account, thanks to Kyla McGhee (please follow us)! We hope that everyone continues their expressive craft (writing, creating art, etc.) and shares work with us in the 2021-2022 school year! Many thanks to the student editors who have committed numerous hours to build and edit the magazine and the works enclosed in it. Congratulations and a fond farewell to our graduating senior editors Bari Elliot and Ellie Waas (graduated January 2021). Ellie, remember us when you are a famous writer! Bari, you have been an asset to the literary magazine for several years; we value your leadership as well as your skill in advocating for artwork submissions and your expertise in editing. We will miss you both!
The 2019-2020 edition of The Crescendo continues to feature creative works from the talented students of Leesville. This edition contains Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 sections - our first year with this format! We also started a Twitter account, so please follow us! Unfortunately, due to school closures during the Covid19 outbreak, we had less submissions than in the past. We hope that everyone keeps writing and shares writing with us in the 2020-2021 school year! Despite this setback, we have a vast variety of artwork and writing: fiction, poetry, and our first-ever creative nonfiction piece! Many thanks to the student editors who have committed numerous hours to build and edit the magazine and the works enclosed in it. Congratulations and a fond farewell to our graduating senior editors Connor Lindsay, Ethan Blackburn, and Jayla Corbett. Ethan and Connor have been essential leaders over the years and have put hours of dedication and care into this literary magazine! Is is what it is today thanks to these two talented young men. Please think of us when you are famous writers! We will miss you!
Artwork Editors: Jayla Corbett (senior editor) Bari Elliot Huong Nguyen
Faculty Advisor Ms. Sarah White
2018-2019 LRHS Literary Magazine Staff
The 2018-2019 edition of The Crescendo continues to feature creative works from the talented students of Leesville. This edition contains a larger variety of genres, including more poetry and artwork. Many thanks to the student editors who have committed numerous hours to build and edit the magazine and the works enclosed in it.
Student Editors (from back left): Connor Lindsay Ethan Blackburn Maggie Brown
Not Pictured: Hunter Bonaparte Jayden Donofrio Sydney Lusk Elena Kelly Ms. Sarah White, faculty advisor
2017-2018 LRHS Literary Magazine Staff
The 2017-2018 edition of The Crescendo continues to feature creative works from the talented students of Leesville. This edition contains a larger variety of genres, including more poetry and artwork. Many thanks to the student editors who have committed numerous hours to build and edit the magazine and the works enclosed in it. Interested in joining the staff of The Crescendo or becoming a member of Creative Writing Club? Stay tuned for more information in fall 2018!
2016-2017 marks the revival year of the LRHS Literary Magazine. The Crescendo is now exclusively in digital form! Thank you to the talented, creative, dedicated student editors who spent many hours (beyond Creative Writing Club) to plan and design the digital literary magazine as well as read and edit submissions. Interested in joining our LRHS Literary Magazine Staff or becoming a member of Creative Writing Club? Stay tuned for more information in fall 2017!
Ms. Sarah White, faculty advisor (not pictured)
Student Editors (from left): Javier Flores Lisa Watson Serena Wooten Olivia King Kaylee Kalaf
2015-2016 Founding Members
Candice Hall, Co-President Ryan Wilson, Co-President Ms. Sarah White (faculty advisor)