Month: December 2009
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GPAs are Calculated Inaccurately
A new policy adopted by the state board of education outlines the standards for a student’s electronic transcript. This transcript, an official record of a student’s grade point average (GPA), class rank, and end-of-course…
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Tis’ the season to say…?
The winter season is a time of many holidays, and many students wish to communicate their well wishes to family, friends, and even strangers during this time. There is a dilemma, however, that arises,…
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Argatha Williams: The Smiling Custodian
Argatha Williams is the custodian that we all know from the halls. She smiles, waves and greets every student she sees. Her gleaming optimism puts a smile on any weary student’s face, and she…
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Public Schools Attempting Gender Separation
Public schools nationwide are trying out a new system of organization in the classroom: gender separation. After noticing a trend of female students consistently scoring higher on reading tests than male students and then…
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Mainstage Highlights Student Acting
Mainstage is the honors theater program offered by Leesville High School. Every year, Mainstage prepares a short show of one or two scenes and competes with other high school drama companies in the area.…
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ITS Inductions
International Thespian Society inductions took place Thursday, Dec. 10. Students who have logged one hundred hours or more in at least two aspects of theater (acting and tech, two different tech crews, etc) are…
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Iran: The Next Nuclear Power?
The end of the world may be a lot closer than the Mayans ever guessed. Only this time, it will not be because of some environmental disaster, and it will certainly not be an…
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2009 Food Drive Successful
Leesville Road High School students and faculty participated in another successful annual food drive. The drive lasted from November 13 through December 1 to benefit people of Central and Eastern North Carolina. The executive…
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Break-In at Leesville
Sometime in the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov 29, several individuals broke into the modular units at Leesville Road High School. “I woke up Monday to Ms. Floor calling me at 6 in…
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New Cartoons a Waste of Time
On December 8, America celebrated the anniversary of E.C. Segar, the cartoonist who created Popeye the Sailor. That cartoon, along with other classics such as Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, and The…
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Varsity Football Season Overview
The Leesville Varsity football team wrapped up its fourth consecutive winning season on Friday, Nov. 20, with a 36-8 loss against Fayetteville’s Jack-Britt High School in the second round of the state playoffs. Even…
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Thrift Stores Become More Popular
This year, as the nation’s economy plummeted into a downward spiral, thrift stores’ popularity skyrocketed. According to The National Association of Resale and Thrift Stores, www.Narts.org, their business grows at least five percent every…
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Opinions Differ on Student Teachers
For many students at Leesville, student teachers have become commonplace. By the time most graduates have concluded high school, they will have had at least one student teacher. The opinions regarding these individuals, however,…
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The White House Party Crashers: Why Speculate?
Maybe the country should have expected that President Barack Obama’s first State Dinner would not pass without notice. Few could have guessed, however, that Tuesday, Nov 23 would mark yet another sensational incident in…
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Geoffrey Phillips, Male Cheerleader, Competes Nationally
Geoffrey Phillips, junior, cheers for the Elite Cheer and Dance team in his spare time. Recently, Phillips aided his team in winning an Americheer competition on November 14 and 15 in Columbus, Ohio. For…
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Bunzey flies to Serbia
When most students think about the last few days before Winter Break, they sit with nervous anticipation, twiddling their fingers as the last days of school pass them by. Tyler Bunzey, junior, is not…
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Spotlight on an ESL Student
Imagine moving from India and submerging oneself into the culture, language, and schooling of America. This is exactly what Rohit Khosla, junior, did when he left his home country with his family in a…
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Relient K.’s Forget and Not Slow Down Exceptional
Relient K. has astounded the music world once again with the release of their new album Forget And Not Slow Down. The band has released five full-length albums, five EP’s and a Christmas collection…
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2012: Perfect for Thrill-seekers
If you’re looking for a heart-twisting movie with intricately weaved romances, don’t see this movie. If you’re the kind of person that covers your ears when you hear any loud noise, don’t see this…
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Latest Season of Family Guy “Atrociously Awful”
Before I begin I must first make it known that I have always been a fan of Family Guy—I don’t believe my sense of camp or situational humor would have developed in quite the…
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Thirty Seniors Still Completing Graduation Project
The 2010 seniors were overjoyed when they found out that the Graduation Project was no longer mandatory. However, approximately thirty seniors are still completing the project despite it being optional. The Graduation Project required…
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UN Copenhagen Conference to Discuss Global Warming
On Dec. 7 through Dec. 18 the United Nations will be holding the 15th Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark to discuss the current global warming crisis. Approximately 15,000 participants from over 192…
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Hockey team petitions for club status
The Leesville Road High School Hockey team is currently petitioning for club status. Andrew Wolfe, senior, believes that club status would bring the team more appreciation. “It’s kind of like taking it more serious.…
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Leesville Students Compete in WRAL Brain Game
On Nov. 14, Andrew Christian, Nathan Miller and Woong-Soo Lee competed in WRAL’s brain game competition. Leesville competed against Fayetteville Christian School and Tarheel Challenge Academy. Brain Game, a weekly game show aired on…
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Adopted Students Adjust to Changes, Excel
Almost all people cite childhood suffering—such as families split by divorce or being an only child—as some of the most difficult times in their lives. For Katya Fouts, senior, and Caleb Underwood, junior, however,…
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Oishee Sen Plans to Graduate at 16
Senior students usually enter their final year of high school at age seventeen anticipating the day that they turn eighteen, gaining the access to vote, attend clubs and purchase lottery tickets. However, one senior…
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Farmville: The World’s Newest Farmers
Facebook application/Zynga application “Farmville”, digital farming experience, is capturing the hearts of students at Leesville. Planting soybeans and squash, harvesting the crops, and milking the cow are all new and unusual hobbies that are…
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Atheists Don’t Hesitate to Participate in YoungLife, etc
Atheists are becoming increasingly more welcome in Christian organizations such as FCA, YoungLife, youth groups and church services. Everyone comes to these get-togethers with high expectations for entertainment and excitement, but not all attendees…
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Paying for Grades a Bad Idea
If schools took donations for grades, various programs that require extra funds might thrive, but students’ motivation and quality of education would drastically decline. Leesville is a school full of academically-minded students who can…
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UNC athletics are top-notch
The University of North Carolina’s field hockey team defeated Maryland 3-2 on November 22 to win the national championship, their second in three years. While this statistic may only seem important to a die-hard…
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Cheerleaders Win First Place
On Nov. 7, Leesville’s Varsity cheerleaders won first place in their division at the NCHSAA State Cheerleading Invitational at the Raleigh Convention Center. The competition was split into four divisions, small, medium, large and extra…
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Shoe Drive Collects Over 1,300 Pairs of Shoes
From Nov. 2-6, The Key Club held a shoe drive, where Leesville students donated over 1,300 pairs of shoes, which provided people with shoes unable to purchase their own. The Shoe Drive was held…