Month: March 2010
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Tougher tanning bed rules recommended
In the next few months, students at Leesville may no longer be able to stop by Cabana Tans on the way home from school to work on their pre-spring break and pre-summer tans. On…
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No more Saturday mail?
Strolling to the mailbox on a Saturday afternoon soon may be a luxury only our generation remembers. During the past two years, the U.S. Postal Service has lost more than three billion dollars due…
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Ending diversity causes problems
As the age old adage goes: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” As made clear by their recent actions, the Wake County school board believed the current busing system in place since 2000…
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Grossi receives arts scholarship
On March 10, 2010, April Grossi was one of five WCPSS seniors to receive an Artists of Tomorrow scholarship, made available by the City of Raleigh Arts Commission. After passing the application and interview…
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Girl Scouts Work Toward Gold Award
The words “Girl Scouts” usually makes people think of cookies; however, most 11th and 12th grade Girl Scouts are actually working toward their Gold Award. The Gold Award is the highest achievement for a…
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“It Won’t Happen to Me” seminar successful
Lauren Winborne of Georgia is not your average woman. After losing both her senior prom date and a college boyfriend to fatal car accidents, she dedicated her life to speaking to teen students about…
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Halpern raises money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
For many cynical high school students, ‘can’t’ has become the default excuse for idleness. I can’t get an A. I can’t do my homework. I can’t arrive to class on time. Jessie Halpern, senior,…
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Blockbuster no longer king of movie rentals
Ten years ago, business at Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, and similar establishments was booming: not only did these companies rent out newly released games and movies, but they did it for a week at a…
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Ted’s Montana Grill impresses
As I wandered into Ted’s Montana Grill, I had no idea what to expect. I’d discovered the location purely by chance, overhearing two strangers at Triangle Town Center rave about the quality of their…
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Dean Dome speaks for itself
I am dying. Although it was not a long life, I was born in 1986, all 24 of my years were full of action. Legends such as Jerry Stackhouse, Antawn Jamison, and Vince Carter…
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Leesville Soccer Beats Sanderson
On Wed. March 17, Leesville’s Lady Pride soccer team defeated the Sanderson Spartans 4-0. For the usually confident players, a few described the game as “nerve-racking” and were unsure how they would pull through.…
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Leesville v. Sanderson Track Meet
On March 17 Leesville Road High School’s girls and boys track and field teams defeated Sanderson. The men won 77-69 and the women won 76-68. Originally, however, Sanderson claimed victory on the girl’s side.…
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Orchestra Goes to Nashville
On Thursday, March 18, the Leesville high school orchestra will participate in Heritage Music Festival in Nashville. The Heritage Music Festival, which is celebrating its 30th year, was created by music educators who believed…
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The “Duh” heard ’round the world
The Daily Collegian reported a study that revealed college females who rush sororities have lower self-esteem and worse body image than those who do not. The public’s response: No $%&#, Einstein. Northwestern University’s Ashley…
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“Holocaust and Genocide” Class appeals to students and teachers alike
Last year Leesville introduced a new course, Holocaust and Genocide, to the Social Studies Department. Students were attracted to the class for many different reasons. For starters, the course counts for an honors credit,…
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Schools return to traditional calendar
Few people in the Leesville area have not heard about the Wake county school board’s ongoing debate about what calendar would best suit the schools on our campus. The changes that have come from…
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“Special”Olympic skaters
While the Olympic winter sports have never quite equated the with the summer games in national acclaim, this year circumstances seem to have warranted an appreciation for the international games greater than any in…
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Stern, Sidibe and rhetorical promiscuity
Need some advice? In need an unsolicited opinion? Look to the internet, the television, any magazine of your choosing. It seems as though everybody has his opinions in regards to any given topic—and he…
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Tennis team pushes through rough start
The Leesville Road High School men’s tennis team played an extremely close match at home against Wakefield on March 9. The match ended with a four to four tie, and Nathan Miller and Ben Snell’s…
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New $100-bill to be released
April 21 will be the big reveal for the United States’ new $100-bill, featuring a different portrait of Benjamin Franklin on the front. Mr. Franklin’s release party will be in the Department of Treasury’s…
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India Evans: teen entrepreneur
While the vast majority of Generation Y spends its time anesthetized under an unyielding blanket of high-technology, a smaller portion of precocious teenagers are already establishing their own tiny businesses. The prevalence of these…
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The hurried teen
According to an apocryphal story, Ponce de Leon trekked to Florida from Spain in the early 1500s with intentions of discovering the Fountain of Youth, a legendary spring that is said to mystically restore…
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Harriton High School board busted for spying
Student-school relationships are a sensitive subject for both parties. In the Supreme Court case of New Jersey v. TLO, it was ruled that students have a lowered expectation of privacy while in school. The…
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Google offers scholarships for doodles
Doodle 4 Google is a competition where Google invites kids of all ages to use their artistic talent to decorate the Google homepage logo. Google says, “we believe in thinking big and dreaming big,…
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CASL vs. high school
The Leesville varsity women’s soccer team kicked off the season with a scrimmage against Fuquay-Varina. The Pride defeated Fuquay 8-1 in a lop-sided battle. One part of the Pride’s success would be newly added…
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Harry Potter theme park to open spring 2010
This spring, Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida will be opening the much-anticipated Harry Potter theme park. The date of the park’s opening has not yet been released, but the park is estimated to be…
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Future park ranger at Leesville
While many teenagers can be found indoors playing video games or using Facebook, Sam Freeze, sophomore, is busy in his backyard building a beehive. Since a young age, Freeze has kept himself busy with…
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Religion and teens
There are many religions at Leesville and several clubs where these students can fellowship with others who share their religious beliefs. Christians are one group of students who show their faith at school. Clubs…
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Obama’s first year
It has been about fifteen months since the first black president in American history was voted into office, and the time has come for Americans to decide whether or not Barack Obama is doing…
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Surprise! Facebook lowers intelligence
Shocking news: spending all your time on the computer instead of focusing on studies directly correlates with receiving lower grades in school. According to Wired.com, students that use the popular social networking site Facebook…
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Ohno helps Americans win Olympics
Whether it was a stroke of luck or simply fate, Apollo Ohno tied Bonnie Blair for the most Winter Olympic medals won by an American on February 14. Heading into the final lap of…
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Water bottles: more harmful than you think
Welcome to a world where millions of Americans choose to spend thousands of dollars yearly on something they can acquire absolutely free, a world where Americans litter the landscape with 30 million tons of…
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Del Burns set to retire
When North Carolina’s new school board ran on the platform of change, the voters had no idea just how much they were in store for. After over 30 years of service in Wake County,…
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Lela Johnston, Dance Ensemble Collaborate
On March 10, Leesville’s Dance Ensemble joined Lela Johnston, senior, in the annual Pieces of Gold performance held in the Memorial Auditorium. For 30 years, Wake County Public Schools and The Wake Education Partnership…
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Wake County’s dropout rate decreasing
Wake County reported a 3.47 percent dropout rate for the 2008-2009 school year, down from 4.17 percent of high school dropouts the previous year. This is the county’s lowest rate since 2003. North Carolina’s…
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Palin & Politics: Enough Is Enough
This Valentine’s Day, the FOX cartoon “Family Guy” was anything but heart and roses when the sitcom aimed a not-so-subtle shot at Sarah Palin, parodying her 22-month old son who has Down syndrome. In…
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Men’s Golf Team Poised to Win States
After a disappointing third place finish in the Cap 7 conference last season, the Leesville Road High School Men’s Golf team is determined to rebound and win states in 2010. This year’s team consists…
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Girls debut album impressive
Christopher Owens, the crooning, brooding, and delightfully disheveled and drug-addled frontman of Girls—a band whose four members are all men, naturally and ironically (naturally ironic?)—is possibly the most fantastically tragic yet unbelievably lucky person…
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Pepsi Throwback Returns
The Throwback line of Pepsi products, which are made with real sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup, are back again for a limited time. The first batch was available in April 2009 and was…
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Despite Fierce Debate, WCPSS Changes Leesville Back to One Calendar
On Feb. 23, Leesville parents and community members met with the WCPSS school board to argue for or against year-round schools. Each speaker had two minutes to address the school board members, and participants…
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Obamas Campaign to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 marked the first official day of First Lady Michelle Obama’s new nationwide campaign to wrestle childhood obesity in America. Obama’s “Let’s Move” crusade hit the ground running when President Obama…
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Booster Club Hosts Sixteenth Annual PA Café
On Friday, Feb. 26, the Leesville Choral Department Parent Arts Booster Club hosted its sixteenth annual Performing Arts Café. With what Diane Covington, choral director, predicted to be the “the best PA Café yet,”…
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Capital Pride Participates in Emerging Issues Forum
On Feb. 9 Leesville’s Capital Pride traveled downtown to the Raleigh Convention Center, where they participated in North Carolina State University’s 25th Annual Institute for Emerging Issues Forum. Every year, the forum addresses state…
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Marrying for Money
With the remnants of Valentine’s Day still in the air, the topic of love resonates in the minds of many Leesville students. However, as many students ponder future relationships, the initial “head over heels”…
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For Stars, Rehab Now the Preferred Apology
Before making a televised public apology for all of his indiscriminate extramarital debauchery on February 19, and following months of public perturbation, Tiger Woods was discharged from inpatient services at the Pine Grove treatment…
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LRHS Students Participate in 2010 AMC
Leesville students participated in the 61st annual American Mathematics Contest (AMC), test B, on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Students either participated in the AMC 10 or the AMC 12 contest, depending on their level…
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Sanderson to Host College Fair
On Sunday, March 7, Sanderson High School will host a “Spring College and Post Secondary Opportunities Fair.” The fair will provide students with the opportunity to interact with representatives from public and independent colleges…
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Earthquake Strikes Chile
On Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 01:34:14 a.m. a massive earthquake struck offshore Maule, Chile. The earthquake was a magnitude 8.8, 500 times stronger than the one in Haiti. However, despite the strength of…
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A Day in the Life of a Lunch Lady
Every weekday morning at 5:15, Jennifer Buck, cafeteria manager, wakes up and comes to Leesville in order to prepare pounds of food for the student body. With about 725 mouths to feed, there is…
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Indoor Track State Championship Meet
On Saturday, Feb 20 the Leesville Track team traveled to UNC-CH to compete in the Indoor State Championship meet. Since qualifying standards are so difficult to meet, only seven athletes competed at the State…