Month: March 2010
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Black History Month Must Progress
Now that Black History Month has come to a close, perhaps it is time to reassess its origin and significance in today’s society. In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week, which…
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LRHS Improvements, from a Junior’s Perspective
After nearly three years at Leesville, I feel like I know my way around and know how things work. For the most part, the school day runs smoothly, and the students and staff are…
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Bachelor Finale Review
On this year’s Bachelor finale, bachelor/pilot Jake Pavelka made an unexpected choice by choosing this season’s villain, and my personal favorite, Vienna, as his bride. All season long, Vienna was the girl that everybody…
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Hockey Play-Offs
The Wake County High School hockey Championship Tournament was held Feb. 6- 7 at Dreamsports in Apex. The tournament was set in a double elimination format, and Leesville entered the tournament as the second…
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CASL Seniors Celebrate National Signing Day
On Feb. 2, CASL(Capital Area Soccer League) seniors celebrated National Signing Day, legally committing to play soccer in college. Erika Lenns, senior, verbally committed to Gardner-Webb University in July of 2009. Gardner-Webb is a…
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Basketball Seniors Recognized on Senior Night
Leesville’s Varsity Basketball senior night was held Monday, Feb. 8, versus Sanderson High School. To recognize the senior ladies, jerseys were placed on the wall of the base line with their last names and…
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Dubai Tower – A Symbol of What?
Construction of the tallest building in the world that began in Jan. of 2004 was finally completed after six long years and $1.5 billion in development and construction. The Burj Dubai, standing at 2,717…
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New AP Test Registration
High school students will register for the 2010 AP exams through a new online process. In past years, students registering for the AP exams turned in applications and money to the school. Starting this…
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Trying out for Varsity Soccer an Intimidating Process, Especially for Freshmen
Girl’s soccer tryouts began the week of Feb. 15. Both the varsity and junior varsity teams have very high standards. For the past two years, the varsity team remains the reigning state champions while…
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The Blind Side a Story of Staggering Achievement
The Blind Side is about an under-privileged, under-educated teenage boy who finds hope in a wealthy family who takes him in. The story follows Michael Oher, (played by Quinton Aaron) an African American high…
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New, Young Artist Compared to Picasso
Pablo Picasso’s legacy is under slow and steady fire. Over the last decade, a sporadic stream of events have all contributed to this unintentional yet irrevocable tarnishing of Picasso’s mark in the world. Back…
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Snow Make-Up Days Disrupt Students’ Plans
Due to snow, Wake County Schools cancelled classes Feb. 1-3. Although the snow provided a temporary vacation, many students are not pleased with the placement of the make-up days. In order to satisfy the…
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Five LRHS Students Awarded Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award
The Presidential Volunteer Service Award ceremony has been postponed for the third time this year. The awards were supposed to be given out in November, but because they were not shipped on time, the…
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Wrestling Takes Second Place at CAP 7
On Feb. 6 Leesville took second place with a total of 154.5 points in the CAP 7 Wrestling tournament held at home. CAP VII Champions included Bobby Griffin 140lbs, Matt Brown 145 lbs, James…
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“Hooter’s” Stereotype False
CBS recently began airing a new show, Undercover Boss, which takes a CEO of a company and introduces them back into one of their own stores. The week of Feb. 14, Undercover Boss featured…
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Coming-of-Age Books Destined to Seem Irrelevant
In the movie The Polar Express—in which Tom Hanks lends his voice to every major role—a group of children become friends while touring the North Pole on Christmas Eve while all the other kids…
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Sarah Palin will Fall Victim to Herself
At a November book signing at Borders bookstore in Columbus, Ohio for Sarah Palin’s first memoir, Going Rogue, liberal media bloggers Chase Whitestead and Erick Stroll interviewed eager Palin supporters to find out what…