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New Year’s resolutions have existed for as long as anyone can remember. But why exactly are they so deeply ingrained in the holiday culture? (Photo in the public domain) The
Olivia Jade Giannulli opens up about her feelings after her parent’s arrest. Jade joined Jada Pinkett Smith on her show “Red Table Talk” to voice her side of the story.
Beth, the protagonist, balances beauty and power. As viewers watch her mature, she also gains confidence in her style. (Photo courtesy of Netflix) *This article contains spoilers* The Queen’s Gambit
The men’s regular soccer season drew to a close Wednesday, October 20 in their last home game against Wake Forest-Rolesville. The 4-2 win brought the team to an overall record
Starting in early October, the symphonic band began hosting their auditions for the 2010-2011 school year chair order. Band members will be competing throughout the month to determine their chair
From Monday, Oct. 11 to Saturday, Oct. 16, the DECA club held a canned food drive. This week of the canned food drive is also National DECA Week. Ms. Monteleone,
Everytime I walk into a bathroom at Leesville, I enter into a pit of despair. The bathrooms at Leesville are disgraceful. There is no cheerfulness within those walls but instead
When the Leesville Varsity football team travels to Wake Forest to take on the Cougars on November 5, the game will be much more than a matter of Pride. In
There are very few things throughout life that we don’t grow out of. As we progress, virtually everything, such as tricycles, shoes and even living at home, become things of
October marks the beginning of a very exciting time of the year: pumpkin hunting. Pumpkin patches spring up seemingly overnight around Raleigh, displaying round, orange vegetables and various gourds on
How do you eat fried butter? Apparently, it is served on a stick. It is officially State Fair season, and thousands of people are entering the fairgrounds with one purpose
Just in time for Halloween, the crazies have come out—and I’m not just talking about Ms. O’Donnell and her witchcraft. I could have told you during the 2008 election that
As the midterm U.S. Senate and House of Representatives elections draw nearer, some things are becoming increasingly apparent about both the system of American elections and the current (and very
Censorship, or a lack thereof, has always been a huge issue. Different societies, social classes and religions will always try to dictate what people can and cannot say, print and
On Monday, October 18, I took on my greatest food challenge yet by way of the North Carolina State Fair. The fair provides an annual outlet for the citizens of
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is coming to Raleigh Memorial Auditorium from October 28-31. Having heard of this cult classic before, my friends and I are dying to finally see
Recently, the director of the Broughton High School Marching Band, J.R. Richardson, was informed that his band program would be taking the sought-after journey to the faraway land of Pasadena,
Whether hanging out with friends, negotiating a deal, interviewing for a job, delivering a speech or meeting someone new, the body is constantly emitting messages which are often sent and
Like most 80s movies, Sixteen Candles employs nerdy freshmen, oblivious parents and hopeless crushes to portray the impossible puzzle that is high school. Samantha (Molly Ringwald) is the average high
On Friday, October 15, 55 Leesville students boarded a bus and traveled to Camp Rockbridge, a Younglife camp located in Shenadoah Valley, Virginia. At Rockbridge, the students had the opportunity
On October 8, twenty minutes before the Pride Varsity football team took on Wakefield, Morgan Papanestor was crowned Homecoming Queen. “My first thought was ‘No way, they’re wrong. They did
On Thursday, Oct. 7 at 2:30, the girls basketball team held an open gym for any girls interested in playing basketball this winter. Held every year before the start of
Walking into Grill Team is like taking a stroll through Emerald City. Everywhere you look is green. The smell of a smoky charcoal and music fill the air. People are
Driving into school the morning of Friday, October 22, most students were shocked to find the letters “MHS” vanadalized on windows, school walls, the senior wall, speed bumps, stairs, the parking lot, and over the Marshall Hamilton Stadium sign.
“It brings tears to my eyes; it really does. They desecrated a memorial,” said Amy Wedge, English teacher, about the destruction to Leesville’s stadium, specifically the Marshall Hamilton sign dedicated in honor of the school’s first athletic director who died of cancer in 2008.
The night of Thursday, October 21, an undetermined number of people trespassed onto the Leesville campus, sometime between 12 and 4 o’clock in the morning.
Before the big Homecoming game on October 8, Leesville students celebrated with a parade and pep rally. The day’s schedule was rearranged so that all the classes were shortened. Students
In Leesville Road High School, there are only two constants: The first is that on any given day, Mrs. Jackson will bust a girl for a dress code violation. The
In addition to the plethora of floats, the 2010 Homecoming parade also included sports teams. In the past, sports teams walked across the football field during the pep rally, but
On October 8, the Pride Varsity football team defeated the Wakefield Wolverines with a final score of 49 to 28 for a Homecoming victory. Wakefield was first on the
In a land where newspapers are brushed aside and readership is low, The Mycenaean staff grudgingly posts their articles online, rather than distributing the printed paper each month. This website
On Wednesday, October 13, LRHS students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, or PSAT/NMSQT. The PSAT is a standardized test designed to challenge students in the fields of
I had high expectations for Homecoming 2010. After three years of watching the seniors waltz in at 10:15, I was ready to do the same. Expecting a chorus of
On September 25, I enjoyed a gorgeous day filled with music, rainbows, and beautiful men—beautiful gay men. I attended North Carolina’s statewide LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered) Pride parade
The State Fair arrived in North Carolina lon October 14, and many Leesville students are excited about trying new foods and rides and continuing past traditions. The general consensus is
During fall, seniors across the nation go through the scary process of applying to universities. According to a stratified random sample survey conducted by the Leesville Road High School Mycenaean
The majority of students at LRHS use Internet browsers daily and for multiple hours at a time. Choosing the correct browser is crucial in order for the user to get
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, the Leesville Women’s Cross Country team defeated the Sanderson Spartans 18-45 at Leesville’s home course. Leesville clinched thirteen of the top fourteen places in the dual
With a low tolerance for vegetables and fruits, most of my adolescent decision-making moments have ended with me sneaking Cosmic Brownies before dinner or stopping by the gas station on
“Spirit Week” gives students at Leesville the opportunity to dress festively according to a variety of themes. Each day was assigned a specific theme; Monochromatic Monday, Tacky Tourist Tuesday, Movie
Mrs. Kay Floyd did her first-period AP English 12 class a disservice on October 7, 2010 as she approached her stereo to play a recording of Shakespeare’s Macbeth: “I know
Sun Chips has stopped making the first ever 100% biodegradable chip bag because some people think it crinkles too loudly. The bags were made out of plant-based materials and were
iTunes, Pandora and even Purevolume are fairly popular websites among music-savvy students at Leesville. At each website, you make an account and choose your music preferences, then your account will
Ask any student around Leesville who has access to a computer, and they can list tons of websites that they visit instead of doing their homework. A typical teenager spends
Throughout history, users of tobacco have received their nicotine fix from a variety of methods. Cigarettes, dip, chew, cigars, hookah and patches are all tobacco products that administer nicotine to
For the months of October and December through the beginning of February, potential softball players are hard at work. During the off-season these girls are physically preparing themselves for the
There are many unanswered questions in the known world. But for the students of Leesville, the greatest mystery of all is what the opposite sex really wants in a mate.
Thursday, September 30, 2010, spray-painted crowns were sold to seniors who itched to show off their superiority as Leesville’s top dogs. The crowns cost $1 and all proceeds went to
According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately sixteen percent of adolescents were obese in the year 2000. In addition to that, about fifteen percent of teenagers were at risk
Over the summer, the Leesville administration installed two new speed bumps in the road leading to the student parking lot. Upon realizing that the original three bumps did literally nothing
In the land of fantastical beings, where dragons are slain and princesses sing to their furry (probably Rabies-ridden) animal friends, love at first sight exists. And though we believe this
The Wake County School Board voted Tuesday, Oct. 6, to stop the current neighborhood-based assignment plan drawn up by School Board member, John Tedesco. The motion passed with a 5-4
Perhaps you’ve heard him playing in the mornings as you walk down the arts hallway; maybe you’ve seen him walking to class, always with his precious instrument in its case,
Rain jackets are everything wrong with society in this modern age. Consider for a moment that citizens need a specially fibered jacket to outlast the elements. I remember back in
The Leesville Road High School football team defeated Enloe High School 42 – 9 in a Varsity football game on Friday, September 24 at Marshall L. Hamilton Stadium. The Eagles
