Month: November 2010
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Leesville’s Mainstage performs Alice in Wonderland
Leesville’s Honors theater class, Mainstage Theatrics, performed the classic children’s story, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, on stage Tuesday, Nov. 23 in the Leesville Auditorium. Erika Martin, senior, starred as Alice.
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Harry Potter fans experience the new movie and midnight
The newest Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, released November 19 at midnight, made $330 million worldwide on opening weekend. Ticket sales made it the largest opening for the…
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Tar Heels athletics struggle
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. For basketball juggernaut North Carolina, that adage could never be more true. After stumbling twice in three days, the reeling number-eight team in the country was…
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Fro yo at Yo Mo
In mid-November, a new frozen yogurt location, Yogurt Mountain, opened in Raleigh on Creedmoor road next to Five Guys. I’m a huge fan of frozen yogurt–I possess frequent buyer cards at both Freshberry and…
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Turkey-day tactics
For most people, the Thanksgiving holiday centers around “the big game.” This game is usually a football game. Because I am not a big sports fan, for me, “the big game” is the Thanksgiving…
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Middle Creek brings dramatic end to Pride’s thrilling season
The 2010 Leesville football season was brought to a spectacular and down-to-the-wire finish in overtime on Friday, November 12, as the #10 Middle Creek Mustangs upset the #3 Leesville Pride 41-40. The connection between…
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Sports in Canada: Not so different
The third round of this insightful column concerns Canadian sports. Now, I am perfectly aware that if there is one thing Americans know about Canada, it’s that Canadians love hockey. Yes, hockey is a…
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Hockey team shows promise
Leesville Road High School offers a vast array of sports teams that effectively display the natural athleticism and skill of the student body. Although most students’ athletic interests are represented by the current selection…
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Originality: the latest fad
In my life, the importance of ‘being original’ is stressed by my parents, peers and the media. “Be Unique!” is a mantra used repeatedly by my parents when I present them with any social…
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Phillips starts Film Club
On Friday, November 5, Leesville’s newly-formed film club had their first meeting, led by advisor Mr. Robert Phillips. Film Club is an extension of a new elective offered to students this year, called Cultural…
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No-Shave November separates boys from men
On Sunday, October 31, LRHS students raised their razors for the last time before No-Shave November began. The month of November is a thirty-day period in which participants resist the urge to shave their…
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Golden joins administrative staff
On November 15, Sherri Golden joined the ranks of the other administrators to fill the gap left by Germaine Jackson, who is leaving in December. Golden will oversee discipline problems for students with last…
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Cheerleaders place second despite injury
On Nov. 13, the Leesville Cheerleading squad placed second in their Small Varsity in the NCHSAA State Cheerleading Championships at the Convention Center. They managed to do well despite having completely changed their routine…
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Women’s Varsity Basketball seeks success
From Nov. 1 to 3, Leesville held women’s basketball tryouts. Coach Poole, women’s varsity basketball coach, said via e-mail, “Tryouts were competitive and intense. We had good numbers, maybe a few more than last…
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Where heart attacks are born
It’s a well-known fact that half of our country is overweight and more than a quarter are considered obese. Or to be a little more blunt, most Americans are a tad hefty. With McDonald’s,…
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Obnoxious girls spark inspiration for blog
Whether you live in an apartment, trailer, townhouse or mansion, every neighborhood has “that neighbor.” The neighbor who evokes a groan from all the surrounding neighbors as they recall the loud-mouthed, 3 a.m.-music-blasting and…
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Senioritis: month three
Upon completing the last of my college applications (which really don’t matter after getting the one acceptance letter I care about), not much has caught my attention regarding the real world. Were those Chilean…
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Mens’ cross country 5th in state
On November 6 the men’s cross country team competed in the NCHSSA 4A State Championship meet at Beeson Park. It was a cold morning and many sweatshirt-clad runners pulled on gloves and hats before…
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Leesville swimmers try out for team
Swim team tryouts took place the week of November 8. They started before school at 5:30 a.m. and concluded at 6:30 a.m. The swimmers started the tryout by swimming 500 yards. After the warm-up,…
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Pride prepares for playoff tests
If the Pride is to make a deep playoff run this year, they will have to start by preparing for one of their toughest challenges of the season Friday, November 12. Game time is…
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Erika Martin plays lead in Alice in Wonderland
Mainstage, Leesville’s elite theatre troupe, recently held auditions for their fall production of Alice In Wonderland. Erika Martin, senior, was chosen to play the lead, Alice. Alice In Wonderland will run November 23 at…
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Diane Covington awarded Director of the Year
On Sunday, Nov. 7, Diane Covington, Leesville’s Choral Director, was awarded as the NCMEA (North Carolina Music Educators Association) Choral Director of the Year. The prestigious award is given to the choral music director…
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Hickey phenomenon sucks the life out of Leesville
Lately many Leesville students have arrived at school with a variety of strange markings on their neck. Were they strangled? Doubtful. Punched in the neck? I think not. There can only be one explanation…
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Canadian holidays: different day, same idea
Monday, October 11 marked the day that all Canadian families convene to stuff themselves silly with turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry jelly and pumpkin pie. Yes, Thanksgiving Day dawned that Monday morning, one riddled…
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Media specialists work hard
Oddly enough, the biggest room in Leesville Road High School is one of the most neglected. This aforementioned labyrinth of books and computers is more commonly known as the media center. As I pushed…
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The Bucket List #3: Pride Productions
The lights dimmed, the curtains opened, a hush fell upon a packed audience. A spotlight shone on the set, a 1940s living room. A frantic-looking maid named Edith, played by Erika Martin, senior, entered.…
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Cougars push aside Pride, take a share of Cap-8
The Wake Forest-Rolesville Cougars defeated the Leesville Pride in an overtime thriller, 20-14, on Friday, November 5. The game decided winners of the Cap 8 championship. A Leesville win would have meant an undefeated…
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Runner’s bladder: nothing to be ashamed of
Urinary incontinence, or the loss of bladder control, is not a laughing matter. When one uncontrollably pees while running, it is often referred to as “runner’s bladder.” Despite the embarrassing nature of such a…
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Shish Kabob: a new lunch destination
This October, students at Leesville gained a new lunch option, Shish Kabob, a Mediterranean food restaurant located in Pinecrest Point. This restaurant is the second location of the Shish Kabob chain, which was started…
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Rocky Horror: Scandalous fun!
I recently wrote that Alex Stewart, senior, and I were Rocky Horror virgins, nervous and excited to go to our first ever showing of the play. However, that is no longer the case. On…
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Recognizing Veterans Day
Over the past few days, I have heard many students wondering aloud, “Why can’t we just get Friday off instead of Thursday so we can have a long weekend?” There are several holidays that…
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Restoring sanity and keeping fear alive
On Saturday, October 30, hundreds of thousands of sane and fearful Americans packed the Washington Mall for the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, hosted by Comedy Central pundits Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.…
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Rock climbing: an eccentric sport
Most Leesville students participate in generic sports: football, basketball and tennis are examples. This is mostly because these sports are available and easy to participate in. But Meg Milan, sophomore, partakes in a lesser…
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Blithe Spirit a hit
It is said that you do not marry someone you can live with, but rather, you marry the person who you cannot live without. But what if that person is dead? In Leesville’s fall…
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Student Services hosts College Application Week
The week of November 15-19, 2010 is Leesville Road High School’s College Application Week. This statewide event is hosted by the counselors of the Student Services department. Counselors plan to work with seniors who…
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Drivers’ Ed helps prevent accidents
The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry says that the best way for teenagers to learn to drive is through a Driver’s Education class. Driver’s Ed lasts for thirty hours in the classroom…
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Doing school: resume building
Resume building has become a necessary skill for high school students. In order to appeal to colleges, students must remain competitive by participating in extracurricular activities. To an extent, this is good: extracurricular…
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Theater crew heads endure Hell Week
Show Week Stress Twice a year, the technical theater students of Leesville endure something fondly referred to as “Hell Week,” the week preceding a school production. Behind the curtain, students dressed in all black…
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The good teacher conjecture
Studies show that high school students who get nine or more hours of sleep and a nutritious breakfast will do better in school. They even say that students in year-round do better than those…
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Pride stays classy
The Pride varsity football team mauled the Millbrook Wildcats on Friday, October 22. The final score stood at 32 to 7, Pride. The evening of the Senior Night game, Leesville students prepared themselves to…
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Computer science gets upgrades
After working with floppy disks for nearly two decades, the computer science classes will begin using modern flash drives this school year. Computer science classes work on learning and creating computer programs. A storage…
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Wrestling team has high hopes
The Leesville Road wrestling squad will take part in their first meet of the year against East Wake on November 23. The team, under Coach Jason Wyss, has participated in preseason workouts since Labor…
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Men’s XC place second in regionals
On Saturday, October 30, the Varsity Men’s Cross Country team advanced to the state championships by placing second in the NCHSAA 4-A Mideast Regional Championship Meet at WakeMed Soccer Park. The regional meet included…
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Alumni return to visit teachers, students
Most seniors greatly anticipate the day they may leave Leesville Road High School and never come back, but some alumni continue to return even after graduating. Alexis Zargo, a sophomore at Wake Technical Community…
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Pride welcomes transfer students
Most Leesville students suffered through the first day of school nine weeks ago and are well adjusted to school, but new students continue to arrive. Brandy Lyons, Student Assistance Program Counselor, said in an…
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Colorblindness affects students’ learning
When scurrying to get dressed in the morning, most of us do not have to think twice about whether or not our shirt matches our pants. Red shirt, blue jeans. Check. Shoes, backpack, keys.…
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Eating lunch with the freshmen: an experience
I found myself in a situation I hadn’t been trapped in since my sophomore year. All around me, hundreds of people were screaming, immersing me in their infernal racket from all directions. I was…
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PEPI gives back to young community
A year-long class only for upperclassmen, Physical Education Pupil Instructor, or PEPI, is a great opportunity to work with elementary school students and LRHS Special Education students. PEPI students work with a class of…
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What every (future) senior needs to know, but doesn’t
1. When writing your application essays, do them all on ONE computer I have spent many hours of my life this year having panic attacks because I thought I had lost my college essays…
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Schachle raps with school spirit
Brendan Schachle, senior, recently posted a rap he wrote and recorded on his Facebook page, prompting many “Likes” and comments from Leesville students and graduates alike. The rap, entitled “GREEN AND BLUE (Black and…