Year: 2010
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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…
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Students balance school and work
Every afternoon at 2:18, the bell rings and students rush to their cars. Some just want to rush away from the building they spent the majority of their day within, but others must scramble…
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LRHS prepares for Duke Math Meet
Leesville students are preparing for the annual Duke Math Meet, which will be held on November 13, 2010 at Duke University. The Duke Math Meet is a regional mathematics competition sponsored by the Duke…
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Fresh dressed like a million bucks
Today was like any other day in my bland, ordinary life. After another relaxing day of my senior year, I had a feeling that something was missing, something very important. I had pondered what…
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Dance Ensemble concert impressive
The Leesville Road High School Dance Ensemble held their fall concert on Tuesday, October 6 in the Leesville Auditorium. The program consisted of a wide variety of performances reflecting many styles of dance. All…
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Symphony members take collaboration into their own hands
Members of the Instrumental Music programs at Leesville have organized an extracurricular performance group known as the Leesville High Symphony Orchestra. The symphony is conducted by director Mark Stiles (of the LRHS Orchestra) and…
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Teachers rate their students
Most people have heard of the website, ratemyteacher.com, where students can post comments and numerically rate their teachers on their personalities and teaching styles. I recently gave Leesville teachers the opportunity to rate their…
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Sugar ain’t so sweet
Emily Putnam, sophomore, is quite the athlete. She plays volleyball, basketball and holds the number one position on Leesville’s varsity girl’s cross-country team. Her competitive edge is evident, but so far she has not…
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Dear Millbrook High School
Dear MHS, Congratulations on your shenanigans on the night of October 21, 2010.The nature of your actions reveals a maturity unrivaled by other schools. 17-year-old males will always desire excitement, danger and an occasional…
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Men’s XC wins Cap-8
The men’s varsity cross country won Cap 8 Conference Championship on Tuesday, October 19 at the Wake Med Soccer Park. Led by Coach Mark McLamb, the team had six All-Conference runners: Christian Klute, Aaron…
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National SAVE Day
October 20 was National Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) day. SAVE, a national organization to counter violence in schools, was founded in 1989 to honor Alex Orange. Orange attempted to break up a fight…
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“Tea Party” movement gains influence among students
“Tea Party” movement gains influence among students by Eli Kratt, senior staff writer The newest ‘fad’ of right-wing America – the “Tea Party” movement – has, to the surprise of many, blossomed, despite controversy…
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Soccer senior night bittersweet
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 of 16-1. They also…
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Band members take a seat
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 positions. The symphonic band…
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DECA hosts food drive
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, the DECA advisor, said…
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Leesville bathrooms: time to renovate
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 a feeling of dread.…
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Pride prepares for Cougars
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 fact, after the Cougars…
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Mistakes: a coming-of-age experience
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 the past. However, one…
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Pumpkin patches create, bring back memories
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 the side of the…
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Who knew? State Fair offers healthy food
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 only: to destroy their…
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Should have been Hillary
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 if Democrats chose an…