Month: June 2013
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Humor+Math=?…
Each year, those stalwart few who have weathered the storm of year-long AP Calculus end the year with a special project. A project quite unlike all other assignments which they have completed in the…
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Infinidye scarves wrap up Leesville
After a 6 year hiatus, the Apparel 2 class is back in business. After taking over the class, Ms. Blackwelder, CTE teacher, was proud to announce the success of her class’s business. The Infinidye…
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Raleigh joins “No Shoes Nation”
After a year’s hiatus, Kenny Chesney returned to Raleigh on Thursday, May 23, for his “No Shoes Nation” tour. Having never seen him live before, my expectations were low, but were quickly blown away…
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Leesville reacts to a proposed voting amendment
During the Vietnam War, college aged students were drafted to serve overseas. There was a dilemma, the age bracket could not vote nor have a say over a policy which directly affecting them. The…
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App of the Month: Vine
Unfortunately, the App of the Month is a social networking app: Vine. Another social networking app. At this point it’s getting hard to keep up with all of them. Vine is an app that…
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Artsplosure Review
Every year since 1980, downtown Raleigh has hosted the Artsplosure Festival. Artsplosure, which was May 17 through 19 this year, fills Moore Square, City Plaza and the surrounding streets with food trucks, booths selling…
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Should school start later?
*SLAM* The impact of a textbook on my desk jolts me from a blissful and relaxing nap, one I sorely needed. My reasons? I’d had only 6 hours of sleep the night before, 3…
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The ways we measure intelligence
How do we, as humans, measure intelligence? The memory and ability to spout off facts? Common sense? Both indicators of intelligence, but is there a “catch-all?” Memory varies among humans, and is defined as…
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Inside the Box, Outside the Lines impresses
The Mainstage Theatrics class always finds a way to end their performing season with a bang and a laugh. This year, the class took on the challenge of performing Inside the box, Outside the…
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Teachermetrics: What is the question?
Students know what they’re measured by. Doing poorly on the math exam could be devastating, getting an A in that AP class is going to boost that GPA, better study for the SAT or…
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Senior Assembly
On Friday, May 24, Leesville held its annual senior assembly. The senior assembly is an opportunity for seniors to relive their memories at Leesville and the ceremony recognized them for any outstanding achievements and…