Year: 2013
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Full House vs Modern Family
Sitcoms, like those that were on tv a few years ago, are coming back with a vengeance. Comedies like Suburgatory, Modern Family and The Middle are some of the currently most watched shows. This…
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How would student tracking chips work at Leesville?
John Jones is in the bathroom. Sally Smith is skipping class. Bob Brown is sneaking off campus. Meanwhile, on a nondescript computer screen deep within the administrative offices, a map of Leesville blinks with…
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Kwanzaa celebrates African culture
Kwanzaa, a week-long celebration spanning from late December to early January, is celebrated around the United States and Canada to honor African heritage. The first specifically African-American holiday, Kwanzaa was created in the 1960s…
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New Leesville club weaves together
Want to learn a neat, new hobby? Then Leesville’s new knitting club is just for you. Put together by a group of close friends, Rachel Radulovich leads the club, the first of its kind.…
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DECA club competes at Raleigh Convention Center
On December 12, members of Leesville’s Deca club took a field trip to the Raleigh Convention Center to perform at a Deca competition. A number of Leesville student received awards for their presentations. Ryan…
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Leap of faith
Two giants, locked in a deadly embrace, biting, clawing, fighting. Both covered in dried blood and dirt– both holding onto a torn scrap of red, white and blue fabric. The landscape behind them is…
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Mainstage is up for a challenge
After having to top last year’s magnificent show of When Shakespeare Slept and Shakespeare’s Ladies, the Mainstage class was forced to think out of the box for this years performance. This year, the play…
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Senior exemptions becoming extinct
Lately, there has been a lot of talk about stopping senior exemptions — requiring seniors who in the past would not take final exams to take their exams. According to Dr. Muttillo, principal, there…
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End the woRd
Dictionary.com defines the word retarded as “a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way.” It is an archaic term created in the late 1400’s to classify someone with a mental…
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Apparel class takes to the runway
Instead of taking a test on the unit, Mrs. Blackwelder’s third period apparel class is making dresses– out of trash. The Apparel I class is doing a workplace simulation called Project Hallway. The class…
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26 acts of kindness in memory of Newtown shooting
On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 students and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School. To honor those that lost their lives, Ann Curry, NBC news correspondent, suggested performing 26 random…
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Is there a necessity in New Year’s resolutions?
As the new year celebration came and passed, the yearly traditions of new year resolutions also surfaced. I don’t want to be a “buzz kill” about the excitement of 2013; I do however have…
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Foreign students come to Leesville
To have the experience to learn in a foreign country is an incredible opportunity — an opportunity many students across the world partake in each year. Students abandon their home town and school to…
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High schoolers help middle and elementary students learn
On January 8, Leesville launched the Community Tutoring Program where high schoolers help middle and elementary schoolers with their schoolwork. Wendy Smith, a parent and former teacher at both Hunter and Durant schools in…
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Leesville making effort to aid homeless people
640,000 is a large number. 640,000 is how many people on average spend a night homeless in the United States. One student at Leesville has decided that he was going to make an effort…
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Math meet brings home the bronze
Led by Wendell Bernard Barnwell II, the unofficial Leesville Road math team finished third out of a strong field of local schools at the Todd Fuller Mathematics Competition. The results have finally come in…
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Hitchcock is Psycho — in a Good Way
Hitchcock, directed by Sacha Gervasi, tells the love story between director Alfred Hitchcock (played by Anthony Hopkins) and his wife Alma Reville (Helen Mirren) isolated during the filming of one of his greatest films,…
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Last minute Christmas shopping wars: how to avoid it
With the clock ticking down to Christmas morning, many folks rush to the mall to buy their last minute gifts. There are those that fight the crowd, and others who skip right by it…
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Cheerleading is a sport
Ditzy. Air-headed. Stupid. Cheerleaders are generalized all the time. They are viewed as people who simply watch other people play sports and cheer them on. While cheering for sports teams is a small aspect…
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Second amendment under fire after shooting
Since the second most devastating school shooting in America’s history occurred on Friday, December 14, 2012 there have been numerous debates about our current gun laws. American citizens and the government have been unnecessarily…
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Swimming suffers stiff loss
They boarded the bus at 5 o’clock, ready to swim. The Leesville swimming team faced off against Panther Creek, Cary and Athens Drive on December 4, 2012. The night began as it always did,…
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Traditions and memories of the winter holidays
To many Leesville students, the little traditions and memories they hold dear make the winter holidays special. Some students stay traditional with the holidays by taking out Christmas trees from the attics while others…
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Senior anthologies: maybe it’s more than useless work
Leesville students have heard of the senior anthology project, but do not know exactly what it is and how it is helps. Mrs. Stephenson, English teacher, started the anthologies in hopes of bringing together…
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Les Miserables: the best movie in theaters
Les Miserables, the film adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel, is a tale of wretched despair, fury and love that manipulates the audience’s emotions. The story, set in post-revolutionary France in the mid-nineteenth century,…
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Ready Player One provides a glimpse into the future of gaming
All of us have dreamed of living in another world, one in which we can shape our fates and how we live. Perhaps that is the attraction of dystopian novels: it allows the reader…
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The rise of online colleges
Colleges and universities have been the cornerstone of American education since Harvard was founded in 1636. Yet technological advances and easy access of the internet allows for a new market for prospective students: online…
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Why the Santa lie is a good lie
He’s had the chest pains for weeks, but doctors don’t make house calls to the North Pole … There comes a time in every child’s life when his parents reveal the ugly truth: the…
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The Hobbit returns to Middle Earth
With the unveiling of The Hobbit project nearly two years ago, Tolkien fans were restless with anticipation and apprehension. Jackson has once again created a beautiful, adrenaline-pumping prequel to his famous productions of The…
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Sleeping and driving threatens lives
The driver who initiated the incident had not been intoxicated with alcohol and drugs or even distracted by unruly passengers. Instead, the driver lacked hours of sleep and had not even realized he/she was…
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Christianity: all you need is love
My name is Helen. I’m a soccer playing, J-Crew wearing, minivan driving high school senior. But I don’t want to be known as anything other than a Christian. In Acts 13:22 God describes David…
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Sandy Hook shooting stirs up spree killing debates
It’s happened before. 1999, 2007, even earlier this summer. So how do we stop it? Can we stop it? Sadly, the answer is no. But at least we can try. Many, myself included, advocated…
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Frazier starts new traditions
The basketball team is playing the Friday before exams; however, the stadium is quiet. The score is 9 to 3 while one of Taylor University’s players shoots a free throw. The ball hits the…
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French club visits Matisse exhibit
Leesville’s French Club took their first outing of the school year by visiting Duke’s Nasher Museum of Art on Thursday Dec. 6. Nineteen French Club members and non-members viewed the Cone Sisters’ collection of…
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Leesville cheerleading becomes state champ
On Saturday, Dec. 8, Leesville cheerleaders brought pride to their school when they took first place in the NCHSAA State Championship tournament. The squad faced many challenges leading up to the competition. A week…
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Chorus concert hits high notes
As usual, the Leesville High School chorus concert on Friday, December 7 was impressive and well put-together. Diane Covington, choral director, always executes her concerts with gorgeous presentation and of course, beautiful choral music.…
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Examining student leadership
According to Answers.com, a leader is a person who leads or commands a group or organization. High school students show leadership in clubs, academia and social groups. LRHS clubs and sports teams offer leadership…
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The truth of the lottery
With all this lottery talk, one cannot abstain from thinking what they would do with all that money. Maybe you would buy a new car or a house for your parents. The more you…
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Leesville men’s varsity basketball wins Cap-8 opener
Leesville Men’s Varsity Basketball beat Enloe 48-38 in its Cap 8 opener. Lemont Martin and Reggie Jones, seniors, led the Pride with a combined 28 points. Enloe scored on the first possession and never…
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Decisions, decisions, decisions
Many universities recently released their decisions for the early admissions process. This first step for many Leesville students marks the start of the annual acceptance of seniors into colleges around the nation. UNCW, NCSU,…