Year: 2014
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Executive Council reigns in the holiday cheer
December 13, members of Leesville’s Executive Council spent their Saturday with the folks at Springmoor life care & retirement community. Members wished the residents of Springmoor “Happy holidays!” by singing classic Christmas carols and…
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Chorus conducts concert
Leesville Road High School’s chorus concert was held on December 12 in the auditorium. Tonya Dickens, chorus director, along with Toney-Paite Phillips and Logan Rose, student conductors, led the choruses in their annual winter…
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Dance Concert contributes to the arts at Leesville
Last night, the Leesville dance I, II and ensemble groups performed at their 2014 Winter Dance Concert. The show will go on again December 18. The show began with “The Clean Sweep” danced by…
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Hanukkah: Light up the Night
Hanukkah lasts for eight days and eight nights for Jewish people around the world. The story of Hanukkah is one from the Old Testament. It involves the Greek king, Antiochus and the Maccabees led…
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Leesville’s own Sarah Cade wins assistant men’s soccer coach of the year
With just her second season with the Pride, Sarah Cade has received the honors of North Carolina State Men’s Soccer Assistant Coach of the Year. Being the assistant coach of both the boy’s and…
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Shepherd’s Way Tree Farm
In the month of December, people of Raleigh can find Christmas trees at every corner. It is easy for a family to pick out the perfect tree close to home and seasonal workers on…
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College football adds playoffs
College football has gone through the biggest innovation the sport has seen in decades. 2014 is the first year college football will hold playoffs. The format is simple: The best four teams play, the…
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DECA Club competes in Districts
Leesville’s DECA Club traveled to the Raleigh Convention Center to compete in the District Competition on December 8, 2014. Leesville falls into District 3 and competes against other schools in the same district with…
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Anthology versus literary criticism
This year’s graduating class has been hard at work all semester on the famous senior year english project. However, instead of the typical senior anthology, this year Ms. Wilkerson and Ms. Dinkenor’s AP English…
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Who cares if Christmas comes early?
After October 31, malls and stores bring out the Christmas lights, songs and decorations. Then follows the constant grumbling that the holidays have been over run with consumerism. With commercials claiming to have the…
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Play Review: Ira David Wood III’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ 40th Anniversary
The 40th performance of Ira David Wood III’s “A Christmas Carol” opened Wednesday, December 10, at the Duke Energy Center for Performing Arts in Downtown Raleigh. Wood is the founder and Executive Director of…
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Sam Smith makes Christmas sad
Christmas-time and sorrowful feelings almost never go hand in hand. It’s supposed to be a joyful occasion, but Sam Smith’s rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” makes a person think otherwise. Sam…
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Why ‘Theory of Everything’ could take home an Oscar
As the Academy Awards race begins to heat up, more movies will be released well into the end of the month. Last week, the latest potential picture of the year, Theory of Everything, came…
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A different perspective on the holidays
The winter air is filled with excitement as Christmas day gets closer and closer. Students anxiously count down the days until break, impatiently awaiting the freedom and lack of school-related stress that comes with…
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Are high school relationships important?
Whether we like it or not, high school is an experience that shapes almost every aspect of our lives. This raises questions about the importance of certain “sub-experiences” in high school. One of the…
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Spanish spreading Christmas cheer
The Christmas spirit is spreading through the city of Raleigh while people prepare for the most joyful season of the year. Hanging up lights, decorating the tree and making a wish list is all…
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The Fast Lane
Basic Overview To upperclassmen, having a car can be a big deal. With your own car, you can have your own parking spot, go off campus for lunch, go places with your friends, travel…
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Mycenaean Exclusive: Clay Aiken reflects on life, politics, career to date
In eighth grade at Leesville Road Middle School, Clay Aiken interviewed former Governor Terry Sanford for an essay about someone he admired. While most students talked to their youth minister, dance teacher, or scout…
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Leesville concludes successful 2014 Food Drive
Leeville’s Food Drive came to a close on Wednesday, December 3. After almost three weeks of collecting food and money donations, LRHS finished strong with enough donations to provide over 25,000 meals to those…
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Orchestra performs winter concert
On Friday, December 9, the Leesville Road High School Orchestra performed their annual winter concert. Led by director Mark Stiles, both the string and chamber orchestras combined to put on a performance in Leesville’s…
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A petition for change
After becoming upset with a new decision made by the North Carolina State Board of Education, Parker Renberg, a Leesville freshman, decided it was time to stand up for what he believed in. For…
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Leesville Band enjoys Raleigh Christmas Parade experience
In front of more than 60,000 spectators crowded along the streets of downtown Raleigh, the Leesville Symphonic Band and Colorguard marched among 115 floats, bands and groups in the 70th annual Raleigh Christmas Parade…
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Students are not pies
High school and education isn’t about comparing yourself to others. The classes we take should help us excel in the fields of study that we are interested in. Students should enjoy the classes they…
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Leesville’s courtyard amenity neglected, underused
Perhaps the most unique aspects of Leesville’s campus lie enclosed within the main building, two natural escapes from the rows of monotonous classrooms that surround them. The courtyards of Leesville were clearly designed as…
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New grading scale isn’t a problem, but it is inequitable
Recently, the North Carolina Department of Public Education approved the change to a 10 point grading scale for public high schools. This came as a result of many attempts by the Mecklenburg and Wake…
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Reasons not to vote
A preface: I do not vote and am a staunch advocate of voter abstention. My “voter apathy” does not arise from passive apathy, but active removal, springing from two riverheads. One is that voting…
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Don’t judge a meal by its garnish: Garland review
Though Garland is situated among many of Raleigh’s best restaurants and bars, it is easily lost in the crowd. Much like the name implies, Garland’s overwhelming motif is decoration–the restaurant’s decor, decorative garnishes, elaborate…
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Leesville Swimming embraces unusual coaching situation
Two of the most well-known figures in Leesville’s Athletics Department — Jack Rogers, athletic director, and Guy Civitello, head baseball coach — are taking on a new and different responsibility this winter. They’re co-coaching…
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Fried chicken in Downtown Raleigh
One block downtown, one dish, three restaurants, three ways: fried chicken has been a staple of the South since the beginning, and the progressive side of Raleigh is shaking it up. The Raleigh…
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Men’s basketball has unique trio
The 2014 Leesville men’s basketball squad is back practicing and ready to make a run for the CAP-8 championship again. However, it’s a new season, and with a new season comes new faces. In…
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Voter apathy
Only forty-four percent of the registered North Carolina voters filled out a ballot for the midterm election.The United States fought long and hard for democracy, but those numbers show we are not taking advantage…
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The benefits of Speech and Debate Club are hardly debatable
Speech and Debate is a club many students from middle schools and high schools can participate in to sharpen their reasoning and debating skills. Leesville has recently begun to offer this opportunity. The club…
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Domestic violence in professional sports
Out of the four major sports leagues in the U.S.–MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL–all of them fail to clearly address rules or policies regarding domestic violence or assault. Since the rules are not clear,…
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Leesville re-introduces mock trial
Leesville Road High School will introduce a Mock Trial team this year. Leesville has had Mock Trial teams in the past, but this is the first team in a few years. Students in the…
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Running Club encourages students to be active
Leesville Road High School’s Running Club held its second meeting on Tuesday, December 9. The meeting was held to discuss plans to run the Jolly Elf Trail Run and when to meet after school.…
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Teachers staying active
Students may think that teachers don’t have a life outside of the classroom, but in reality, teachers are very connected with the outside world; and running is as way a lot of them connect.…
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Anthology takes over life for seniors
All seniors must experience the dreaded anthology: a research project that serves as a culmination of English classes taken in high school. The senior anthology serves to test the ultimate synthesis and research skills…
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Driver’s Ed raises tempers
Teenagers are known to be reckless drivers. In hopes of avoiding accidents, Jordan Driving School requires thirty hours of drivers education, also referred to as Drivers Ed. Before a teenager earns their permit, they…
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A step into winter track
Leesville’s runners are getting back into the swing of things. Leesville’s track coaches — Jerry Canada, Karen Hawkins, and Brent Hale — return for another competitive season of winter track. “Coming into the second…
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The science behind stage fright
Mind blank, palms sweating, heart pounding? No, you’re not having a heart attack–you’re experiencing the common symptoms of stage fright. Almost everyone has experienced the gut wrenching feeling of fumbling for words and shutting…
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Leesville to join the National Speech and Debate Association
Leesville is new to the speech and debate game. The club, in its second year, has began cracking down to officially join the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA), formally known as the National…
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Adam Tarnowski creates special Christmas light display
Many know of the “Winter Wonderland” that occurs around Christmas time in the Stonehenge neighborhood. My fourteen-year-old brother, Adam Tarnowski, has taken a special interest in this light phenomenon and has become inspired to…
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$5 date ideas
Many students are dating on a budget. It’s hard to balance a budget while paying for school and other vitals. In order to make budgeting easier, we have thought of several $5.00 date ideas…
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Book Review: My Abandonment
My Abandonment, by Peter Rock, is a novel about a young homeless girl named Caroline living in a national park with her father. They are discovered, causing policemen and wildlife officers apprehend them and…
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Student athletes: masters of time management
Student athletes across the county, state and country all share a common struggle: managing their time between school work and practices. On the outside, the life of a student athlete doesn’t seem too difficult;…
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Pink Floyd releases final album: a review
On November 7, 2014, Pink Floyd released what will likely be the last album the group ever puts on the shelves, The Endless River. The band has swapped out, fired, and made up with…
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Pixar: The Use of Creatures in Disney
When one thinks of Disney, the obvious Mickey Mouse is one of the first characters that comes to mind. Then follows Minnie and Goofy as well as old fashioned creatures like Bambi, Pinocchio and…
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LRHS Swim and Dive team 2014-15 preview
The Leesville Swim and Dive team was not able to find a coach, so Jack Rogers, Athletic Director, will be head coach along with Guy Civitello. Non-year-round swimmers meet regularly every morning except for…
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The missing 43
On September 26, 2014, 43 students from Mexico disappeared. All of them were males, and they were studying to become teachers in the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers’ College of Ayotzinapa. The day they…
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How secure are bank accounts?
Recent innovations in credit card security and online transactions has made everyone’s bank account safer… or has it? “Chip-N-Pin” Credit Cards have begun to make their way to the U.S. “Chip-N-Pin” cards are a…