Year: 2015
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VIP Day’s Accident
The crew of VIP Day’s mock-accident. If you or someone you know are in an accident these are the first responders to the accident. The impact these responders make saves lives. Many students at…
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Leesville students accepted into North Carolina School of Science and Math
Abbott Gaddy, Yesle Hahn, and Ellie Taylor are the three students from Leesville who were lucky enough to be accepted into the North Carolina School of Math and Science (NCSSM). NCSSM is a residential…
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French Club performs service project
This Monday, April 13th, Leesville’s French Club held their second-to-last meeting, and participated in one of their two planned service projects for the year. For clubs to retain their honor’s status they must perform…
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Update on Leesville’s FCCLA
FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America) is one of Leesville’s most popular clubs with an average count of 30 members in attendance per meeting. FCCLA is a club for students who have…
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Furious 7 and the future of the franchise
Furious 7 and the Fast & Furious franchise are either movies that you love or hate, but if you love them then odds are you really love them. Now days after release, people are…
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Lilly for Target
Lilly Pulitzer is a long-standing preppy brand, known for its colorful prints and large price tags. Recently, their impending collaboration with Target has caused much controversy — specifically with the realization that this union…
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#WhoWillYouHelp
Canada’s Province of Ontario has found a way to put out a special message to women and men everywhere. Their “#WhoWillYouHelp” video targeted the harsh realities of sexual harassment of women in the workplace,…
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Review of BASTARZ’s “Conduct Zero”
Block B is at it again with their new single “Conduct Zero,” only not the way we expected. Earlier this year, the group slowly began to release teasers for their new subunit, BASTARZ. The…
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Lessons from Atticus Finch (Lesson #1)
Atticus Finch may have gone unappreciated as students pretended to read To Kill A Mockingbird in school, but he most definitely should not have. Atticus, as you may remember, is the father of the…
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A historical tournament
This year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament has been one of the most unique and unpredictable tournaments in NCAA history. According to fivethirtyeight.com, this year was supposed to be “easier” to predict compared to last…
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Leesville deemed a National Council of Excellence
Recently, Leesville Road High School’s executive council was awarded the National Gold Council of Excellence Award. This award is a very prestigious award, given by NASC (National Association of Student Councils), and there are…
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Barbie comes to life
Mattel has managed to make all of our creepy doll nightmares come to life with Hello Barbie, the doll with WiFi. The WiFi connection allows children to create a more personal relationship with the…
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Block B’s sub group BASTARZ causes controversy before debut
On April 9, Block B released a teaser for their first subgroup BASTARZ. The teaser previewed the tracks for their upcoming mini-album “Conduct Zero.” The teaser for their title track, “Conduct Zero,” raised quite…
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VIP team visits Leesville seniors
Shuffling into the auditorium, the senior class anxiously waited to see what the VIP assembly was going to be all about. The VIP for a VIP (Vehicle Injury Prevention for a Very Important Person)…
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Planet Fitness is the friendliest fitness center
As summer quickly approaches, students are working hard to get in shape for those long weekends at the beach. Due to its easy accessibility, Fitness 19 is usually the go-to fitness center for Leesville…
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Model U.N. competes, wins at UNC
In the past two years, Leesville’s Model U.N. team has gone through a major reboot. Model U.N. isn’t a new club at Leesville, but its members are finally starting to take it seriously. In…
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North Carolina lawyer works to free the wrongfully convicted
On Friday, January 23, 2015, Joseph Sledge walked free from prison after 36 years behind bars. In 1978, Sledge was convicted of a murder he did not commit. He maintained his innocence the entire…
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How language and music benefits your cognition, at any age
It’s no secret that the benefits of learning a language or an instrument at a young age can be seen all throughout your adult life and beyond. The kinds of skills you learn not…
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Unfriended: revenge comes online
Unfriended made a startling first impression with its first trailer. Now, only a week remains before the movie makes its theater premiere next Friday, April 17. Heather Sossaman, Matthew Bohrer and Courtney Halverson star…
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Rethink the ‘dead-end office job’
Time and time again I hear my peers talking about what they want to do with their life. It’s natural–we’re in high school and we’re forced to think about our futures. Within these discussions…
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Video Games: A boys world after all?
No matter how hard modern day activists may try to level all playing fields when it comes to breaking gender stereotypes or equalizing aspects of society, some things may always remain geared towards one…
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The long road to Legally Blonde
Leesville’s theatre department has been hard at work for months in preparation for their last show of the school year. Legally Blonde sold fast and has only good reviews, but those involved went through…
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Education abroad
The United States of America currently enjoys the #2 seat in the rank of nations by adjusted GDP, directly behind China. These rankings, however, are in eternal motion. Nothing ever stays the same. GDP,…
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Shelley Jackson’s skin project
In 2003, Shelley Jackson, an artist and writer, launched the Skin Project, a novella that is published solely in the form of tattoos on volunteers from around the world. Each participant is given one…
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Obama suggests mandatory voting
Voter turnout in American elections has never been anything to brag about. United States lags far behind most other modern industrialized democracies, with only about 54% in the 2012 presidential election, and 36% in…
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Pride for President
Leesville Road High School officially holds the position of the North Carolina Association of Student Council State President-Elect. By this time next year, Leesville will be the NCASC State President. As President-Elect, LRHS is…
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Mareno makes a mark at nationals
Nevada Mareno, Leesville’s own, has shocked America. Saturday, March 14, Mareno joined her teammates in the 4×800 relay at this year’s New Balance Nationals. With a 2:07.60, Mareno helped Leesville, ranked 9th, place 2nd…
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Solutions needed for Leesville’s traffic woes
This time of year, traffic at Leesville becomes worse with each passing day. Teachers and students love speculating on what exactly causes the delays, but no one can quite find a resolution, and that’s…
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Leesville student shaves head for St. Baldrick’s
Abbie Johnson, a freshman at Leesville, shaved her head for St. Baldrick’s on Sunday, January 4. Johnson’s father has leukemia; she shaved her head in honor of him. As well as shaving her head,…
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Three Leesville teachers leaving next year
Three of Leesville’s teachers have announced they will not be returning for next school year: Mrs. Fishbane, Ms. Spransy, and Mr. Wertich. Mrs. Fishbane is a World History and Honors Psychology teacher. Fishbane started…
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The Mycenaean investigates: N.C. Senate election redistricting bill
A bill the N.C. Senate recently passed to redistrict and alter Wake County Commissioners elections has one word surrounding its controversy: gerrymandering. “[The bill] is nothing but a purely partisan power-grab,” said Perry Woods,…
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Men’s varsity lacrosse update
After all of the out-of-conference games were rained out, the Pride is off to a perfect start to the season in the CAP-8, holding a 5-0 record. One of the key reasons for the…
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Legally Blonde coming close to show day
Two weeks away from Legally Blonde’s premiere, cast and crew members are working hard to put on a great show since many rehearsals were missed due to eight snow days and many after-school activity…
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Enforce the dress code
As spring and summer rapidly approach, Leesville students are preparing to face the restrictions of dress code once again. As the editorial board of The Mycenaean, we wanted to weigh in with our opinion…
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Dr. Huber on study drugs
Leesville’s psychologist, Dr. Huber, weighs in on study drugs in high school: What are some steps that the school would take if someone was abusing study drugs? It is something that is looked at…
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Leesville students enjoy spring break trips
Despite a shortened spring break, Leesville students took advantage of the little time they were given. Some traveled as far as Mexico while others spent the time visiting more local communities. Lindsay Lehman, junior,…
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On Mogwai
The rock scene, both in North Carolina and abroad, is constantly changing. Rock, being one of the larger genres of music, has constant innovation that has kept it alive for more than 50 years.…
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Baseball competes against nation’s best
While most of Leesville enjoyed spring break far away from the Triangle, the Leesville baseball team spent theirs embracing a special stage: the USA Baseball High School Invitational tournament in Cary. The opportunity to…
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Cheerleading from a male’s perspective
The varsity cheerleading team first adopted male cheerleaders in the 2012-2013 winter season. Shelly Reathaford, the head of the cheerleading program and coach of the varsity team, wanted to incorporate boys into the program…
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Instead of the Hunger Games, watch the Grand Budapest Hotel
People love big action movies. Specifically, book to screen adaptations have gained a lot of popularity over the years with the successful Hunger Games and Divergent films. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 earned…
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It starts with two words
If you could give advice to a younger version of yourself, what would you say? A recent YouTube campaign explores this question, specifically targeting young girls. This Youtube campaign entitled “#DearMe” became popularized with…
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Leesville student fights through leukemia
Steven Hughes is a senior at Leesville who has had some difficult times in his past. Steven was diagnosed with leukemia “the day before thanksgiving 2000/2001”. There are four main types of leukemia: Acute…
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Study drugs inundate Leesville
With exam and college application season in full swing, students and teachers find the rise of a new problem: study drugs. “Study drugs” are drugs normally prescribed to people with ADD and ADHD to…
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Raleigh coffee shops compared
The Morning Times is a local coffee shop situated in the heart of downtown Raleigh. It is adjacent to the Raleigh Times, a newspaper turned bar and restaurant. Most appealing about the Morning Times…
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Tibbetts deals with cancer in family
Mrs. Tibbetts, a Leesville Road High School math teacher, remembers the struggle with cancer within her family. Her son, Andrew, was diagnosed with leukemia the summer before second grade at the age of 7.…
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AdvancED coming to Leesville
Every year a new class of graduates from Leesville receive their diplomas in June, signifying the four years they spent in high school. However, students may be unaware of the process that guarantees their…
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The ever-changing world of fashion
Part of what makes the fashion industry so special is that it is constantly changing. As one can imagine, the industry, who is involved and how it works has shifted dramatically since the 1960’s.…
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Kendrick Lamar releases To Pimp a Butterfly
Rapper Kendrick Lamar released his new album, To Pimp a Butterfly, on March 16, 2015. It is the third album in his discography, and his first since Good Kid, M.A.D.D. City, in 2012. The…
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God’s gifts, our talents: Catholic Schools Live!
Over the past few months, Catholic school students across North Carolina have dedicated hours of their time to rehearse for the Catholic Schools Live! The performance took place in the Fletcher Theatre of the…
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What it’s like to be a freshman on women’s varsity soccer
Leesville women’s soccer has become something like a dynasty over the years. After winning four of the last five CAP-8 championships and three state championships, it is an intimidating scene for any freshman to…