Year: 2015
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Crush and Zion T release MV for ‘Just’
Two of Korea’s biggest names in R&B are at it again with a new single entitled “Just.” Thought this isn’t their first collab, Crush and Zion T are taking on a new frontier in…
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The DUFF’s actors speak out about their own high school experiences
Robbie Amell, Mae Whitman and Bella Thorne, stars from the CBS film, The DUFF, sat down for a conference call with several high school journalists across the country. Questions tended to revolve around how…
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Harper Lee’s second act
On Tuesday, Harper Lee announced to release a second book: the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird. According to an interview with ABC News, the Pulitzer-Prize winner’s newest novel, Go Set a Watchman, was…
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Helping Horse Therapeutic Riding Program
Helping Horse Therapeutic Riding Program is located off Shooting Club Road in North Raleigh. The small horse barn off the narrow dirt road may not seem like much when you first drive up to…
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Musical styles converge in “FourFiveSeconds”
Collaborations between modern artists and musical “legends” always seem to produce some of the most interesting compositions. For example, take “FourFiveSeconds” by Rihanna ft. Kanye West and Paul McCartney. The artistry of each singer…
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2015 Super Bowl Ads
This year the Super Bowl commercials took a new approach than that of the usual comical advertisements that so many viewers anticipate. Most of the commercials seemed to follow specific trends that had never…
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Wake County inundated by snow and ice
[View the story “Wake County Inundated by Ice, Snow” on Storify] Ben Pope, senior editor 2014-2015
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Leesville receives an “A” on its school report card
Leesville Road High School teachers and administrators were able to breathe a sigh of relief after receiving an “A” on their first school report card. According to the News and Observer,Leesville was one of…
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Spreading the love through song
As students settle into their second semester schedules, Valentine’s Day is slowly but surely around the corner, and the students at Leesville know it’s that special time of year again: it’s time for singing…
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Leesville PTSA renovates teachers lounge
The Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) at Leesville completed renovation work in January on the teachers lounge located on the first floor of the main building. Previously, a lone chair sat next to a…
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Leesville Sports Medicine wins the olympics
This past Wednesday, February 4, Leesville’s Sports Medicine team attended the Wake County Sports Medicine Olympics. They were held at Cary High School. At this event, Sports Med students from Cary, East Wake and…
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Dancing on the basketball court
Between their Homecoming performance and winter concert, the Leesville Dance Ensemble has spent the past few weeks working hard to prepare for their most recent performance at the varsity men’s basketball game. This past…
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NLHS welcomes nineteen new members
Leesville’s National Latin Honor Society has welcomed another wave of devoted Latin lovers. The club held its annual spring induction ceremony this past Monday. An impressive number of 19 inductees were accepted to become…
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Victory Junction work day
Victory Junction is a summer camp for children with serious illnesses. At the camp, attending kids are able to gain the confidence and independence they did not have before. It is an extremely worthy…
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Double Barrel Benefit event bringing music to Raleigh
The NC State student-run radio station, 88.1FM “The Revolution”, will be hosting their 12 annual concert, the Double Barrel Benefit. The event will be broken up into two nights. The first night will take…
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Parks and Recreation is coming to a close
Parks and Recreation, a comedy series shown on NBC, is sadly on its seventh and final season. The show portrays the life of Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), the Regional Director of National Park Services…
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American Sniper, both fact and fiction
American Sniper, the film depicting record-breaking U.S. sniper Chris Kyle, has been attracting both critics and viewers. On its opening day, January 16, the movie raked in a whopping $30.5 million. Sniper also scored…
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Nevada Mareno continues breaking records
Nevada Mareno: student, athlete, and record breaker. Last Saturday, January 31, Malia Ellington from Community School of Ellington set the new 1000-meter N.C. record with a time of 2:53:23. Just a few hours later,…
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PEPI applications now available
Physical Education Pupil Instructor (PEPI) applications are now available for sophomores and juniors outside of room 52 for the 2015-2016 school year. PEPI is a program that pairs juniors and seniors with elementary school…
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Leesville students enjoy Spanish field trip
Members of the Spanish National Honor Society, Spanish Club and Spanish department all enjoyed a trip to the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University on Wed, Jan 28. Everyone finished the trip by…
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Filing the FAFSA
As second semester begins, many students begin to receive their acceptance letters and take a well-deserved breather as senioritis sets in. Don’t worry, however, there is still a lot paperwork and red tape left…
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The GoPro
Many people know that the GoPro is more than just a camera. The GoPro, of course, is a small camera that can film virtually anything you’re doing in any situation. But the GoPro has…
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Holocaust survivors mark 70th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
On January 27,1945, Soviet soldiers arrived at gates of Auschwitz to find 7,500 emaciated prisoners. Seven decades later, the remaining survivors make their way back to Poland. The Holocaust survivors gathered on Tuesday to…
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Six more weeks of winter!
February 2, 2015, at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, PA, the most famous groundhog–Punxsutawney Phil– saw his shadow. The Inner Circle president, Bill Deeley, proceeded to read from his scroll: “Forecasts abound on the Internet,…
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Main Stage auditions: the final cut
Auditions for the honors theatre class at Leesville, more commonly known as Main Stage, took place January 23 and 26 for the 2015-2016 school year. Main Stage is the honors theatre class offered here…
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Girl Scouts of America isn’t just for little girls
It’s that time of year again, and it’s time for Girl Scout cookie season. Girl Scouts all across the country are ready to sell cookies to anyone who asks. When most people think of…
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“Pedestrian at Best” is far from pedestrian
“Put me on a pedestal, and I’ll only disappoint you,” belts Courtney Barnett in “Pedestrian at Best,” the first single off her long-awaited debut album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just…
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Je suis Charlie
Freedom of speech was never meant to protect the popular opinions. It’s not for vague or hazy points about weak subjects. It’s meant to protect any and all controversial topics, satires and commentaries. The…
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There’s Only 1K
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke’s head coach, picked up a new nickname Sunday after he snagged his 1,000th career win. Now Coach K goes by the name of Coach 1K. Duke basketball ranked number 5, made…
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Be My Eyes gives sight to the blind
A new iPhone app aimed at assisting the blind through video chat proves that modern technology has no limits. It’s innovative, but how efficient is it in reality? Be My Eyes was originally developed…
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Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari has always been a band to cross genre lines. Although rooted in post-hardcore, the British group has utilized elements of electronica, and even spoken throughout their discography, to great effect; a duality…
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The battle for best in the county
This past Saturday, January 24, all of the cheerleading teams in the county went head-to-head to see which team is the best in their division and in the county. All of the cheerleading teams…
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U2 music videos: then and now
U2 has been a consistently relevant band in the music industry since the early ‘80s. While they are arguably better known for their older albums Boy, War and The Joshua Tree, they have continuously…
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Legally Blonde production begins
Leesville’s theatre department is in the process of casting for this years spring musical, Legally Blonde. The decision to perform Legally Blonde excited many, as it is an energetic and spunky musical. Caroline Chappell,…
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Senioritis: A Deadly Disease
Every year the new seniors start off strong but their flame of motivation tends to trickle out as time moves on. This falling action and decrease of grades is commonly known as Senioritis. In…
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SNL’s take on Ferguson protests
In early December of 2014, SNL filmed a dress rehearsal for a skit called “Morning News” which poked fun at the events occurring in Furgeson. In this skit, Kenan Thompson (Kip) and Cecily Strong…
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Fall Out Boy’s “American Beauty/American Psycho” review
After releasing multiple new songs when fans least expected it, Fall Out Boy finally released their new album “American Beauty/American Psycho” on Jan 20. The highly anticipated album has 11 new songs including the…
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Deflate Gate: the world’s dumbest sports controversy
“The New England Patriots have cheated their way into Super Bowl XLIX.” Everyone’s been hearing about it for nearly two weeks now. Every news article, television channel, and internet homepage displays the next update…
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A very “popular” musical
The musical The New York Times called “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster” traveled to the Durham Performing Arts Center. Wicked, the story of the Wicked Witch of the West, premiered at the DPAC January 7; showings…
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Leesville Basketball overcomes deficit to upset Broughton
Tuesday night, the Leesville men’s basketball team overcame an early 14-point deficit to defeat Broughton at home by a score of 58-51. The Pride (10-9, 6-3) had fallen to the Capitals (16-2, 7-2) previously…
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Amoeba Culture presents “The First Chapter” in the US
Korea’s hip-hop heavyweights are finally here! Korean record label Amoeba Culture has announced that they will be hosting two concerts in the United States, marking the labelmates’ first collective appearance in the US. The…
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Leesville Middle to host Play 4 Kay tournament
February 7, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Leesville Middle School girls basketball team will be hosting a 3v3 basketball tournament in honor of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. All profits made…
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Supernatural seasons 10 and 11
Supernatural is a fictional horror and drama show that has just been picked up again by the CW Network for an eleventh season. The show began in 2005 and was projected to end after…
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A case for cats
“A dog is a man’s best friend.” “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.” We’ve all grown up hearing these things about dogs. We all…
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Heritage stuns Leesville Basketball in final seconds
For 31 minutes of basketball on Friday night, Leesville and Heritage played to a deadlocked 58-58 tie in a battle for third place in the Cap-8 Conference. Then the most mocked man on the…
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Leesville swimming concludes regular season
The Leesville swimming team will enter next week’s Cap-8 Conference championships with momentum after another strong showing in Wednesday’s meet. Facing teams from Cary, Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina at the Triangle Aquatic Center in…
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Students win in battle of grading equality
On Saturday, January 4, it was announced that after much protest and petition regarding the decision to only change freshmen and not the whole school to the 10-point grading scale, Wake County and other…
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Leesville Road widening project update
Leesville Road sees heavy traffic every day, with some 24-30 thousand vehicles commuting on the road each day. The traffic is especially bad during the early morning rush hour, school start and stop times,…
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Fighting for Education
In a world of news titles saying “More Than 131 Killed in Taliban Attack on School,” “How Pakistan Fails Its Children” and “Taliban Destroy Womens Education,” the brutal realities of Middle Eastern kids are…
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Meghan Trainor releases predictable album
Meghan Trainor, the artist responsible for the overplayed “All About That Bass,” released her first album, Title, January 9 after hitting the top of the music charts with two singles. Both tracks, “All About…