Month: September 2016
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Administration removes SMART Lunch
[View the story “Around 7:30, Wednesday night, news broke.” on Storify] Heidi Kreis, editor in chief 2016-17
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Leesville girls start Food Bank Club
A group of Leesville sophomores are making an impact in their community by starting the Food Bank Club, a new club to support local food banks. Ainsley Duke decided to start the club with…
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Dr. Muttillo named principal of the year finalist
Dr. Muttillo of Leesville Road High School has been named a WCPSS Principal of the Year award finalist. Muttillo has coupled his passion and care for education with veteran experience to become an outstanding…
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The President’s Volunteer Service Award
The Presidential Volunteer Service Award is given to students who have completed 25 or more service hours between August 1, 2015 and July 31, 2016. This award is sponsored by Leesville’s Parent-Teacher-Student Association. Jacob…
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Students and staff speak about SMART Lunch
Leesville students have the privilege of SMART Lunch, a one-hour period of time where we can go into classes to receive the help they need, have a club meeting or just eat lunch. Leesville…
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Hola Spanish Club!
“When I started here in 1995, Spanish club had already become a part of Leesville,” said Craig Ross, Spanish clubs teacher sponsor. The club has been a vital part of Leesville Road High School…
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Hannah Aspden, paralympian, returns to Leesville!
Leesville held a welcome home ceremony for Hannah Aspden on Thursday, September 22. Aspden, a sophomore, returned from the Paralympic Games in Rio. She received two bronze medals, one in the 100m backstroke and…
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The Components of Fashion Week
Taylor Penezic, staff writer 2016-17
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African American Studies Returns to Leesville
African American Studies has been reintroduced at Leesville Road High School for the 2016-2017 school year. The last time Leesville offered the class was in 2014. The juniors and seniors may not recognize this…
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French National Honor Society hosts its first meeting
The French National Honor Society — La Societe honoraire de français— chapter at Leesville started in the 2012-13 school year. Although it is still fairly new at Leesville, FNHS been around for decades. Millbrook,…
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Leesville students engage in Young Life
On Thursday Sept. 8, Leesville’s Young Life hosted a cookout at Baileywick Park to kick off another exciting year of Young Life Students of all grades were encouraged to show up and enjoy some…
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Everything you need to know about the Weight Training Club
Who: Matt Papanestor, president, and Kendall York, vice president, run the Weight Training Club is run by. Kendall York founded the Weight Training Club three years ago. The club has sparked plenty of attention…
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Ben-Hur movie review
The tale of the plight and resurrection of a hero from Jerusalem, Ben-Hur has been retold through the big screen time and time again after it’s inception as a novel in 1880. In its…
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Wade, Newest History Teacher at LRHS, is Living His Dream
Cornelius Wade is one of the newest teachers here, having just arrived in Raleigh this summer. Before teaching Honors American History II and Honors Psychology at Leesville, he taught History at Laney High School…
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From student to teacher
Alexandra Bouchard was a former student at Leesville Road High School. She has returned to teach Spanish for the 2016-2017 school year after graduating from UNC-Wilmington. Bouchard didn’t always know that she would go…
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Roger’s Coaching Class Doesn’t Make Schedule
Last year, several students were lined up outside of Coach Jack Rogers door to sign up for a coaching class they were excited to take. Unfortunately, when students received their schedules, they were disappointed…
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Class Council commences
Starting the week of September 5 at Leesville Road High School, freshmen started campaigning for the various officer positions on class council, including Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Brian Clarke, a freshman running for…
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Leesville Political Club Brings Students Together
Students who are aware of current events developing in our country usually long for their opinions on subject matters to be heard. Unfortunately, it can often be difficult to voice these opinions in class…
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Leesville experiences bus delays
Since the first day of school, there have been constant delays in many students’ bus schedules. Due to these delays, students have been getting to school later than usual. Students are not happy with…
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Dangerous Temperatures cancel Leesville XC Meet
On Wednesday night as Leesville cross country girls prepared for a home meet against the Broughton Capitals, the meet was suddenly cancelled due to high temperatures.The race which was supposed to kick off at…
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Leesville receives its performance results
The News & Observer recently released the results from the “state education leaders” analysis of public school performance. For the 2015-16 school year, Leesville Road High School received an A+. The group analyzes standardized…
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Scioli’s Incentives Provide Support for Supply Drive
Leesville Road High School sponsored a school supply drive to send supplies to schools in Louisiana that have been affected by recent flooding. The drive ran from the first day of school to September…
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Mareno Starts Season Ranked First in the Nation
Nevada Mareno, a Leesville cross country runner, was ranked number one in the nation. On December 3, in San Diego, California, Mareno will take on a group of the best high school runners at…
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Powder Puff Interest Meeting Held
On Wednesday, September 7 the Powder Puff interest meeting was held. All girls — freshman to seniors — can sign up for the football tradition that will be held this year on Tuesday,…
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Snapchat now more customizable than ever
With its latest update, Snapchat continues to prove why they are one of the best social media apps. Snapchat will now allow its users to create custom geofilters. Geofilters are the graphics that people…
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Garner Brought Their A Game Against the Pride
Entering Friday night’s match up against Garner, the Pride held a 2-1 record looking to complete out-of-conference play strong. The Pride started the scoring off with a big run from Cole Coleman that…
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Girls XC: The Tradition Continues
The Leesville girls cross country team has had a very strong squad for the past few years. They have finished top ten in the conference, regional and state meets each of the past…
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Leesville holds senior meeting
Leesville held its annual senior meeting on Thursday, September 8. The guidance counselors and a few teachers discussed graduation, transcripts and prom. The meeting was meant to help students navigate through the many…
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Liaisons Welcome New Students during Lunch
On August 29, 30 and 31, Leesville Liaisons welcomed the new students for the 2016-2017 school year in the breezeway between the middle and high schools. New students include the freshmen and transfer students…
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Leesville reaches out to Louisiana
With all of the flooding and disaster that has struck Louisiana, the Leesville social studies department has decided to send donated school supplies to the Vermilion School District. The social studies department and…
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Wake County Bus Delay Dilemma
At the beginning of Leesville’s 2016-2017 school year, Wake County Public Schools has implemented a few cost saving measures. Some of the measures taken are cutting the custodian workdays to one day a…
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Men’s soccer dominate Rolesville
The Leesville Road men’s soccer team bounced back Tuesday night from last week’s 1-0 loss to Cardinal Gibbons with a 7-0 victory over Rolesville. The victory moved the Pride to 2-4-1 on the season…
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Juniors React to Going Off-Campus for the First Time
Becoming a junior at Leesville brings new opportunities. One of the opportunities many rising juniors look forward to is being an able to go off-campus during lunch. Only juniors and seniors are…
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Viola Cerretini adjusts to the American lifestyle
Viola Cerretini, originally from Italy, is one of Leesville’s foreign exchange students this year. Cerretini is sixteen years old and is a junior. Her host family is the Namey’s, who have two daughters,…
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McNamara-Clement a slam dunk at USA tryouts
This summer, Lauren McNamara-Clement, a senior at Leesville, participated in the USA U17 Girls Basketball World Championship Team Trials and made it all the way through to the final 40 players. The tryouts took…
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Pride Soccer Looks to go Back to Back
The 2016 men’s soccer team has high hopes and expectations for this season, and with a skilled roster, aims to echo last season’s successes. The Pride concluded last season with a 15-5-3 record and…
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Class of 2017 senior wall exceeds expectations
The creation of the senior wall is a beloved tradition at Leesville Road High School. Each year, the new senior class paints a creative picture representing what they want to be remembered for. The…
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What I learned from my first college interview
Before going to a college interview, I was curious to how the process works and if it would make or break a college admissions board decision on whether to accept, decline, defer, or put…
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Theatre department holds second annual SM(ART) lunch
The Leesville Theatre Department hosted their second annual (sm)ART lunch on August 31. The lunch took place in room 22, Ms. Tarson’s room. Tarson is the theatre teacher and director at Leesville. Tarson said,…
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‘Tis the season for fall auditions
The Theatre Department is kicking off the 2016-2017 by holding auditions for the fall play this week. Auditions for the fall play, Peter and Starcatcher, will be on September 6-7. With those dates coming…
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Pride Football can’t outlast J.H. Rose in OT
Thursday night’s triple overtime thriller versus J.H. Rose was well worth the price of admission. The game was composed of big plays, turnovers, blocked kicks, and a galore of touchdowns. Leesville entered the game…
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Uncovering the Truth about AP English Summer Assignments
August 29 marked the first week of school for most students in the Wake County district. For some students, the stress of school assignments came a little earlier than August 29. Students taking AP…