Year: 2016
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Madden Mobile Grips Sophomore’s Interest
Madden NFL Mobile, a football video game, has recently taken over the iPhones of the sophomore class. The iPhone game is part of the Madden NFL series and was released with its newest…
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Lady Pride Take Down Reigning State Champs
Excitement filled the air as the women’s soccer team took the field for their home opener on Thursday evening. The Pride controlled possession for the majority of the first half, attacking on offense and…
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Cam Newton and the Hero’s Journey
There is no doubt that Cam Newton’s 2015-2016 season put him on top of the football world, but his journey to stardom did not come easy. Newton had to endure many trials and tribulations…
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Future Presidents and Morning Announcements
For many of us, the morning announcements are a fundamental part of our daily ritual. Much like brushing our teeth in the morning, it requires little thought and will hardly ever catch us off…
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Alex Hunter Named Co-Player of the Year
The conference awards were announced following the Cap-8 men’s basketball championship on Friday, February 19. Leesville’s own Alex Hunter, junior, was named co-CAP-8 Player of the Year. “It’s a good feeling,” said Hunter. “I…
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Students start registering for classes
Previously, students received a class registration packet to begin thinking about what classes they want to take for the 2016-2017 school year. In the packet are all the class options including a recommended sequence…
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A spotlight on Kendall York
Kendall York, a junior at Leesville Road High School, is just like any other boy. He goes to school, does his homework, hangs out with friends, and is involved with extracurriculars in and outside…
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Duck Donuts catching on
Duck Donuts has taken Raleigh by storm. “What started as a whim, far-fetched idea, a fun project, about ten years ago” said Russell DiGilio, founder, on the Duck Donuts website, has turned into a…
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Map of the Dead might be just the app for you
It’s dark, and you’re running fast. You hear the sounds of gurgling and screeching behind you, and your blood boils as you realize you might not make it out of this alive. You near…
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Three Drug Stores, One Spot
Currently, another drugstore, Walgreens, is being added to the Leesville, Strickland intersection. It seems ridiculous since there is already a CVS and Rite-Aid at this intersection. But, clearly Walgreens sees it as a great…
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Pride women’s soccer to take on defending state champions in first game
After the first two scrimmages were cancelled due to rain, the Pride women’s soccer team is set to have its first regular season game Thursday March 3 against Panther Creek. The Panther Creek women’s…
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Spring Sports Are Underway
On Tuesday, February 16 tryouts for spring sports finally began. Tryouts were supposed to begin on Monday, but were postponed due to inclimate weather. February is a very unpredictable month for weather. For the…
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LRHS Model UN Club Review
Jacob Phillips, staff writer 2015-2016
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Special education students at LRHS join cheer team
The Lion Hearts, the special needs population of LRHS, have been given the opportunity to be more involved in the Leesville community with the addition of a Special Needs Cheer team. Ashley Van Slyck,…
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Survivor Season 32 Kicks Off
Survivor season 32, filmed in Cambodia on the island of Koh Rong, premiered Wednesday, February 17. Three tribes of 6 had been prefabricated based on the qualities cast members most rely on in their…
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Baseball is in the air
The Leesville Road Baseball team held tryouts for its Varsity and Junior Varsity teams February 16 through the 19. Although the weather for the week has been wet, cold, and dreary, this has not…
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Swim and Dive team makes States
The Leesville Road Swim and Dive team had a very successful season, making it to the NCHSAA State Championship. Before either the boys or girls team could take on the state meet, members of…
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Lady Pride reach Cap-8 title
The Lady Pride are headed to the Cap-8 championship for the first time in a several years following their 54-44 win over Heritage. The Pride took an early 11-10 lead into the second quarter.…
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The Life of Pablo is a fine step for Kanye, but not nearly worth what it’ll sell
Kanye West is a star of a different class. Between hosting a fashion show, making bizarre posts on Twitter, performing on Saturday Night Live, and (supposedly) finishing an album 36 hours before releasing it,…
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Hunt knows school, does school, teaches school
Mr. Andy Hunt’s classroom is a trailer in the bus parking lot. You can hear rain pounding the roof of the trailer. Hunt is at his desk, amongst textbooks and papers, typing away at…
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Pride, Benjamin Shock Heritage with game winning three
As time ran down Thursday night against Heritage in round two of the NCHSAA state playoffs, Leesville turned to freshman Jalen Benjamin to hit the game winning shot to knock off the Huskies in…
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Savit visits Leesville for his recent book, Anna and the Swallow Man
On February 10, author Gavriel Savit visited Leesville Road High School and spoke to several English classes. Savit, both an actor and a writer, spoke to the students about his new book, Anna and…
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The Carolina Lightning
The Carolina Lightning are a girl’s u16 hockey team. Hockey is an intense sport, and these girls are tough enough to handle it. Regan Harsa, editor in chief 2017-18
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New Gen Romance
Article after article written by fearmongers everywhere have thrown around many reasons as to why the youngest generation has completely changed–or ruined–romance and their consequent chance at true love. We decided to compile several…
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Traveling in Ireland
Dublin is a fairly small city that has lots of tourist attractions within walking distance of downtown. For the sites that are too far to walk, there is a ‘hop on hop off’ bus…
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CTE booths promote clubs midyear
On February 5, Career and Technical Education (CTE) clubs set up booths in the lobby during lunch as part of National Career and Technical Education Month. Five clubs participated, including National Technical Honors Society…
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Kanye West Finally Releases ‘The Life of Pablo’
Finally, after weeks of waiting, Kanye West has released his highly anticipated album: ‘The Life of Pablo.’ The road to releasing West’s seventh studio album was winding and complicated. It was highlighted by the…
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What do Leesville Students Like to do on Snow Days?
[View the story “What do Leesville Students do on Snow Days?” on Storify] Michael Beauregard, senior editor 2017-18
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LRHS Children’s Book Drive
Leesville Road High School is hosting a book drive encouraging students and staff to drop off their unused children’s books to the library at Leesville. The campaign is called Wake Up and Read, and…
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Fuller House to be released on Netflix
Full House is an American sitcom that premiered from September 22, 1987 – May 23, 1995 and features a widowed father who takes care of his three children with the help of his best…
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Leesville Women’s Soccer Preview
Leesville women’s soccer is starting its 2016 season. Compared to last year, there are more girls trying out. The team’s 2015 season had about 45 girls, and this year there are 60 girls trying…
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SMART Lunch participation needed
Attempting to start second semester strong, Dr. AJ Muttillo, Leesville’s principal, is advocating for an increase in participation during SMART Lunch. To continuously track participation, Muttillo is encouraging teachers to enforce the use of…
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Update on the Leesville Cats
Leesville is home to more than just students and staff, it is also home to Leesville’s little lions. Leesville’s little lions are our native cats that roam the school’s campus day and night. You…
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Berg’s Buttons
Emma Berg doesn’t consider herself a young entrepreneur, though she could. What started off as a personal hobby has recently transformed into a small side business for the Leesville senior. Berg’s bracelet-making company was…
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Rescheduled days released for snow days
The effects of winter snow resulted in shutting down most of Raleigh after Governor Pat McCrory declared North Carolina in a state of emergency. Wake county schools closed down Friday January 22 and Monday…
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Teenage Stereotypes Podcast
Kayla Fortson, staff writer 2016-17
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‘Tis the season to dress up for no reason!
For schools across North Carolina, February is the month designated to winter dances. Leesville used to be among the NC schools that host a winter event, but the dances could never attract enough students…
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Senior Superlatives Re-Visited
NOTE: Mrs. Cade, social studies teacher at LRHS, wrote a guest editorial. Below is the Editorial Board’s stance on Superlatives: Leesville Road High School has been publishing senior superlatives since 1994, and, in general,…
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Zayn Malik’s solo career is official with “PILLOWTALK”
One Direction fans (aka “Directioners”) faced serious heartbreak last year after Zayn Malik, 22 at the time, announced his departure from the group. That heartbreak has since been mended with the recent launch of…
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Just Not Sorry makes emails more unapologetic
Powered by Cincopa Video Cloud for Business solution.How to install Just Not SorryA step-by-step screenshot tutorial. Step 1Launch Google Chrome and make your way to google.com.originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 1440height 900Step 2Search for…
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65 years of music
Music has been around for as nearly long as people have, and certainly as long as anyone can remember. However, many people do not think about music much before their lifetime. Every once in…
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S(no)w Excuses to be a Good Neighbor
The 2015-2016 students of Leesville High School are enjoying the snow that came to Raleigh. One neighborhood is using the time stuck at home to come together — The Sanctuary. “[Snow days] gives…
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Pride Basketball Handles Wake Forest to Advance in CAP-8 Tourney
On Tuesday night at Leesville, the Pride Men’s Basketball Team was able to knock off Wake Forest by a score of 69-45 in the first round of the CAP-8 tournament. The win will force…
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The Menagerie broken down
Twenty-five students dedicate a full school year to the creation of the Menagerie, Leesville’s yearbook. With the help of Ms. Joni Amerson, English teacher, the yearbook students produce a 400 page book filled with…
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The key to a perfect Valentine’s Day
[pdf-embedder url=”https://www.themycenaean.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/valentines-day.pdf”] Caela Steele, staff writer 2015-16
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What advertisers think we like
[View the story “What advertisers think we like” on Storify] Heidi Kreis, editor in chief 2016-17
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Take the Celebrity Quiz
Cayley Kennedy, senior editor, 2016-17
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Luxury Brands Being Replaced: Exposure
Are luxury brands being replaced? by Taylor Penezic on Exposure Taylor Penezic, staff writer 2016-17
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the power of Leesville band students
Tyler Richardson, Conductor: Trombone How long have you been playing the Trombone? Tyler: I would say 7 years. What made you chose the Trombone? Tyler: It seemed like an easy and unique instrument– plus…
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Astronaut visits North Carolina Museum of Science
Christina Koch, an astronaut from North Carolina, gave a talk at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on Saturday, January 30 and Sunday, January 31. Koch came to speak as part of the…