Monthly Archives: February, 2017

Pride wrestling primed for regional tournament

On January 31, the Pride wrestling team fell short against the Cape Fear Colts in the second round of the state tournament. Though the...

The Truth Behind ‘New Year, New Me’

Once the clock strikes 12 on New Year's day, social media post everywhere read “new year, new me.” The rush to write down and...

Fences Review

Before you start reading this article, fair warning, there will be spoilers! If you plan on going to see Fences at some point, I...

Five-Peat for the Leesville swim team

On Saturday, January 28, the Leesville girls won the Cap-8 Swimming Championship for the fifth consecutive year. The girls’ team earned a total of...

1984 and Donald Trump’s administration are strikingly similar

Sales of George Orwell’s 1984 skyrocketed to the top of Amazon’s bestseller list a few days after Donald Trump’s inauguration. The spike in sales...

Speeding Through Reading

No doubt most students would love to be able to read textbook chapters or books assigned to us as homework in minutes. Among our...

Trump’s ban adds fuel to the fire

President Donald J. Trump has recently expanded his list of executive orders… again. He has called for a temporary ban imposing a 120-day suspension...

Review of 2016 political correctness

Now that 2016 has come to a close, it has proved to be a year unlike any other; one that may have altered the...

How to become politically involved

The past two weeks after President Trump’s inauguration have been met with an unprecedented amount of backlash. Many people who are involved in politics...

The parallels between “Mean Girls” and real life high school

Most teens have seen the infamous film Mean Girls at some point in their life. However, the film brought audiences much more than a...

Migos releases “Culture”

On January 27 Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff, known as ‘Migos’, released their album “Culture”. The album consists of 13 songs with features from Gucci...

Why I keep up with the Kardashians

Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie! Oh, and Rob. Through my teenhood, I have paid close attention to the lives of the Kardashians...

How does WCPSS decide to close school for snow?

When wintry weather arises in Wake County, students and parents across the county anxiously wait to see if Wake County Public School System will...

Women’s March Worldwide

On January 21, 2017 close to 5 million individuals around the world became unified. They joined together physically and mentally with one mission in...

Reactions to New Bell/SMART Lunch Schedule

The new SMART Lunch bell schedule was released a couple days before the start of the second semester -- students were shocked, to say...

Trump Immigration Ban Causes Controversy

On January 27, just seven days after Donald Trump took office, he issued Executive Order 17369, an executive order about immigration--you can read the...

What’s up with Winter Break?

The school calendar is often a breeding ground for the high schoolers’ complaints, especially when it comes to winter break. According to Monika Johnson...

Leesville’s Mainstage Program Presents: Romeo and Juliet

Leesville’s Mainstage theatre program performed their latest show of Romeo and Juliet on Thursday, February 2. The setting was the 1940s where “fantasy, mystery,...

How to become politically involved

The past two weeks after President Trump’s inauguration have been met with an unprecedented amount of backlash. Many people who are involved in politics...

The xx “I See You” Review

The xx recently dropped their new album “I See You”, which is making a noise in mainstream music billboards. The UK trio is known...

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