Month: September 2021
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Teacher Spotlight: Kelly Todd
The Leesville Road High School English department has a fresh face this 2021-22 school year–Kelly Todd. Todd joined the Leesville community in August 2021. Life Back in California Todd grew up in California’s…
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Paideia Students Experience Their First Seminar
On September 10, 55 ninth grade students experienced their first socratic seminar– a Paideia right of passage. Beforehand, Mr.Broer, the Paideia English teacher, gave students access to the texts on Saturday leaving seven days…
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Drake’s Certified Lover Boy Album Review
Drake’s new Certified Lover Boy album consists of 21 tracks, including songs with many featured artists: Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Ty Dolla $ign, 21 Savage, Project Pat, Yebba, Future, Young Thug, Travis Scott, Jay-Z,…
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Leesville Young Life
Leesville Young Life is a religious group of students who come together to learn more about Christianity. The club is welcome to all Leesville Road High School students. Part of each meeting, attendees read…
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Breakfast Week At Crumbl Cookies
From the 6th-11th people had “cookies for breakfast,” with the new “breakfast week” introduced by Crumbl Cookies. These were last weeks cookie flavors: “WAFFLE” — A thick waffle cookie drizzled with rich maple syrup…
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Tutoring Sessions are available to teach and learn
Students who are members of the National Honor Societies and National Achiever Society can apply to be tutors for their required tutoring hours. Many students are taking advantage of this. Angel Kasyoka, a senior…
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Stardew Valley Review
Stardew Valley opens with an example of the burden of modern life. The player character sits in an office, staring at their computer screen–tired and looking for a new beginning–when they find a letter…
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Hump Day Riot
On Thursday, September 9, Pleesville students started a riot in the cafeteria because they could not figure out when Hump Day was. They had Hump Day confusion. Last week only had three school days…
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Why Do People Wear Sweatshirts and Shorts?
With fall approaching, Leesville students have started wearing two classic pieces with purposes that contradict each other: sweatshirts and shorts. Which then poses the question — does wearing a sweatshirt with shorts make sense? …
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LRHS Students: Parents as Their Teachers
Multiple students at Leesville share the experience of having their parents as their teachers during the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year. Leesville Road High School is home to teachers who have been…
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Collection of Changes, A New Block Gallery Exhibit
From August 3 to October 22, the Block Gallery is displaying a Collection of Changes, a diverse group of art pieces from the Municipal Art Collection, artwork owned by Raleigh intended for public use. …
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The Social Studies Department Welcomes Chris Craddock
Chris Craddock, a recent UNC-Charlotte graduate, joined the Leesville staff this year. After a year of virtual school, Leesville is welcoming many new faces into the building. Leesville hired almost fifteen new staff members…
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An Overview of School Chromebooks
Leesville has recently distributed Chromebooks for in-school and at-home work. These chromebooks have many features that are beneficial for the everyday student. The provided Chromebooks have a very nice processor and allow for quick…
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Quick Bites: A Slice of Internet
Fluffy Mice? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nutty Mice (@thenuttymouse) These little creatures in the video are texel mice, a special breed of mouse who are bred to…
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Marvel’s Shang-Chi Review
Marvel Studio’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is playing in theatres only on September 3 and on Disney+ on October 18. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is unique…
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Peer Pressure
LRHS students have a lot going on: Getting up early, doing your homework, studying, exercise, working, etc. This often makes you feel overwhelmed and stressed about your many responsibilities. Peer pressure can make high…
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Free School Lunches
Wake County Public School System announced that breakfast and lunch will be free for the 2021-2022 school year. Many families were hit hard during the pandemic; free breakfast and lunch allows students to eat…
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Free Guy Movie Review
Ryan Reynolds stars in another hit comedy, Free Guy, following Guy, a regular bank teller in a regular world. One catch though, his world is actually a video game, and no one realizes it. …
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Breakfast At Leesville
We are always told breakfast is the most important meal of the day — but how many students at Leesville actually eat their morning meal? The rush to wake up, get ready, and hurry…
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Happier Than Ever Album Review
Billie Eilish’s new album, Happier Than Ever, released on July 30, 2021. And my first impression of this album is that it was nothing more than okay. The transitions through “Not My Responsibility” and…
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Renegades: A novel by Marissa Meyer
In her novel, Renegades, Marissa Myers paints a vivid picture of a broken world where a superhero oligarchy known as The Renegades rules over the people of Gatlon City, and a rebel Anarchist group…
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Robert F. Kennedy Killer Granted Parole
Robert F. Kennedy, the beloved United States senator from New York and 1968 presidential candidate, was assassinated almost immediately after winning California’s presidential primary that year. Sirhan Sirhan, his killer, has been granted parole…
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Off-Campus Lunch Recommendations At LRHS
Off-campus lunch is always a great opportunity for upperclassmen at LRHS. In a poll about the benefits of going off-campus, Matt Cash, a senior at LRHS, said via text: “Rolling down the windows and…
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Has COVID Effected Healthy Eating Habits?
Eating habits during COVID made the alreading long-lasting issue of eating unhealthy even worse. Many high school students at LRHS do not eat as healthily as they should — junk food seems more appealing…
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Cassidy Wightman: Four Years On Varsity
LRHS varsity volleyball has had one player remain on the team the past four years — Cassidy Wightman. Wightman has shown dedication and commitment to this team and has become a leader for…
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Leesville Road High School Dance Team
The Leesville Road High School dance team will finally be able to practice and perform for Leesville after not being able to for a year. Due to COVID-19, last school year the team would…
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Leesville Labor Day Covid Concerns
On an Instagram Poll of 48 people in the Leesville community, 44% responded that they would be traveling out of town for Labor Day’s long weekend. Now as Labor Day approaches, Covid is a…
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Staggered Schedule Changes
Recently Leesville has implemented a few schedule changes regarding release times. Before Covid, all of the students would get released at 2:18 when the bell rang. However, during the 2020-2021 school year, students were…
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Leesville Girls: What are They Wearing?
Monday, August 23, 2021, was the first day of school for Leesville Road High School students. The first day of school is always a day known for showing off new back-to-school clothes. Due to…
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College Applications Season
It is that time of year where seniors all over the country are filling out college applications. There are those applying to a dozen schools who have already completed multiple applications, all the way…
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LRHS National Honor Society: Asynchronous Online Meetings
The LRHS National Honor Society (NHS) changed the format of their meetings this year. Instead of in-person meetings or Google Meets, the club decided to move the meetings to asynchronous online. “We used to…
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Kanye West: “Donda” Album Review
Kanye West released his tenth studio album Donda on Sunday August 29, 2021. The album focuses on Kanye’s hardships and family complications after the death of his mother, Donda who was 58 years old.…
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College Resources Available to Leesville Seniors
The season of applying to college is here, and many seniors are rushing to figure out where they want to further their education. This can be a very difficult process, but there are many…