Year: 2021
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Homecoming Week Preview
Leesville’s Homecoming Week will be October 12-15 this year, with many exciting events to look forward to. Here’s a quick Homecoming preview: Although there is a teacher workday on the Monday of that week,…
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College Visits… Where do you want to attend?
Leesville began hosting college visits and information sessions for students last week and will continue to host more. To sign up, all you have to do is go to this SignUpGenius, select the college…
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What to do in the Raleigh Area This Fall
Fall is approaching fast, and there are many things in Raleigh that you don’t want to miss — from pumpkin patches to haunted houses. Here is what to be on the lookout for this…
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Quick Bites: Slices of the Internet
Contributors: Maddy Winick and Kayleigh Wilks Best Friends @sarah_bowmar Best friends for life #dog #baby #malinois ♬ original sound – Alayna Trending on the hashtag “#BestFriend”, an adorable baby and a German Shepherd…
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Are Movie Theaters Going Out of Style?
Now in 2021 and having experienced Covid-19, people have turned to streaming services as entertainment because of the closures of movie theaters. Services like HBO Max, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Disney Plus have decided…
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Fendi and Versace
On September 26, 2021 two luxury houses, Fendi and Versace, left their mark in fashion history. The designer brands present Fendace. “It’s the first in the history of fashion: two designers having true creative…
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Huge Substitute Shortage Impacts North Carolina
The substitute teacher shortage at Leesville and across the country has led to many teachers covering other teacher’s classes. The Wake County Public School System hired just 511 of 1,603 substitute teachers needed, according…
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Leesville’s Opinion on National Gun Control
In recent years, many schools across the United States have had fatal school shootings and dealt with horrible loss. Students took action, protesting and organizing for gun control, but no new laws, such as…
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Ms. Lyon: Leesville’s new Teacher and Volleyball Coach
Leesville Road High School is starting out the year with a new interior design teacher and JV volleyball coach, Ms. Lyon. Before Leesville In addition to this being her first year at Leesville, it…
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Greenglass House: A Review
Greenglass House captures perfectly the comfort of home and a child’s excitement of new opportunities. It is, in many ways, the perfect comfort read. The Plot The novel stars Milo, who is looking forward…
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The Leesville Parking Lot
It is 6:50 in the morning, and I turn right at the light closest to the Leesville student parking lot. Immediately, I am greeted with a long line of cars waiting to turn left…
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Celsius’s “Healthy” Marketing
Celsius markets as a drink that “powers active lives every day with essential, functional energy,” and is healthier; compared to other brands. In the past year, I’ve seen an influx in the popularity of…
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Leesville Women’s Tennis Is Moving Up the Ranks
Leesville Women’s tennis is moving up the ranks this season as Highschool OT recently ranked them number 2 in the east. With a current record of 11-1, the team will play against Athens Drive…
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Leesville’s Gender Orientation Club
The Gender Orientation Club returns this school year with new advisors, but the same purpose. Previously, Angela Scioli ran the club. After her retirement last year, Millie Rivera-Carillo and Matthew Hurley took over as…
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A Day with Downhill Skateboarders
When most of the general public thinks of skateboarding they think of two things. First, they think of all the crazy street tricks like ollies and kickflips. Second, they think that skaters are nuisances…
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Star Wars: Visions Hits Disney+
On September 22, Lucasfilm released their newest masterpiece, Star Wars Visions. The new animated series is based off of George Lucas’ original inspiration from samurai movies that he used for the original Star Wars,…
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LRHS Freshmen Decide on Officers for Class Council
Every September, Leesville freshmen pick the leaders and officers for their class council. This year, the class of 2025 chose their officers. The officers for class council are President, two Vice Presidents, a Secretary,…
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The 2021 Junior Class Council
This year, Leesville’s junior class council plans to make the year great. Now that they are upperclassmen, the junior class council has more responsibilities. “Freshman and sophomore year we didn’t have control over much,…
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IOS 15 Update Review
The IOS 15 update, released on September 20, includes a lot of new features. A lot of users are refusing to download the IOS 15 because of battery life. Rachel Campbell, a sophomore, said,…
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Art Service Club
Leesville Road High School has a new club on the block. The Art Service Club, run by Sophie Davis, junior, came to be this year. “When I was a freshman, I looked for an…
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Fashion and Sex and the City
Carrie Bradshaw has always made an impact on fashion bringing back vintage trends and creating new ones. Sarah Jessica Parker played Carrie Bradshaw unaware that she was about to play one of the biggest…
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Wear What You Know
Wearing what you know is very important to a wide range of ages, from young to old and anywhere in between. Fashion to some only involves looks as they take no interest in the…
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CTE Courses- Leading To Their Career Path
“These CTE classes are very important, we are trying to prepare students for real life skills, other than just studying and you know, learning from a book or a computer. In these classes they…
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Plans for the Play
This year’s fall play is And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. This best selling story is considered to be one of the best muder mystery stories ever written. “We will keep it…
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Improvements to Leesville Road
The City’s Plan For years, Leesville Road has been plagued with accidents: minor accidents or even major collisions leaving cars destroyed. The road has never really been very safe. Because of this, the city…
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Leesville Wins Grand Champs at Pinecrest BandFest
The Leesville Road High School Symphonic Band had its first marching band competition of the season on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Pinecrest High School. The Pride band traveled to Southern Pines to…
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A Place at the Table Cafe: Helping the Underprivileged
A Place at the Table is a cafe that is the perfect brunch place. They sell eggs, sandwiches, avocado toast, and they allow you to choose your own dish based on a list of…
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Quick Bites: A Slice of Internet
Contributors: Viviana and Dayna You Are Beautiful @sarahlawther Heart officially melted ❤️ Honey has the sweetest soul ✨🐶 #cute #fyp #puppylove #staffylove ♬ original sound – Sarah Lawther Not only do humans love…
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Security Officer Spotlight: George
George, the Leesville security officer, has been working at Leesville for almost seventeen years and knows Leesville very well. George can be seen in the morning, during lunch, and in the afternoon during dismissal.…
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Spanish Heritage Month Presentations
The Spanish Heritage 1 class, a class for native Spanish speakers at Leesville, kicked off Spanish Heritage month with presentations on important cultural figures. On September 24, about 30 students presented in the media…
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Candyman 2021 Movie Review
Candyman begins in Cabrini-Green, a housing project in Chicago, IL. There is a man terrorizing that community named the Candyman. Tony Todd, who played the original Candyman in 1992, has come back to play…
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Stay Next to Me Tour
Quinn XCII and Chelsea Cutler are popular singers that amassed millions of monthly listeners on Spotify. Recently, Quinn XCII and Chelsea Cutler have gone on their “Stay Next to Me” tour with guest artist…
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Google Classroom Tutorial For New Students
The Wake County Public School System has used Google Classroom for the past 5 years to help organize and make an online classroom. However, many new students from other school systems have never used…
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Black Clover Review
Anime is booming right now. With shows like Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, and Fire Force coming out left and right, fans can enjoy any type of show. One of the newer…
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Disney and Age Gap Relationships?
Everyone loves Disney Channel, the iconic shows and characters hold a special place in all of our hearts. Something I’ve noticed, though, is the weird age gaps in some of the relationships. Two of…
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Delirium: A Novel by Lauren Oliver
Imagine a world plagued by fear. A world similar to ours today, infected with a sickness that controls people’s lives. A disease called amor deliria nervosa–also known as love. This is the world that…
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Etsy: Instead of Amazon…
“Etsy is a global online marketplace, where people come together to make, sell, buy, and collect unique items,” states Etsy’s interactive website. There are currently more than 80 million active uses, which indicates just…
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Quick Bites: A Slice of Internet
Playgrounds are for Bears too WATCH: Mother bear teaches cub how to use playground slide | WLOS Staff at Isaac Dickson Elementary School in Asheville, North Carolina recently had a few fluffy visitors…
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“He’s All That” isn’t Really All That
Netflix released a new teen drama on August 25 titled He’s All That, mirroring the storyline of 1999 film She’s All That. The storyline The plot follows Padgett Sawyer (Addison Rae), a teen social…
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Coach Danehower, One of the Newest Members of the Pride
John Danehower, one of many recent additions to the Leesville staff, joins the CTE department as the new Sports Marketing teacher. Background Coach Danehower, originally from Forrest, Arkansas, a small town 50 miles west…
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Triangle Curling Club hosts the Curltech juniors camp
After an 18 month break, Triangle Curling Center is open and has hosted their first event, a weekend curling camp run by Curltech. Not sure what curling is? Start here to put things in…
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Quick Bites: A Slice of Internet
Bopping Baby https://www.instagram.com/p/CTphsZoJ1FH/ This little baby is just jamming out to his favorite tune — take some inspiration today and find your favorite song to hype you up. Rainy Day Dancing https://www.instagram.com/p/CUA-SROtWA8/ Here’s one…
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Leesville’s Literary Magazine: The Crescendo
Leesville’s literary magazine, The Crescendo, kicked off the year with their first meeting on September 14, 2021 (photo courtesy of Kyla McGhee). The club started in 2015 by the advisor, Sarah White. “It was…
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Why We Should be Allowed to Have the Dino Game on School Computers
Wake County, let’s be real here. School is boring. No one can sit through an hour and a half class 4 times a day without being bored and exhausted. We need an escape from…
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Leesville Lunch Time Problems
For the 2020-2021 online school year, students were very grateful for the introduction of a schoolwide two hour Leesville lunch time — but as they returned to school in-person, most students are having trouble…
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New Library Books For Fall
This week sees the arrival of new books to the school library. These books range from comic books to historical books. “New books can be found all over the library, which is really exciting…
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New Orleans Saints Played the Carolina Panthers Recap
The New Orlean Saints played the Carolina Panthers and the Panthers won 26 – 7 at the Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The game started with a Panther touchback. Their ensuing…
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A Week of Varsity Cheer Practice
Most people don’t really think of school cheer as a sport, which I’m not here to argue for or against, but we do a lot in preparation for a varsity football game. As a…
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2021 New York Fashion Week Review
New York Fashion Week 2021 opens a new season of ready-to-wear styles where international fashion designs are shown to the public, press, and buyers. The bi-annual event of runway shows is one of the…
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Lucifer, Season Six Review
Lucifer, a popular TV show, has rocketed into Netflix’s top ten after the streaming service released its sixth and final season on September 10. Overview Lucifer follows Chloe Decker, a LA detective, and Lucifer,…