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Holocaust and Genocide Class important enough to be required
Holocaust and Genocide has been a class at Leesville since 2009, and the class teaches vital information that every student should know. Throughout the course, you learn about the different genocides that have happened…
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“Holocaust and Genocide” Class appeals to students and teachers alike
Last year Leesville introduced a new course, Holocaust and Genocide, to the Social Studies Department. Students were attracted to the class for many different reasons. For starters, the course counts for an honors credit,…
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Morris Glass, Holocaust survivor, speaks to Leesville students
As Morris Glass went up the the microphone, the auditorium was full of talking and laughing millennials. As he began to talk, the volume of the crowd went down, but the talking didn’t stop.…
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Holocaust Museum visit offers students a unique experience
A textbook? Forget about it. For one group of Leesville students, a special two-day trip to Washington, D.C., offered the opportunity for a personal, comprehensive learning and commemorating experience about one of the darkest…
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LRHS Students learn first hand about the Holocaust
On October 12 and 14, Ms. Izquierdo and Mr. Davis’s students learned history in a new way by taking two holocaust-related field trips. A group of students went to the North Carolina Museum of…
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Burnout is real in highschool, even at Leesville
Two students take advantage of the free time they received in Holocaust and Genocide by taking naps to recover from a long week. Napping is a popular way to spend free time in school.…
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Mrs. Moenning returnS after maternity leave
Mrs. Moenning, a U.S. history and Holocaust and Genocide teacher at Leesville Road High School is now back from maternity leave. During her leave of absence, a long term substitute teacher managed and taught…
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Ms. Van Gorden Teacher Spotlight
Ms. Van Gorden is a new addition to Leesville Road High School’s teaching staff. She teaches Economics and Personal Finance, as well as Holocaust and Genocide. This year marks her first as a full-time…
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Teachers who are LRHS alumni look back on high school
There’s nothing Leesville loves more than appreciating and recognizing our teachers, but we especially love the ones who have been here since the start. We have a few teachers who attended Leesville as students…
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Nicholas Morais student spotlight
Nicholas Morais is a student from Brazil and moved to the United States during his sophomore year without knowing any English. Throughout his high school career, he has maintained a 3.83 GPA, including many…
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Ms. Moenning: from Texas to Raleigh
Although she just started teaching at Leesville two years ago, Christin Moenning known as Mrs.Moenning encourages and pushes her students to their fullest potential, so they can be successful while also bringing in a…
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Merchant Teacher Spotlight
Leesville Road High School is proud to announce a new teacher, Logan Merchant, joining the social studies department this year. An NC State graduate, Merchant is fresh and excited to start up the school…
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Mr. Glass’s Remarkable Lesson
The day was November 11, 2015 when the respectable Morris Glass visited Leesville Road High School, once again, to share his remarkable story. “No movie in God’s name could duplicate my emotions” said…
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Leesville heat wave makes students sweat
After the long Labor Day weekend, the cheerful students of Leesville Road High School returned to their weekly grind but were surprised when faced with overbearing heat in all the classrooms. Capped to the…
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“Weapons of mass destruction”
A group of Leesville students including Gene Kim, Gabriel McNair, Bilo Hoese and Andrew Byrum recently co-founded a humanitarian group called Caring4Congo. Caring4Congo is a local movement, with the same ultimate goals as…
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Jews on Campus at Columbia
While many people have been getting news from Instagram and Tiktok, they have not been seeing the full picture of what is happening at Columbia,Ivy league universities and other universities and colleges around the…
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The FY2020 Cap
1911 photo of immigrants coming to the mainland US from Ellis Island. (photo from flickr photographer unknown) There has been lots of controversy over the new FY2020 refugee cap which puts a cap on…
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What if Leesville had no AP Classes?
What if Leesville didn’t offer any AP classes? Think of how many late-night hours would be saved for sleeping instead of working. Think of how much stress and anxiety would be avoided. Think of…