An analysis of what the newspaper class REALLY is
As I sit in newspaper at 7:52 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, I am sleep deprived and out of ideas for “valuable” articles. My ability…
Articles by Arielle Emery, Staff Writer 2009-2011
Senior day offers breakfast and marks college decisions
Before school on Wednesday, May 11, seniors gathered near the front stairs of the parking lot to enjoy breakfast, show off their seniority and display…
President’s Volunteer Service award offered
At the end of each school year, the LRHS PTSA awards the President’s Volunteer Service Award to students who participate in twenty-five or more hours…
Explaining gas pump myths
With gas prices rising by nickels and dimes every day, each trip I take to gas station is increasingly depressing. The cost to fill up…
Portable bananas?!
Bananas are the new portable fruit! Conveniently packaged into single servings for easy transport, bananas are now sealed by a plastic wrapper to contain the…
Unknown effects of hookah
In an effort to reduce the percentage of smokers nationwide, in 2009 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) passed a law was forcing cigarette companies…
Read Across America Day celebrated on Dr. Seuss’s birthday
Wednesday, March 2 was the National Education Association’s (NEA) annual Read Across America Day. Read Across America Day was created to motivate children to read…
The do’s and don’t’s of being a senior
As I overhear my junior friends discuss their plans for senior year, over and over again I interject into their conversations. Considerations of AP and…
Catastrophe strikes when parents text
Parents are often slow to learn when it comes to new technology. Whether it be adding new music to iTunes or uploading pictures to a…
8 things every teenage driver should have
March 20 is my eighteenth birthday, which marks my one year anniversary with my 2005 Silver Nissan Sentra. Last year around this time, my mom,…
Leesville students participate in Krispy Kreme Challenge
At 8:30 a.m. on February 5, 2011, downtown Raleigh hosted the annual Krispy Kreme Challenge. Approximately 7,500 participants gathered to run four miles, eat a…
Freerice.com – the helpful way to procrastinate
Over the past few weeks, I’ve introduced five websites that allow users to waste countless hours avoiding their homework and watch the minutes pass at…
Seniors drop second semester classes
As college acceptance letters arrive in the mail and first semester recently came to a close, many seniors are dropping their “filler” classes in lieu…
Winterfest: a Harry Potter Yule Ball
Senior Class Council and Executive Council are beginning to make preparations for the Winterfest Assembly and dance, scheduled to take place February 11-12, 2011. The…
Freshmen in 2012 must take and pass two U.S. History classes
Freshmen who enter high school in 2012 must pass two U.S. History classes to graduate. The North Carolina State Board of Education approved a modified…
“Book-A-Minute” – because sometimes even Cliff’s Notes are too long
Since junior year, I’ve been in at least one AP class every semester and usually a few honors courses too. Teachers almost always give their…
Harry Potter fans experience the new movie and midnight
The newest Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, released November 19 at midnight, made $330 million worldwide on opening weekend….
Phillips starts Film Club
On Friday, November 5, Leesville’s newly-formed film club had their first meeting, led by advisor Mr. Robert Phillips. Film Club is an extension of a…
Where heart attacks are born
It’s a well-known fact that half of our country is overweight and more than a quarter are considered obese. Or to be a little more…
Obnoxious girls spark inspiration for blog
Whether you live in an apartment, trailer, townhouse or mansion, every neighborhood has “that neighbor.” The neighbor who evokes a groan from all the surrounding…
Student Services hosts College Application Week
The week of November 15-19, 2010 is Leesville Road High School’s College Application Week. This statewide event is hosted by the counselors of the Student…
Colorblindness affects students’ learning
When scurrying to get dressed in the morning, most of us do not have to think twice about whether or not our shirt matches our…
Students balance school and work
Every afternoon at 2:18, the bell rings and students rush to their cars. Some just want to rush away from the building they spent the…
Stereomood.com reads your mind, plays music
iTunes, Pandora and even Purevolume are fairly popular websites among music-savvy students at Leesville. At each website, you make an account and choose your music…
Dearblankpleaseblank.com a procrastination “win”
Ask any student around Leesville who has access to a computer, and they can list tons of websites that they visit instead of doing their…
Leesville hosts voter registration drive
The LRHS Political Club is hosting a Voter Registration drive during the week of September 20-24. The booth is set up in the courtyard between…
Powder Puff festivities abound at Leesville
Leesville will hold the annual Powder Puff games on Thursday, October 7, during Homecoming Week this year. A community barbecue will take place from 6:00-7:00…
Pride Launch benefits incoming freshmen
On August 23, Leesville hosted the first annual “Pride Launch,” an open house specifically for freshmen and their parents. Students were dropped off at 8:30…
Class of ’11 paints senior wall
From 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. every weekday morning between August 10 and August 21, volunteers from the class of 2011 painted the Senior Wall. This…
Q&A about renewing National Board Certification
Teachers around Leesvillle are in the process of gaining or renewing their National Board Certification. Amy Wedge, an English and Speech teacher, shared insight into…
Krispy Kreme reopens… finally
After being closed almost a month for renovations, the Krispy Kreme of downtown Raleigh re-opened on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Located on the corner of…
“Perfect Match” very accurate
Perfect Match, by Jodi Picoult, tells the story of a mother who must choose between protecting her son and allowing the justice system to give…
Toys banned in unhealthy kid’s meals
Santa Clara County, in California, is the first government in the nation to ban toys from kids’ meals high in fat, calories, salt and sugar. …
Key Club paints a paw print path
Upon arriving to school on Monday morning, many students looked down to notice a trail of blue and green lion paw-prints leading from the main…
Tougher tanning bed rules recommended
In the next few months, students at Leesville may no longer be able to stop by Cabana Tans on the way home from school to…
No more Saturday mail?
Strolling to the mailbox on a Saturday afternoon soon may be a luxury only our generation remembers. During the past two years, the U.S. Postal…
Blockbuster no longer king of movie rentals
Ten years ago, business at Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, and similar establishments was booming: not only did these companies rent out newly released games and movies,…
Google offers scholarships for doodles
Doodle 4 Google is a competition where Google invites kids of all ages to use their artistic talent to decorate the Google homepage logo. Google…
Pepsi Throwback Returns
The Throwback line of Pepsi products, which are made with real sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup, are back again for a limited time. The…
LRHS Improvements, from a Junior’s Perspective
After nearly three years at Leesville, I feel like I know my way around and know how things work. For the most part, the school…
New Versions of Monopoly Unnecessary
In celebration of Monopoly’s seventy-fifth anniversary, Hasbro and Parker Brothers decided to “redesign” the American classic by eliminating the signature aspects of the game. In…
Central District All-District Band Auditions
On Saturday, January 9, members of the Leesville Road High School Symphonic Band left for Orange High School to audition for Central District All-District Band….
U.S. Deficit at an All-Time High
At the beginning of a new year and new decade, there is always an analysis of the financial situation in a given country. In 2009…
Early Graduates Look Forward to College
While most students around Leesville have been counting down the days until Winter Break, a small group of seniors are counting down the days to…
Juniors Victorious in Penny War
The Penny Wars of 2009 ended successfully on Friday, December 11. The total amount of money raised was around $435. All the money donated will…
Spotlight on an ESL Student
Imagine moving from India and submerging oneself into the culture, language, and schooling of America. This is exactly what Rohit Khosla, junior, did when he…
Paying for Grades a Bad Idea
If schools took donations for grades, various programs that require extra funds might thrive, but students’ motivation and quality of education would drastically decline. Leesville…
New teacher takes over class
Leesville gained a new staff member this week when Ms. Rebecca Jones, a first year teacher, took over Mrs. Breeden’s Honors U.S. History and Law…
Christmas Here Too Early
The moment I walked into Target on Halloween night, I knew something was wrong: Christmas was here, but it was only October! Alongside the discounted…
2009 the First Year for DST Change
Daylight Saving Time is the system of changing the official local time by one hour for the duration of the spring and summer months. The…