Author: Alexis Mast, engagement editor, 2022-23
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TikTok Ban in the US
TikTok has created debates due to the concern of safety within the app’s company. TikTok is a social media platform used to create and share short videos for a variety of interests. The app…
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The Last Time Change?
The clocks moved forward an hour this past weekend on March 12, 2023 for potentially the last time ever. Ever since a bill in 1918 introduced the idea of seasonal time shifts, there have…
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Leesville’s Opinion on Self-Reporting SAT/ACT Scores
This past summer, before college applications opened up for the class of 2023, numerous colleges announced that SAT/ACT scores were not required when applying to their college. Class of 2023’s ability to choose whether…
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Did COVID-19 Kill Leesville YoungLife?
COVID-19 disrupted the normality of many social outings, but for Leesville YoungLife, it appears to not have adapted back to its normality after COVID-19 outbreaks decreased. In 2019, Leesville YoungLife hosted a club meeting…
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Leesville Women’s Swimming is Stacked Going into the 2022-2023 Season
The Leesville women’s swimming team kicked off their 2022-2023 season on a good foot on November 15 at Triangle Aquatic Center. This season, the women’s swimming team has 7 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 6 juniors,…
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Being a Foods Student Without a Teacher
Erica Boshnack was a Food and Nutrition teacher at Leesville at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, as was Lorin Goins. Boshnack is no longer a part of the staff at Leesville, but…
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Leesville Men’s Varsity Soccer Last in Season Home Game: An Action Packed Night
On October 26, 2022, Coach Dinkenor coached his last in-season home game. It was senior night for the boys, and former players returned to Leesville to watch the game. Turn-Out Over six bleachers were…
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Clarifying Cleft
David Walker and Vinay Sadhwani worked together to create a website that spreads awareness for Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip. Walker and Sadhwani are both seniors at Leesville. Creating a website to spread awareness…
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Leesville Football Team has to get Themselves Hype, No Thanks to Their Student Section
Week after week, Leesville football takes on a new team while lacking support from their student section. The atmosphere in the Leesville student section is quite solemn. Leesville students typically stream other football games…
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What Would HOCO be without Brier Creek Country Club?
Every Homecoming, Leesville students flood Brier Creek Creek Country Club to take pictures before dinner. Jason Butters is a junior at Leesville. So far in his time at Leesville, he has gone to Brier…
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College Application Season at Leesville
Early application deadlines are approaching, and the Leesville seniors stress-level is at an all time high. Common App The Common Application is a virtual undergraduate college admission application site. Though the Common App started…
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No More Indian Princesses
YMCA of the triangle’s Y-Guides program focuses on strengthening relationships between fathers and their children. In a poll on Instagram, 48% of current Leesville High School students claimed that they had participated in Y-Guides…
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False Fire Evacuations are Taking Over Leesville
As Leesville Road High School begins its 2022-2023 school year, Leesville’s newly installed and highly sensitive smoke detectors have caused numerous false fire evacuations. “There’s been a fire reported in the building, please evacuate…
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Mr. Phillips Says Goodbye to Leesville
After 16 years at Leesville, Robert Phillips, a Leesville High School teacher in the English department, is transferring to Apex Friendship. Phillips has been driving to Leesville for 16 years even though it’s 25…
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Dear Leesville Community
Thank you for being you, Leesville Road High School community! After two years of COVID-19 inflicting Prom, Leesville juniors and seniors enjoyed a mock masquerade ball on May 13 at the Crabtree Valley Marriott. …
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Review
Marvel Cinematic Universe released its 52nd film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, on May 6, 2022. Marvel Studios introduced Doctor Strange into the MCU in 2016, and his presence in Avengers: Infinity…
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Has UNC won the Battle of the Blues?
Whether it be the final four matchup between UNC and Duke on April 2 or a regular season NCAA game, fans always pack a basketball arena to watch the UNC and Duke Men’s Basketball…
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Face of Leesville(Print)
Leesville is made up of the faces and wIthout these administrators faces at school doing what they do best, Leesville wouldn’t be Leesville. You can view the Mycenaean Spring print to see the hand-copy…
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Satire- WWIII Draft
As conflicts grow in Ukraine, the threat of teenage boys being drafted into the US military grows larger. While the US runs on an all-volunteer armed forces policy, tensions between Russia and Ukraine worry…
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Junior Year in a Nutshell
Every student has a different perspective on junior year stress and what challenges it presents. Junior year is when the idea of moving out and living on your own is introduced. While senior year…
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Trending: Lia Thomas and the Controversy Around Trans Athletes
Lia Thomas, a trans woman, competes on the University of Pennsylvania Women’s swim team. Thomas swam for the University of Pennsylvania Men’s team for three years until 2019. She began hormone treatment in May…
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How did Leesville’s Swim Team do at Cap 6?
Leesville’s swim team competed at Triangle Aquatic Center on February 1 against the five other highschools in the 4A East conference. The meet was supposed to take place on January 29, but weather caused…
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The Different Outlooks on Leesville’s Block Schedule
Leesville Road High School runs on a block schedule consisting of four classes in each semester. Leesville, along with other Wake County public schools, uses a “4 x 4” block schedule that puts classes…
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The Reality of Raleigh Weather
Raleigh, North Carolina has a history of fluctuating weather patterns and unpredictable seasons. Weather in Raleigh varies from warm and muggy in the summers to cold, short winters. There’s typically rainfall and wetness year-round…
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Newspaper and Yearbook Should Be A Combined Class
The Newspaper and Yearbook classes are held to similar standards. While Newspaper students are expected to write an article each week, it’s expected of Yearbook that each month, a photo will be taken. The…
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Teacher Quizzes
While you might have had some of the following teachers before if you attended Leesville Road High School, how well do you really know them? Below are ten question quizzes built to test your…
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Young Life Fall Camp is Back
Leesville Young Life students went to Windy Gap for fall camp November 5 through 7. Every year, Leesville’s Young Life club goes to the Windy Gap camp for an overnight weekend trip in the…
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The Reality of Going Off Campus
While going off campus for lunch is a privilege, the actual experience is overrated for some students. Students at Leesville Road High School get forty minutes for off-campus lunch. Students with “lunch A” start…
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Leesville Men’s Soccer 2021-2022
The Leesville men’s soccer team has a history of success during their 2021-2022 season. Leesville’s varsity soccer team has currently won 13 of their 16 games so far this season. The team is standing…
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Leesville and Gibbons: A Famous Rivalry
Leesville and Gibbons’s football teams played each other this past Friday in a highly anticipated game. Gibbons, a private school in west Raleigh, plays Leesville in a conference game every year. Leesville is currently…
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Breast Cancer Awareness at Leesville
Breast Cancer Awareness Month takes place throughout October and awareness is shown all throughout Leesville. On October 1, the Leesville football team hosted a “pink-out” themed football game. While the game was at Broughton,…
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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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Cats at Leesville Road High School Parking Lot
The Leesville Road High School student parking lot is home to a group of cats. The cats are scared of humans, so only a few students have had the honor of seeing them. Students…
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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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The Return of the Student Section
For the first time in over 18 months, Leesville students of all grades gathered together to cheer the Pride as they took on Panther Creek. During the 2020-2021 school year, Leesville’s football season was…
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Going Into High School With An Older Sibling
Being a freshman on the first day of school is always scary, but is the first day experience different for a student who has older siblings in the school with them? While Leesville provides…
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Leesville Boys Varsity Lacrosse
The Leesville boys varsity lacrosse team is currently 7-5 overall and their season is not over yet. Below are some highlights captured on camera during some close games in the 2020-2021 season. Alexis Mast,…
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The Leesville JV Women’s Tennis Family
Although tennis is played in a solo or doubles format, the Leesville JV women’s tennis team does their best to better themselves as a team. Slight changes were placed on the JV tennis team…
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Leesville’s Gymnastics Season
The Leesville gymnastics team didn’t have a sense of normalcy during the 2020-2021 season. The Leesville gymnastic team usually competes in the fall. It was a shame to the Leesville gymnasts when Leesville announced…
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A Look Into Leesville JV Men’s Lacrosse Through a Freshman’s Perspective
While Leesville teams mainly focus on seniors, freshmen have had a unique experience participating in sports this year. Leesville’s JV Men’s Lacrosse did not finish their 2020-2021 season as well as they have in…
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Leesville JV Men’s Basketball Season Reflection
Certain obstacles made it difficult for the Leesville men’s JV basketball team to find their chemistry on the court during their 2020-2021 season. Fortunately, they were able to play fewer games than a normal…
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Dunkin’ Donuts vs Starbucks
With Dunkin’ and Starbucks being the two largest coffee chains in the US, it comes with no surprise that the two fast food chains are in an ongoing competition. From Starbucks’ larger international footprint…
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Trending Nail Art
The art of nail design has exploded in popularity. What used to be simple nail designs with basic colors has developed into a form of self expression. In the recent months of 2021, certain…
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A Deep Look Into the History of Controversy That’s Developed Around Country Music
Country Music has developed ideals based upon what kind of music and artists are “acceptable.” The generalization regarding “what is and what is not country music” did not just occur when country music formed…
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What does Spring Break Look Like for Leesville Students?
With Spring Break next week, Leesville students prepare for their week off of school, while some students even prepare to travel over the holiday. A few months ago, not many people would have expected…
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Do Leesville Students Prefer School Online or In-Person?
Leesville highschoolers have been allowed to return to the classroom in smaller groups ever since WCPSS announced that it was okay for students to return. The general layout of the classroom and itinerary for…
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What’s Sophomore Class Council Up To?
Leesville Sophomore Class Council and the six elected representatives for the council haven’t allowed COVID-19 to stop them from hosting meetings and supporting Leesville throughout the strange school year. (Photo permission from Jeslyn Camilo)…
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The Reality of Eating Out During COVID-19
Most restaurants during COVID-19 look different when guests are dining in. Some restaurants range from only offering online orders to allowing small groups to eat inside but socially distanced. (Photo courtesy if Alexis Mast) …
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The Evolution of Country Music And The Political Side of Things
Country music has its ties to very southern and stereotypical things. The question, “what exactly does country music stand for and was it built on conservative ideals” sparks a continual debate. (Photo courtesy of…
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Leesville Swimming Conference Championships
Seniors on the Leesville swim team were celebrated this past weekend with flowers and goodies at Conference Championships before beginning a day full of fast swims and team spirit for the Leesville men and…