Author: Banks Blizzard, staff writer
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Senior assassin at Leesville
Senior Assassin, also known as Senior Killer, is a popular game that high school seniors play during their final weeks of school. The game involves players trying to “eliminate” their opponents by targeting them…
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Lululemon Clothing Craze
Popular clothing company Lululemon is trending for its luxurious, comfortable training attire. Many people choose to wear Lululemon gear even outside of the gym, making it a popular name in the fitness industry and…
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Student Athlete Spotlight: Benton Henry
Benton Henry, senior, is a hard working individual on and off the track. While at Leesville, Henry, has been running track and cross country for all four years. Henry’s work ethic on the track…
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Shoe Game at LRHS
Among the LRHS students, many are sneakerheads. With Nike, Yeezy, and Jordan being the most popular, many students join to share their love for sneakers. Students all around Leesville love sneakers. Yeezy’s, Nike Dunks,…
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The 4 Day Workweek
The 5 day week has been the standard of workweeks for the past century. However, the 4 day workweek bill has been introduced to people of the workforce. Rep. Mark Takano, has reintroduced the…
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Why are students afraid to share their political beliefs?
Students are timid when voicing their political beliefs in fear of the consequences. Some students get very defensive when talking about politics. (Photo courtesy of public domain) When discussing political matters in classrooms across…
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Tony Taylor Wins State Championship
Tony Taylor, senior at Leesville Road High School, threw a new school record of 55’ 3.25” to win the NCHSAA State Championship meet. On Saturday, February 11, 2023 the NCHSAA 4A track and field…
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Are watches outdated?
Wrist watches used to be very important accessories. People don’t use wrist watches as much anymore due to phones and smartwatches, but they aren’t completely obsolete. (photo courtesy of public domain) For over 200…
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Coach Frazier Is the New Athletic Director!
Coach Frazier is a coach at Leesville Road High School. Out of the 20 years of coaching and teaching Frazier has, he’s spent 11 of them at Leesville. Frazier currently is the men’s varsity…
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Opinions on Finals Week
With the end of the semester arriving soon, exams are on many students’ minds. Freshman, sophomores, and juniors will all have to take final exams. Some seniors will have to take finals if they…
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What impact do AirPods have on students?
Students everywhere have AirPods in their ears. Airpods have both social and academic impacts. According to a poll, out of 200 students, 158 of them said that they wear AirPods in school. WebMD explains…
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Ken Block’s Death
Professional rally car driver and founder of DC shoes and Hoonigan industries, Ken Block, died in a snowmobile accident on January 2, 2023. Block was an action sports legend participating in motocross, skateboarding, and…
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Should Exams Be Before Winter Break?
Students at high schools with block scheduling, who have exams for the first semester must take them after winter break. Students have to take exams after winter break because of the 2012 senate bill…
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Ticketmaster crashes
Taylor Swift’s tour tickets crashed TicketMaster. The crash began at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Within minutes of Swift’s release, hundreds of thousands of tickets were sold. Many people get to…
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UNC Lead Water
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s (UNC) buildings are currently under testing for lead in their drinking water system. Lead is a toxic metal that can be very harmful to the human…
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Trick-or-Treat the Halls of Leesville
On October 27, 2022, Leesville Road High School will be hosting a trick-or-treat event on the bottom floor of the main building. This is the first year Leesville will be hosting a trick-or-treat event.…
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School Board Candidate
Jacob Arthur Jacob Arthur is one of two Republican candidates for the Wake County school board district 7. Arthur wants to maximize the use of the money in the school board budget for students…
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Bring Back Asynchronous Days
It is no secret that the pandemic COVID-19 disrupted learning in school systems across America. During the 2020 and 2021 school years, during asynchronous learning days, Wake County gives them the opportunity to go…
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Leesville Cross Country Class of 2023
The Leesville Road High School cross country team is an accomplished team with a hard work ethic and passion for running. The six senior boys are a very important part of the cross-country team. …
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Student Spotlight: Andre Michaels
Cross country is a grueling sport that includes running thirty-five to fifty miles a week. However, for Andre Michaels, running is more than a sport, it is a lifestyle. One word to describe Andre…
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Students Sleep
For students, sleep is an extremely important part of a good education. Most students get around 7 hours of sleep according to Nationwide Children’s hospital. Students in high school need to get roughly 9.25…
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Canvas Vs Google Classroom
At the end of the 2022-2023 school year, Leesville will no longer have access to Google Classroom. WCPSS plans to switch over to using Canvas full time. For the last several years, Wake County…
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New Track Construction
At the end of the 2022 school year, Leesville Road High School announced that they would be completely redoing the track and field. For the Track and Field and Cross Country team, this was…