Author: Brendan Shore, staff writer
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Shark Shirt Friday: The Little Things
Freshman year me was brand new. He had no idea what was going on, and an atrocious fashion sense really didn’t help him to make friends or meet new people. But I’ve always been…
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Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Review: A Must See
If you haven’t seen Everything, Everywhere, All At Once (EEAAO), you should, and soon. Everything, Everywhere arrived in studios to little fanfare on March 30. It didn’t get a ton of marketing, which makes…
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Student Spotlight: Ela Baldina
Ela Baldina is a junior at Leesville. In her Covid-filled three years here, her passion for the arts has been pushed to the limit, leading her to question not only her place as an…
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Some Students Stay Masked Up
With the mask mandate over at Leesville, most of the student body seems satisfied. COVID- 19 is no longer a worry for many, and the hassle of having to remember a mask each morning…
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UNC Beats Duke in Historic Final Four Game
In a game that will certainly go down in the books for North Carolinians and college basketball fans alike, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels took down the Duke Blue Devils in a…
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Leesville’s Annie Continues Preparing
Leesville’s spring show Annie is still in full swing, as actors and technicians alike continue the process of putting together a full-blown musical. Director Matthew Hurley, technical director Jeannine Wrayno, vocal director Tonya Dickens,…
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The Batman Review
The Caped Crusader is back on the silver screen, and he’s better than ever. Matt Reeves’ The Batman has finally released in theaters, after years of hype, and it’s tough to figure out what…
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How To Cope With College Rejections
With the end of the school year right around the corner, Leesville’s seniors are preparing for college– well, most of them. A slew of acceptance letters from February to April also means a pile…
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Spotlighting Leesville’s Photographers
Pictures are all around us. Almost as much as the words we read, pictures help to transcribe feeling and information into our brain, encoding it as shapes and colors rather than words and paragraphs,…
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Leesville’s Plans For Winterfest
It’s February again at Leesville, and murmurs of “Winterfest” are all over the school. Students clamoring for information, joking about what they’ll wear, even a few prom-esque proposals: the usual. One problem, though —…
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Leesville Theatre Takes On The National Shakespeare Competition
After a multi-week unit focused on William Shakespeare’s works, Matthew Hurley’s Honors Theatre class of students prepared and presented a Shakespearean sonnet and a monologue from one of his many plays for the class…
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Leesville Theatre Begins Prep for the Spring Musical
Lights. Camera. Annie! The Leesville theatre department is in full swing once again as they begin production on Leesville’s spring musical, Annie. Matthew Hurley, the theatre teacher and show director at Leesville, is hard…
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Wordle Absolutely Sucks (Satire)
“I got it in three!” “I got it in four!” OMG — shut UP! Wordle is taking the world by storm. The New York Times recently bought the hit language game for seven figures,…
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Marvel in 2022: What’s Coming Next?
2021 was a monumental year for Marvel Studios. The massive Disney-owned studio, known worldwide for its blockbuster superhero flicks, branched out for the first time in its 13 year history to official TV shows.…
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The Mandalorian Review
A poster for the Star Wars show, The Mandalorian. The show was released on November 12th, 2019 and has released five episodes. (Photo public domain) With the release of Disney’s streaming service, Disney+, came…
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Looking back on Justice League– what went wrong?
November 17, 2019, marked the two-year anniversary of the American release of DC’s Justice League movie. Directed by Zack Snyder and starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, and Gal Gadot, the movie was the highly…
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Behind the Football: A Story In Pictures
Brendan Shore, staff writerHi! My name is Brendan Shore and I am a staff writer for The Mycenaean. I am an avid photographer and rock climber!
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Elizabeth Warren comes to Broughton for town hall
Walking into the gym of Broughton High School, the energy in the air is electric. The gymnasium, which easily fits 3,000 in the seats and 500 standing on the floor, is filled to the…
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8 reasons why photography should be everyone’s hobby
Whether it’s Snapchat, Instagram, or a Polaroid, you probably practice photography every day. Photography can be amazingly fun, and it’s an easy hobby to pick up– here are seven reasons you should. Make it…
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Mario Kart Tour Review
In case you haven’t heard by now, Nintendo recently released the highly anticipated Mario Kart Tour. Mario Kart Tour is the mobile version of the wildly popular Nintendo game Mario Kart. Nintendo released the…
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Newspaper Behind The Scenes
When I was a freshman, I would always look forward to picking up the newspaper outside Mr. Broer’s room, and in my spare time, I would scroll through the newspaper website and read the…
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Preparations for the Fall Show Begin
Putting on any play is difficult. Add on a brand-new director, historical fiction, and a drama like Radium Girls, and you’ve got a daunting task on your hands. Luckily, Leesville gained an experienced director…
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What are the new digital portfolios?
Colleges have been defining students by just their grades for many years, but they’re are realizing that there is more to a student then how good or bad students score on test. Standardized test…
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LRHS Bands Introduce New Organization of Students
If you’re not familiar with the Leesville Band program, you’re missing out. Led by Alyssa Montgomery, currently in her seventh year as the director of the program, all three bands are impressively successful in…