Author: Ben Taylor, editor
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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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Jazz Band Performance
This Thursday May 9th the Intermediate, Concert, Jazz bands played their spring concert along with Orchestra. One of the performances stood out from the rest with the Jazz Band having more pizzazz. They started…
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The best Band, Jazz Band
Aidan Quinn, the first chair in both Symphonic band and Jazz band, had a trombone solo in “Moanin”. Many people at Leesville have heard of MPAs in band, but most people don’t know what…
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The Importance of Jimmy Buffet
It’s a cold rainy day in the middle of the winter, and you go to put on some music to lift your spirits from maybe a bad test, a break up or really anything…
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The Safety of walking to Leesville’s campus
Students at Leesville are prideful in the safety of their crosswalks. There have been zero counts of speeding through neighborhoods, running stop signs, or almost running over pedestrians. Walking to school is a form…
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An Open Letter to Parents of Leesville
Dear Parents, Students sit out in the courtyard during B lunch. Lunch at Leesville is shorter than many other schools, but what do students think about this? Ever since Mr. Ian Soloman got rid…
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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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Student Spotlight: Daniela Freund
At the beginning of the school year, Leesville has 5 exchange students from Spain, Brazil, the Netherlands and many other countries. Daniela Freund, one of the exchange students, came over from Munich, Germany. When…
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Better mental health for students starts with skipping
As we all know, the new Jacobs administration wants to end or just cut down on students skipping class by enforcing hall passes. Cutting down on students skipping classes may have an unintended negative…
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APUSH Mock Trials
During the week of September 22, the AP US History (APUSH) class started their trials and for each of the three periods it is going differently. To set up the mock trial, Mr. Bacon…
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Ms. Jacobs, new to LRHS but not to leadership
As we all know this year, Leesville High School has a new principal, Ms. Jacobs but what does she want to do with Leesville and what does she want to change? “Hi, I am …
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LRHS Bathroom Closure
Last year after the numerous fire alarms caused by students vaping in the bathroom, Mr. Solomon, the former principal at Leesville, decided to close half of the bathrooms and put a teacher in front…
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“The Sound of Music” — LRHS Theater’s production.
This Wednesday, Leesville Road High School began performing their production of The Sound of Music starting on Wednesday the 19 and going through to Saturday, April 22. The musical has many famous songs such…
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Ms. Bullard Spotlight
Ms. Bullard has been at Leesville for 8 years and throughout the years she has been considered a great teacher by the students. Every teacher stays teaching for a reason whether that may be…
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Purim in the Leesville Community
Most people see Tuesday, March 7 as just another random day, but for the Jewish community, it is a special holiday. Purim is not just a specific day in March — rather, the exact…
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Rising 9th Grade Informational Session
One 2/9/23 Leesville Road High School had an open house so parents of incoming 9th graders could learn about the curriculum. The parents were happy to learn about options for their soon-to-be freshman. “We…
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Bojangles Satire
For most of the modern world, Bojangles is just an average fast food restaurant, but for high school students at Leesville, it is the best thing on the planet. The closing of the Bojangles …
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NFC Playoff Predictions
Now that the regular season has ended, the best seven teams in the NFC can finally show who is the best. With the Eagles clinching the conference, they will start their first game in…
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Who is Lucy Johnson
We have all heard names such as Tony Taylor, or Braxton Barros, but Lucy Johnson, freshman, has done some equally exciting things. Johnson is a Lego fanatic; she loves making Lego sets from her…
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Exams (Satire)
The new organization Underclassmen Against Senoritis is making a big blow at seniors by trying to get finals reinstated. The seniors are ready to fight but who knows what might happen.(Photo Courtesy of Public…
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Jewish Culture Club
On December 4, the Leesville Road High School Jewish Culture club posted a picture telling the public about the interest meeting on Wednesday, December 7. A total of six people attended the interest meeting.…
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Winter is the Worst Season
We all have our favorite season, for some of us it is spring or summer, but if yours is winter you are just plain wrong. I mean what does winter even have: daylight savings,…
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Teen Truth
Teen Truth is a group dedicated to help teens grow their self-esteem and inform students that they are not alone in there suffering “Columbine is really what inspired us. A lot of adults were…
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Student Spotlight: Elijah Stevenson
Football is one of the most popular sports in the Leesville community. It would not be the same without Elijah Stevenson, the wide receiver on the junior varsity and varsity teams. Stevenson, a sophomore, has…
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Turkey Trot
For the past three years, the Leesville community has held a 5k run/walk — the “Turkey Trot.” This year’s Trot is Thanksgiving, November 25 at the Harrington Grove Clubhouse and is run by the…
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Who is Señor Florence
With many teachers at Leesville High School, Señor Florence is a name that all students have heard either from his Tiktoks, Zumba, or his Spanish class. Most of his students love him. Even if…
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What is Rosh Hashanah?
Most people at Leesville just see Monday the 26 off as just any other teacher work day. For a small group of people at Leesville it marks the beginning of the holiest days of…
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Model UN at Leesville
As the school year begins, people start to sign up for clubs such as Key Club, Executive Council, and Model UN. Along with the new year, Model UN also has a new President. The…
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Game Design Academy
This year, Leesville High School has their first year of the Game design Academy (GDA) students, but what does that entail for the GDA students? Marianne Farina is the director for GDA and on…
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Changes To Leesville
As the new school year comes to a start, staff and students at Leesville Road High School notice new changes to the school such as the bells, AC, and the Fire alarm system. Leesville…