Author: Clara Davis, junior editor
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Is “The Great Gatsby” still relevant?
If you’ve ever been in a high school English class, you’ve without a doubt heard of or read the 1925 novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The accomplishment of reading the book…
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New tardy policy being implemented at Leesville
As of Tuesday, January 9, Leesville has a new tardy policy in place. Students that are late to class must now obtain a tardy pass from intermittent stations around the school before they can …
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LRHS Theatre starts rehearsal for “Mean Girls,” the spring musical
The musical Mean Girls is based on the motion picture Mean Girls, written by Tina Fey and first released in 2004. The musical slightly adapts the story in order to deliver it through song…
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Leesville student spotlight: Emily Sendall
Emily Sendall, junior, has been involved in performing arts at Leesville since the fall of her freshman year. Since, she’s distinguished herself as a valuable and talented addition to Leesville’s theater program. Since joining…
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Paige Wilkinson represents Leesville’s golf team at the state championship
On October 31, 2023, Paige Wilkinson represented Leesville’s golf team at the NCHSAA golf state championship. The senior was the only person on the team to advance to states. Being the only member of…
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Leesville has live chickens for food class
Last week, LRHS Foods and Nutrition teacher Sharon Schwinger finally got her long awaited wish: chickens! Dubbed Bernadette and Karen, the two hens are the newest addition to Leesville’s community. Schwinger has been trying…
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Boygenius’s sophomore EP “the rest” resonates with fans
While the record includes a tracklist of uniquely cohesive songs ranging from folk ballads to head-banging rock anthems, the rest lacks the diversity of boygenius’s debut album. The EP seems to live up to…
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The LRHS cross country team going into regionals
On Saturday, October 28, both the men’s and women’s LRHS cross country teams will compete in the NCHSAA 4A East Regionals cross country meet. The race will be at the Wakemed Soccer Park cross…
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LRHS Executive Council trick-or-treating event & Theatre haunted house
On Tuesday, October 24, the LRHS Executive Council is hosting a Halloween trick-or-treating event for elementary and middle school students in the main building of the high school. Simultaneously, the LRHS Theatre program will…
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Leesville students help create DeAP Learning
A group of both highschool and college students from around the country, including one from Leesville, have partnered together to create DeAP Learning. Established in March of 2023, DeAP Learning is a program designed…
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Leesville set to have Homecoming Dance this year
Leesville has arranged to have a Homecoming Dance this fall for the first time in several years. The dance will be on Friday, October 13 from 10:00-12:00 PM and directly after the Homecoming football…
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From SOUR to GUTS: An Analysis of the Evolution of Olivia Rodrigo
On Friday, September 8, worldwide pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo released her highly anticipated sophomore album titled GUTS. The album came more than two years after her debut record SOUR. After SOUR gained worldwide popularity,…
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Leesville alumni Laney Choboy starts for Nebraska Huskers in record-breaking volleyball match
The Nebraska Huskers volleyball team had a world record breaking audience at their match against the University of Nebraska Omaha in Memorial football stadium. (Photo used by permission of Judy Slattery) The game that…
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Leesville’s exchange students for the 2023-2024 school year
During the 2023-2024 school year, Leesville Road High School is welcoming five exchange students from foreign countries to join the student body. The five exchange students are all girls in eleventh grade, hailing from…
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Student Spotlight: Halle Gibson
Halle Gibson, freshman at Leesville Road High School, is currently ranked the sixth freshman in the state for shotput, with a throw of thirty-two feet and ten inches. Gibson, who joined cross country in…
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Teacher spotlight: Mrs. Schwinger
Sharon Schwinger is a Foods & Nutrition teacher at Leesville Road High School. Schwinger has been teaching at Leesville for the past five years, but her knowledge of nutrition extends far beyond the years…
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Album review: the record -boygenius
About boygenius The indie rock trio, boygenius, dropped their first album, titled the record, on March 31, 2023. The band, consisting of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker, formed in 2018. They dropped…
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Bathroom restrictions at LRHS
In an effort to reduce the number of disruptions to the school day resulting from fire alarms, Leesville Road High School has closed half of the bathrooms in the school and stationed teachers outside…
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NHS Application
Application to the National Honor Society is now available to rising juniors and seniors. Students who are interested can log in to their WakeID Portal and join the “2023 LRHS NHS Application” Google Classroom. …
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Singing Valentines
Students in the Leesville Road High School chorus are currently preparing for their next project: Singing Valentines. The chorus is delivering the Valentines on Tuesday, February 14, during first and second period. Students who…