Author: Chelsea Dinkenor, staff writer
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Hamlet Review
On Wednesday, the theatre department acted selected scenes from Hamlet for AP English classes. Theatre II and III came together and performed five of the most complex, influential, plot-driven scenes for its audience. The…
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Holiday Favorites
Christmas Tree Decorating There is no better tradition than gathering with friends and family to hang ornaments on a brightly lit tree with hot chocolate and marshmallows. Blast your favorite Christmas jams and make…
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Spotlight on Melanie Hupp, future West Point Cadet
It is not everyday you hear of a student athlete like Melanie Hupp. When one imagines their depiction of a “student-athlete,” minds typically go to someone who consistently performs well in academics all the…
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Welcome, Mr. McFarland!
Leesville Road High School welcomes James McFarland, the newest Engineering teacher for the 2019-2020 school year. This is McFarland’s sixth year in education, but first year working in Wake County. He spent his first…
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Leesville’s 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year: Ms. Tabron
Ms. Tabron began her teaching career in Future Teachers of America when she was in high school. “I had really good teachers growing up and I loved English,” she said. Now, ten years later,…
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LRHS Men’s Soccer Advance to Third Round
On November 8, Leesville Men’s Soccer defeated Athens Drive in a 2-0 win under the lights. After the Pride won the conference championship and secured the fourth seed, they received a “bye” week opting…
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Morning Routines
For a long time there has been a saying: “two types of girls.” At Leesville there is clearly a divide between those who value sleep and those who value waking up early to look…
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Who is Lucy Leen?
Lucy Leen, Leesville High School’s newspaper Editor-In-Chief, has accomplished many notable feats in her four years here, yet rarely receives any public recognition because it is strongly advised to not write about other students…
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Welcome to Leesville (and America), Vasco!
Vasco Aspillaga, an eleventh grade student here at Leesville, moved from Peru less than a week before the 2019-2020 school year began. You thought your freshman jitters were a real thing? Try coming to…
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Fall Festivities
Pumpkin Picking Fall would be incomplete without the infamous, side of the road pumpkin shacks selling overpriced pumpkins while families pose in barrels of hay in matching flannels, a sight one cannot miss while…
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Sophie Cho: Morehead Scholar, where she is now.
In 2019, thousands of eager applicants awaited the results of the Morehead-Cain scholarship, and former student, Sophie Cho was among those given the honorable news. Sophie Cho, a student at Leesville Road High School…
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Solomon’s First Month
At the start of the 2019-2020 school year, Mr. Solomon entered Leesville Road High School as the principal and began making his mark on the students and staff. Solomon arrived at Leesville from Wake…
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How Athletics vs Academics Impacts High School Students
Along the journey that is high school, there are many routes one can take all with the same goal in mind: walking across the stage during graduation. Depending on the road one chooses to…
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New Tardy Policy & Its Impact
With the new school year, administration added many changes to alter rules and routines, sending a wave of evolution through the students at Leesville Road High School. While the changes were made to increase…
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Wake County Track Meet
Leesville Road High School traveled to JDL Fast Track in Winston Salem on Friday, December 15 to compete in the Wake County Invitational #2. The team performed very well, both in individual competitions and…
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Wrestling tri-meet at Leesville
The most recent wrestling meet that took place at Leesville on December 21,ended in a victory for the Pride. This meet in particular was a “tri-meet,” meaning three schools (Leesville, South East Raleigh, and…
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Leesville Taproom, a great family restaurant
The Leesville Taproom, located in the Leesville Towne Centre just off I-540 at the intersection of Leesville Road and Strickland Road, is a great family sit-down or to-go restaurant with a warm atmosphere and…
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Spotlight on Elise Hall and her pole vaulting success
Elise Hall, a junior at Leesville Road High School, is known around the “pole vaulting world” as a very successful young girl who created her fame with hardwork and dedication. Hall qualified for New…
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Pride Soccer Season Recap
When the 2017-2018 boys soccer team at Leesville Road High School began, no one expected much out of them. The Pride didn’t have a lot to look forward to after the first couple weeks…
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A Day in the Life of a Dinkenor
Most of my day is spent with one or both of my parents. I wake up in the morning and eat breakfast with my parents. I drive to school with my parents. I walk…
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Superstitions: mental or a must?
Whether it’s a certain song that has to be listened to before a game or a specific order in which your shoes have to be tied, superstitions can be applied to just about anything.…
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First Animal Rescue Club at Leesville
Paws for Pride was introduced to Leesville during the 2017-2018 school year. Currently the club has over two hundred members signed up to join, generating a lot of discussion about the great idea behind…
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Elon University welcomes Cole Coleman
Cole Coleman, a football star for Leesville Road, committed to Elon University on September 27. After lots of careful consideration, he accepted his full scholarship offer. The school is Division I and participates in…
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Gibbons Dominates Leesville Football
On September 22, Leesville traveled to face the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders for their first round of conference play. Leesville had notable plays and fought until the very end; however, efforts weren’t enough to hold…
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Setting and Meeting Goals
Every successful school year is achieved through setting and meeting goals– which provide a standard that students can push themselves to meet. For many students, the beginning of the school year is a time…
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New School Year, New Privileges
School has just begun, and the Leesville Road parking lot is overflowing with upperclassmen going off campus for lunch. Upperclassmen are permitted, with a pass, to leave campus during the lunch hour. SMART Lunch…