Author: editorial board
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NFL Wild Card Games Review
The Wild Card games have ended, and the winners of the AFC (American Football Conference) and NFC (National Football Conference) games have advanced to the divisional round. Previous articles written by the Mycenaean put…
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Leesville and Friends #1
By Alexa Cardona editorial board
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The PAC Project: Pride Athletic Association
By: Emma Nani and Lauren Taylor $897. That’s how much Wake County gives Leesville Road High School annually for sports. The school covers the rest of the funding. PAC, or the Pride Athletic…
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Dear Teachers,
Please keep giving us homework. It’s helpful. When given reasonable amounts of homework, we can appreciate its positive impacts. If there is a subject that we do not understand completely, homework can help us…
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Senior Superlatives Re-Visited
NOTE: Mrs. Cade, social studies teacher at LRHS, wrote a guest editorial. Below is the Editorial Board’s stance on Superlatives: Leesville Road High School has been publishing senior superlatives since 1994, and, in general,…
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New clubs should be more than college eye candy
Clubs, and more specifically, special interest clubs, are created to offer a platform for students’ passions. It is a privilege for high school students to be able to participate and create their own clubs.…
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Solutions needed for Leesville’s traffic woes
This time of year, traffic at Leesville becomes worse with each passing day. Teachers and students love speculating on what exactly causes the delays, but no one can quite find a resolution, and that’s…
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Enforce the dress code
As spring and summer rapidly approach, Leesville students are preparing to face the restrictions of dress code once again. As the editorial board of The Mycenaean, we wanted to weigh in with our opinion…
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Dean Smith’s life of leadership a lesson to all
Last month, North Carolina was saddened and deeply affected by the loss of Dean Smith, dead at the age of 83. Throughout the week, more and more stories about his life and legacy came…
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Je suis Charlie
Freedom of speech was never meant to protect the popular opinions. It’s not for vague or hazy points about weak subjects. It’s meant to protect any and all controversial topics, satires and commentaries. The…
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Police brutality
Police shoot citizens, citizens shoot police. News sources replay clips displaying crying families of victims and passionate protesters chanting “Who do you protect? Who do you serve?” or “Hands up, don’t shoot.” From Michael…
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Leesville’s courtyard amenity neglected, underused
Perhaps the most unique aspects of Leesville’s campus lie enclosed within the main building, two natural escapes from the rows of monotonous classrooms that surround them. The courtyards of Leesville were clearly designed as…
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New grading scale isn’t a problem, but it is inequitable
Recently, the North Carolina Department of Public Education approved the change to a 10 point grading scale for public high schools. This came as a result of many attempts by the Mecklenburg and Wake…
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A call for school spirit
In regards to high school, one would find the experience consists of cheering on one’s school’s athletic teams, proudly wearing the school colors and possibly revisiting the school long after graduation at reunions. The…