Author: Izzee Akers, senior editor 2017-18
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Pela
Jeremy Lang and Matt Bertulli co-founded the company Pela. The company came to be after Lang was in Hawaii with his family and his son dug up some plastic when playing in the sand.…
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Leesville’s Newest Trend
New fads are constantly arising among teenagers. Whether it be fashion trends or technological devices, Leesville students are always keeping up with the next big thing. A majority of the time, these fads are…
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The Hazards of Essential Oils
When finding ways to improve one’s life there are many possible paths to take. Recently, the trend of essential oils has sparked people’s interest. Essential oils are “highly concentrated compounds that come directly from…
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“What the Health” Review
Recently I have found an interest in my eating habits and finding ways to improve them. Being someone who is very proactive in trying to save the environment, I thought cutting out foods that…
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Mrs. Wright’s Path to Leesville
When choosing to become a teacher, it normally is a decision that individuals make going into college. They prepare for the position by taking education courses and student teaching at schools. But one teacher…
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Leesville Pray Circle
Leeville’s prayer circle is like one of many others occurring in Durham and Wake County schools. The group responsible for the wave of various prayer circles throughout Durham and Raleigh schools is known as…
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Basketball Season is Back
On Monday, October 30, Leesville men’s basketball held their tryouts after months of preparation and hard work for a long awaited season. The boys all eager to begin the season met in the gym…
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XC at regionals
Izzee Akers, senior editor 2017-18
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Senior Wall Vandalized
On Thursday, October 19, students walked their normal routes to their first periods, just expecting another usual day at Leesville Road High School. But, some students recognized something different during: The Senior Wall…
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Senior Crowns are back
During the week of Homecoming, Leesville Road High School students have plenty to do, especially the seniors. For them, this includes the tradition of the senior crowns. On the last day of Spirit Week,…
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Leesville welcomes the Leos Club
On Wednesday, September 6, The Leos Club held its first interest meeting in Ms. Cade’s room. The Leos Club was founded by Bridget Morgan and Hannah Willard, seniors, who first introduced the club to…
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Save the Beaches — Spring Break Suggestions
President Donald Trump has made it clear that he does not believe in climate change. Trump actually promotes the idea that “the concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in…
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Last game they took an L, but tonight will they bounce back?
On February 28, the Pride men’s varsity lacrosse team found themselves short of a win over the Broughton Capitals with a final score of 13-8. Tonight, March 30, at 6:30pm the men put on…
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Mr. Thornhill’s New ReLAXing Job
Robert Thornhill, a science teacher at Leesville, has recently accepted the position as assistant coach of the women’s lacrosse team for the 2016-2017 season. Although Mr. Thornhill does not have any prior affiliations with…
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Trump’s ban adds fuel to the fire
President Donald J. Trump has recently expanded his list of executive orders… again. He has called for a temporary ban imposing a 120-day suspension of the refugee program and a 90-day ban on travel…
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Migos releases “Culture”
On January 27 Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff, known as ‘Migos’, released their album “Culture”. The album consists of 13 songs with features from Gucci Mane, Travis Scott, 2 Chainz, Lil Uzi Vert, and DJ…
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Women’s March Worldwide
On January 21, 2017 close to 5 million individuals around the world became unified. They joined together physically and mentally with one mission in mind–to stand together in solidarity with each other for the…
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Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking
As students begin to take harder classes throughout their high school career, they are faced with bigger expectations from teachers. This is includes having to present speeches and presentations in front of their classmates.…
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#RIPvine
On October 30, 2016 Twitter announced their choice to discontinue the mobile phone application, Vine. Although they did not release the exact date of Vine’s termination from the app store, it was made evident…
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How to balance life as a teenager: Lab Report
Objective: Find the missing variable in order to balance the equation of life of a teenager. Every person’s answer will be different based on personal opinion and belief. Introduction: This experiment is going to…
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GroupMe App Review
Inspired by a project conceived at the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon, GroupMe is now a well known app used by thousands. In 2010, founders Jarad Hecht and Steve Martocci created GroupMe in order to chat…
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Leesville Athletics Receives Facelift
Throughout many years of sporting events, Leesville’s fields and sports apparel have taken a lot cleats, balls, and tackles to the “face”. While we applaud the toughness of each of our athletes, some areas…
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Women’s Lacrosse brings on a JV team
As the 2016 Lacrosse season begins here at Leesville, the women’s program made some changes. This year a junior varsity team deputed along side the varsity team for the first time since the…
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Spanish III Talks Culture
Señor Ross’s and Señora Sollie’s Spanish III classes are currently discussing Spanish traditions, cultures, history and geography. Each student was randomly assigned a topic to research and present to the class between December 8…
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The Evolution of Lacrosse at Leesville
Lacrosse, the fastest sport played on two feet, has finally made its impact on Leesville Road High School. Not long ago, the mens and womens teams began and have grown on and off the…
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Pride Wrestling Is Back
Leesville’s 2015-16 Wrestling season has begun. On Wednesday, December 2, the team took on its first conference match of the season. The Pride hosted Heritage High School, and the match began at 7 p.m.…
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Chance the Rapper’s “Angels”- Review
“Angels” by Chance the Rapper ft. Saba debuted on October 26. His single is now available for fans on iTunes and many music applications. On October 26, Chance the Rapper premiered his single…
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Portrait projects underway in art class
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Evolution of Lacrosse
Izzee Akers, senior editor 2017-18
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Twitter’s impact on LRHS
At Leesville, Twitter is utilized by both the students and the staff. Twitter plays a significant role in how information is communicated to the Leesville community. Followers of the many Leesville related accounts are…
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Leeville Women’s Lacrosse takes on the Pumpkin Shootout
Leesville Road High School’s Women’s Lacrosse team is competing in the Pumpkin Shootout lacrosse tournament Sunday, October 18 in Efland, North Carolina. Becca Mounts and Maria Codispoti, both seniors, led workouts Wednesday, September 16…
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Boys Soccer: “Our mentality for the season is take it one game at a time.”
Beating an undefeated Middle Creek, Leesville Road High School’s Varsity Men’s soccer team was on a three-game winning streak. The streak shortly ended after a loss to Sanderson High School’s Varsity Men’s team at…