Author: Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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Support the Special Olympics
Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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Vampire Weekend releases two new singles
Around five or ten years ago, the band “Vampire Weekend” rose in popularity, gaining a large following among the indie scene. However, for many, Vampire Weekend seemingly fell off the face of the earth…
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Which NC university should you apply to?
Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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The Excellence in Teaching Award: Mrs. Scioli’s finely tailored suit
The University of North Carolina School of Education recently awarded Angela Scioli, Leesville social studies teacher, the Excellence in Teaching Award. This award is one of four Distinguished Alumni Awards given to UNC-CH graduates…
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Rural vs. Urban: Education
Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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Rolling Admission vs. Decision Dates
Every senior is all too familiar with the anxiety of college applications. After all of the initial effort associated with college applications– resumes, essays, and standardized tests– one might think they have finished all…
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Leesville theatre prepares for the spring musical: Chicago
On Monday, December 17 and Tuesday, December 18, Leesville’s theatre department hosted auditions for the spring musical, Chicago. On both Monday and Tuesday, students interested in being a part of the Chicago cast performed…
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Travel club participates in Operation Christmas Child
Throughout November, Leesville Road High School’s Travel Club collected and donated items for Operation Christmas Child: a project hosted by Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization that serves children all around the world. Through…
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Clara Oquendo Gordon: A story of family and fortitude
Hard work. Honesty. Loyalty. Respect. Self-actualization With the help of these values, my grandmother– whom I refer to as Ati– made a life for herself in the United States from a tiny beach in…
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Are you more than just a number?
4.0. 1600. 36. 100. 5. To any high school student, these numbers are all too familiar. 4.0: the ideal GPA. 1600 and 36: perfect scores on the SAT and ACT, respectively. 100: the highest…
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Analyzing the media: a search for bias surrounding the Kavanaugh investigation
When reading articles from different media sources, most of us know that we should make a constant effort to comb through news, searching for bias. These days, media bias towards one side or the…
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My experience with the Carolina Hurricanes
At a young age, I became a huge fan of the Carolina Hurricanes. My family always tells me about how I was obsessed with Bates Battaglia– or how I said it at the ripe…
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Ainsley Duke: NC House Page
When you imagine someone who works in public policy, what do you picture? An old white Congressman? A posh woman wearing a business suit? What about a group of young, driven teenagers? Through the…
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Students Discover Clubs at Leesville’s First Ever Club Fair
On the first two days of school, August 27 and 28, various LRHS clubs hosted a club fair in the media center during lunch. At the fair, student representatives from the clubs set up…
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Erin Oliveira: From Behind the Scenes to In the Spotlight
Erin Oliveira, senior, made her acting debut on Friday, May 22 in Theatre II/III‘s captivating performance of Bright Ideas. While Oliveira has been a part of many Leesville shows throughout her time in the…
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Why Wake Walks
Walkouts. Marches. Rallies. Fundraisers. Petitions. Protests. The student-led Why Wake Walks movement has spent countless hours organizing various events and activities to fight for common sense gun reform. Why Wake Walks is a student-led…
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Behind the Scenes of The Wedding Singer
With the dates of the spring musical rapidly approaching the theatre department is doing all that it can to prepare for the show, The Wedding Singer. With a cast of almost 50 people, there…
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Spanish Club participates in adopt a family program
When you think of the holiday season, what comes to mind first? Perhaps it’s spending time with family, or gathering for a meal with loved ones. Or maybe you think of receiving that gift…
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Yost Wins Leesville’s 2017 Teacher of the Year Award
According to the Oxford dictionary, the definition of “teach” is “to cause someone to learn or understand something by example or experience.” Obviously, the main goal of a teacher is to teach. However, a…
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Where should you go for lunch?
Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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Daily Progress in Art
Daily Progress in Art by Isabel Daumen on Exposure Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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Speech and Debate Club Holds Elections
On Friday, Oct. 6, Speech and Debate Club held elections in order to prepare for upcoming club events, such as a tournament at Cumberland Polytechnic High School on Oct. 21. The club held elections…
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What “classic” piece of literature should you read?
Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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QUIZ — What Classical Piece of Literature are you?
Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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PSAT Registration at Leesville
On September 5, students began registering to take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Students have until September 20 to register for the PSAT through Student Services. At Leesville, approximately 200-250 register…
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How One Puerto Rican Prepared for Irma
As Category 5 Hurricane Irma traveled over the Caribbean, inhabitants of islands such as Puerto Rico prepared and responded to the hurricane in many different ways. In order to assess the reactions to the…
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Dr. Stone’s Last Semester at Leesville
After 12 years of teaching at Leesville, Dr. Stone, a science teacher at Leesville, is retiring. Stone will continue to teach for the beginning of the year but will retire at the end of…
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Leesville theatre department hosts End-Of-Year Banquet
On Thursday, May 31, the theatre department hosted a banquet for all thespians involved in Leesville theatre. Members of ITS, the international thespian society, and all those involved in the theatre department, brought…
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Food Bank Club reacts to NC’s Proposed Budget
The North Carolina state legislature recently passed their proposed budget for the upcoming year. The proposed budget included a concerning provision about food stamps and North Carolina’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “The provision would…
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Students turn in hours for Key Club
Key Club is “an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.” At Leesville, Key Club is one the most popular ways for students to…
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Leesville and Political Idealogy
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Pauper Player’s In the Heights meets high expectations
Pauper players, UNC’s student-run musical theatre company, presented In the Heights, a musical by Lin Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes on April 7 through April 10. The musical takes place in Washington Heights,…
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Quiz: What study strategies work best for you?
Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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Mainstage Presents a Musical Theatre Cafe
On Wednesday, March 15, Mainstage put on a musical theatre cafe for Leesville. “There’s one unit that Mainstage does every year that changes,” said Mickey Langley, a member of Mainstage. Last year, Mainstage presented…
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A Day in the Life of a Techie
This morning, I woke up at 5:30 to get ready to be at school at 6:00. When I arrived at school, various actors and techies were milling around, organizing supplies and trying to remember…
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How does Student Services help you register for classes?
Although it feels as if second semester has just begun, the time has already come for students to begin choosing their classes for next year. With a multitude of classes offered at Leesville, it…
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How Leesville gives back
Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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12th Annual Krispy Kreme Challenge Was a “Sweet” Success
On Saturday, February 4, thousands of people participated in the twelfth annual Krispy Kreme Challenge. The challenge took place in downtown Raleigh and the starting line was at the Memorial Belltower. This challenge is…
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Does Civics and Economics Really Prepare Students for their Civic Duties?
“Through the study of Civics and Economics, students will acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to become responsible and effective citizens in an interdependent world,” as stated in the North Carolina public education standards…
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Students prepare for the musical with an audition workshop
With auditions for the spring musical, Bring it On, coming up soon, Katrina Tarson, director and theatre teacher, Tonya Dickens, musical director and chorus teacher, and students alike are preparing with various workshops. The…
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“Veselé Vánoce” from the Czech Republic
The holiday season is a time when families come together to celebrate and give thanks. However, for the foreign exchange students at Leesville, such as Barbora Stara, it becomes hard, if not impossible, to…
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New Human Trafficking Course for Freshmen
In October of 2015, the North Carolina Senate passed a law stating that all students in grades 7-9 must take a course about human trafficking. Although the bill was passed last year, it did…
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Does the Use of Technology Help or Harm Students?
There’s no doubt that technology and phones have impacted our lives in drastic ways. Our generation is able to obtain information much easier than generations before us. If a student now needs to know…
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Book Club Kicks Off With Its First Meeting
Book Club has been a club at Leesville for several years. The first meeting was Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the library. Students are given a book chosen by the librarians to read before the…
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Wake County Contemplates the Addition of Cell Towers to Schools
On Wednesday, September 14, the Wake County Board of Education decided to look further into the addition of cell phone towers on school zones. Adding cell phone towers to school property gives schools the…
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Theatre department holds second annual SM(ART) lunch
The Leesville Theatre Department hosted their second annual (sm)ART lunch on August 31. The lunch took place in room 22, Ms. Tarson’s room. Tarson is the theatre teacher and director at Leesville. Tarson said,…