Author: Katy Huis, Editor-in-Chief
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Are you aware?
Approximately once a week, I receive an email from the Komen NC Breast Cancer Awareness Society. The most recent email invited me to the Triangle’s “Pink Fest,” an event for breast cancer awareness that…
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Cheerleaders and Loonies welcome the Pride Lion
On Friday, September 17, KC Clarke made his debut as the Leesville Pride Lion, AKA the school mascot. Clarke was chosen to be mascot after he auditioned for of a panel of eight judges…
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Leeville and The Breakfast Club: more similar than you think
In the 1985 film The Breakfast Club, five fictional students that belonged to five very different cliques were introduced to viewers across the world. Forced to spend Saturday detention together, the students learned a…
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Changes to LRHS Powder Puff
Every fall, the junior and senior ladies of Leesville look forward to playing each other in Powder Puff football. The game is traditionally played during late September. However, this year the administration has decided…
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Seniors start year with prank on juniors
On Wednesday, August 25, chaos filled the student parking lot as juniors struggled to find their assigned parking spaces. The numbers that help to identify each spot had been completely covered by chalk, leaving…
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Ali Fedotowsky returns as The Bachelorette
On May 24, a new season of ABC’s The Bachelorette began, with a nervous Ali Fedotowsky as the bachelorette, and 25 eligible bachelors waiting to meet her. Ali, who was a front runner in…
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What summer job best fits you?
This summer many students will have the opportunity to work different jobs in order to earn money for summer expenses. There are employers looking to hire teens for the summer and students should make…
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New Sign In Procedures for Visitors to LRHS
Leesville administrators recently implemented the Lobby Guard, a new sign-in procedure to provide more security for students and staff. “The old sign-in log was inefficient. We sometimes couldn’t read people’s handwriting so it really…
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Senior Class Wall Design Competition
The Junior Student Council is currently holding a competition for the design of the class of 2011 Senior Wall.
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Tips Every Babysitter Should Know
In high school, where money is crucial, many teenagers’ lifestyles force them to take desperate measures in order fill their bank accounts. When jobs are scarce due to the economy, some brave souls resort…
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Seven Eleven, a Dice Game, Rolls through Leesville
Seven Eleven, or “rolling dice for money,” has become increasingly popular amongst the Leesville male population and has taken over as a way to win money from friends. The goal of the game is…
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Formspring Encourages Anonymous Gossip
A new website is becoming popular, and this website is dangerous. Formspring.me: it’s addictive, fun, scary, and often hurtful. The site was created earlier this year as a way to ask people questions that…
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Obama Proposes Longer, More School Days
American children are not spending enough time in school, therefore, putting them at a disadvantage compared to students in other countries. Because of this, the government may have to pack on school days in…
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H&M Comes to North Carolina
On Wednesday, March 18, H&M, a Swedish retail store, opened at Crabtree Valley Mall on the lower level below the Belk’s Men’s store. This is the first opening of an H&M store in the…
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Harry Potter theme park to open spring 2010
This spring, Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida will be opening the much-anticipated Harry Potter theme park. The date of the park’s opening has not yet been released, but the park is estimated to be…
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A Day in the Life of a Lunch Lady
Every weekday morning at 5:15, Jennifer Buck, cafeteria manager, wakes up and comes to Leesville in order to prepare pounds of food for the student body. With about 725 mouths to feed, there is…
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Bachelor Finale Review
On this year’s Bachelor finale, bachelor/pilot Jake Pavelka made an unexpected choice by choosing this season’s villain, and my personal favorite, Vienna, as his bride. All season long, Vienna was the girl that everybody…
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Winterfest Assembly
The Wizard of Oz themed Winterfest assembly was held on Feb. 12 in the Leesville Gymnasium during second period. Throughout the Wizard of Oz themed skit, the assembly featured seven talent acts, the presentation…
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Singing Valentines
During the week of February 8, Leesville’s chorus will be selling “singing valentines.” During first and second period, eight singing chorus students deliver a red carnation and a written message to those who have…
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FBLA on the path to success
FBLA, Future Business Leaders of America, is one of the many active clubs at Leesville. FBLA is a national, non-profit, educational association that helps students prepare for business related careers. This club, advised by…
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Winterfest’s Sadie Hawkins Tradition
The Sadie Hawkins Winterfest dance has been held at Leesville for the past 18 years, giving female students the opportunity to choose and ask their own date, instead of the traditional boy-ask-girl. The idea…
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Bullying Leaves the Playground
Cyber bullying, the use of computers or other electronic devices to torment others, is becoming a consistent occurrence causing depression and suicide. Megan Meier, one student affected by cyber bullying, committed suicide after being…
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The Death Pill
Isotretinoin, more commonly known as “Accutane” is used to treat severe forms of acne for decades, and despite the extreme amount of serious side effects and health risks, my experience on the medicine proves…
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Amid Turmoil, Obama Intends to Finish War in Afghanistan
On Wednesday, Dec. 1 President Barack Obama made the decision to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, in addition to the 68,000 American troops that are already stationed there. Former President George W. Bush declared…
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Winterfest Auditions
Winterfest assembly auditions were held at Leesville on Tuesday, Dec. 15 after school in the Black Box. Over 40 students auditioned to perform in the Wizard of Oz themed winter fest assembly that will…
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Farmville: The World’s Newest Farmers
Facebook application/Zynga application “Farmville”, digital farming experience, is capturing the hearts of students at Leesville. Planting soybeans and squash, harvesting the crops, and milking the cow are all new and unusual hobbies that are…
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Atheists Don’t Hesitate to Participate in YoungLife, etc
Atheists are becoming increasingly more welcome in Christian organizations such as FCA, YoungLife, youth groups and church services. Everyone comes to these get-togethers with high expectations for entertainment and excitement, but not all attendees…
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Cheerleaders Win First Place
On Nov. 7, Leesville’s Varsity cheerleaders won first place in their division at the NCHSAA State Cheerleading Invitational at the Raleigh Convention Center. The competition was split into four divisions, small, medium, large and extra…
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Shoe Drive Collects Over 1,300 Pairs of Shoes
From Nov. 2-6, The Key Club held a shoe drive, where Leesville students donated over 1,300 pairs of shoes, which provided people with shoes unable to purchase their own. The Shoe Drive was held…
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Dress Code Distractions
I understand that a dress code is necessary to provide an environment conducive to the students’ learning, but I believe that our school’s strict dress code may be becoming more of a hindrance than…
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Same-Sex High Schools
There are twenty-three co-ed high schools in the Wake County Public School System. Although most teenagers attend one of these twenty-three schools when they reach high school, there are other options. If the student’s…
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Lessons in Abbreving, Part 2
One thing I’ve learned in high school is that everyone speaks diff. Some kids talk in all slang, and some sound so formal you’d think they were talking to the prez. There is one…
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Lessons in Abbreving, Part 1
One thing I’ve learned in highschool, is that everyone speaks differently. Some kids talk in all slang, and some sound so formal you’d think they were talking to the president. There is one form…
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Muck Wars: Good, Clean Fun
When most people think about Christianity, they think about long church services, mission trips, and hymns, but a Leesville Christian Organization, YoungLife, has different ideas of Christian fun. Most recently, the organization held a…
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Homecoming Preview
Students all over Leesville are beginning to prepare for Homecoming festivities that are to take place the weekend of Oct. 16. “I’m very excited for my senior homecoming, It’s my last one, and I…
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Students Prepare for Homecoming
Students all over Leesville are beginning to prepare for Homecoming Festivities that are to take place the weekend of October 16. With spirit week, parades, pep rallies and the homecoming game, Homecoming is an…