Author: Lauren Taylor, senior editor, 2022-23
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Leesville Murphy Scholarship Closes May First
Applications for the Murphy Scholarship close May 1, 2023 after a month-long application period. The Murphy Scholarship is open to all seniors with a GPA above 3.0 who will be attending college next school…
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Murphy Building up in flames after a fire alarm turns out to actually be for a fire
The Murphy Building is off limits to students for the foreseeable future after a fire caused burn damage to most of the building’s main floor. The fire started in a food’s kitchen after a…
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How Fire Evacuations Affect LRHS
The first week of the school year, over five unplanned fire evacuations drew the attention of the student body including Kelsey Abbot, sophomore. Abbot found the evacuations seemingly random but thought there might be…
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Auditions Approach for Spring Musical
With auditions for the spring musical just around the corner, Leesville Road High School students are excited and nervous for the upcoming event. This year the LRHS theater department will perform The Sound of…
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Hey, Hanukkah Exists, Too!
The Christmas season is difficult for Jews. With TV shows, radio stations, stores, and even teacher’s classroom decorations turning their attention towards Christmas, it is easy to feel forgotten. For years, this feeling has…
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Leesville Student Caught in Diamond Heist
Tuesday October 31, French authorities apprehended a North Carolinian teenager in the midst of a transatlantic diamond heist. The teenager in question is Sarah Winslow, a student at Leesville Road High School in North…
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Students Race to Finish Early Applications
As the early application deadline looms nearer, Leesville students are entering crunch mode to complete the necessary forms. Eva Marks, senior, started her college applications in August, but procrastination took hold quickly, and by…
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Is the PSAT Worth Taking?
The Pre SAT is widely regarded as the first step into the world of college standardized testing. Many students take the exam as preparation for the SAT, but in recent years, the test’s importance…
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Leesville Student Section pummeled during Homecoming
Wake County knows the Leesville student section for being high energy, so when Grayson Trout went to her Senior Homecoming Game, she expected to have a good time in the stands. She and a…
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APES Classes Create Solar Home Project 
APES students are hard at work in class working on a unique post-exam project — a solar home. The official assignment is to create a model home implementing any three aspects of passive solar…
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AP Exams leave students drained and unmotivated
While the AP exams do not indicate the beginning of summer break, their finalization unofficially marks the end student’s motivation for the remainder of school. Katie Chesner is a Junior at Leesville road…
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New Track for Hamilton Stadium
Leesville Road High School’s Hamilton Stadium will undergo extensive renovations beginning in May, 2022. Updates to the stadium include revamping the track’s asphalt, pits and fences, as well as moving the shot put, discus…
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A Confession to Murder #1
By Alejandra Jones Lauren Taylor, senior editor, 2022-23Hi! My name is Lauren! I’m President of the LRHS book club. Outside of school I’m a curler for Team Taylor and I like to…
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How to ask for Extra Credit
The quarter just came to a close and your grade is less than satisfactory. You need to boost it by just a few points, but that involves proving to your teacher you deserve the…
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A Teenager’s Take on the Omicron Variant
The Omicron variant emerged just as schools shut down for two weeks of winter break. Now classes are back in session and students are surprisingly indifferent regarding the new strain of Covid-19. Finch Garcia…
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Does Leesville Need Smart Lunch?
In the past, Leesville implemented SMART lunch as a chance for students to participate in clubs regardless their after school life. By removing this period, Leesville is altering student’s after school schedules and lowering…
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The Best Halloween Movies
Halloween is just around the corner and with that time of year comes spooky movies. Whether you’re throwing a Halloween party and inviting all your friends, or making popcorn and watching them on your…
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Why Students Aren’t Dressing Up for Spirit Week
While some students go all out on Spirit Week, a small portion of the Leesville population stands against the week of theme days. These students decided to protest Spirit Week, here are some of…
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Ms. Lyon: Leesville’s new Teacher and Volleyball Coach
Leesville Road High School is starting out the year with a new interior design teacher and JV volleyball coach, Ms. Lyon. Before Leesville In addition to this being her first year at Leesville, it…
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Triangle Curling Club hosts the Curltech juniors camp
After an 18 month break, Triangle Curling Center is open and has hosted their first event, a weekend curling camp run by Curltech. Not sure what curling is? Start here to put things in…
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Why do we Still use Socratic Seminars?
The History of Socratic Seminars In the fifth century B.C.E, philosophers and teachers created the socratic seminar. Teachers, most prominently Socrates, use the discussion style as a new form of sharing ideas and…
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Paideia Students Experience Their First Seminar
On September 10, 55 ninth grade students experienced their first socratic seminar– a Paideia right of passage. Beforehand, Mr.Broer, the Paideia English teacher, gave students access to the texts on Saturday leaving seven days…
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Band Brings the Hype Before Leesville’s First Home Football Game
On Friday, August 27 Leesville plays their first home game. To celebrate and hype up the student body, the marching band played an outdoor concert for students before class. The band played stand tunes,…
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Advice For Freshmen: How to Kick High School in the Butt
As a new-to-Leesville student, one can quickly become overwhelmed by the change high school brings. Regular events like tests, homework, and after school activities bog a person down and make high school more stressful…
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What are Leesville Students Doing Over Summer Break?
Over the summer of 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic put a damper on student’s summer break and end-of-school-year plans. This year, however, people are vaccinated and students are ready to make the most of their…
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Student Frantically Tries to Turn in Work Before the Semester’s End
With only three weeks left until summer, the school year is winding down and students are frantically finishing work that built up over the whole class semester before vacation begins on June 10. Typically,…
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How To Make Chicken Wrap
[slideshow_deploy id=’26973′] Lauren Taylor, senior editor, 2022-23Hi! My name is Lauren! I’m President of the LRHS book club. Outside of school I’m a curler for Team Taylor and I like to rollerblade.
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Students Coffee Consumption Skyrockets and Comes With a Multitude of Benefits
It is 7:18 a.m. The bell rings and students head down the hallways towards their first-period class. Instead of the usual morning stupor, the high schoolers are wide awake, pumped full of their favorite…
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Chef Salad
Chef Salad Prep time: 12 minutes Ingredients (add to taste) Egg Tomato Cucumber Carrot Celery Lettuce Diced ham or salami Swiss, cheddar, or blue cheese Black olives Croutons Guacamole Salad Dressing Dried fruit and…
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A New Wave Of Covid-19 is Wreaking Havoc in India
As of April 25, India has broken the record for the amount of new Covid-19 cases per day four days in a row, and the number of infected people is still continuing to rise. …
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Fourth Quarter or Summer Break? Students Could Not Care Less About the Difference
Though it is only the fourth quarter of the school year, many students have taken a hiatus from their second-semester classes to start summer break early. “We’re already in the fourth quarter, which means…
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A Summary and First Take of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
Falcon and the Winter Soldier brings new depth to the characters Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson. These two superheroes originally appeared in Captain America: Civil War and until now, have yet to have their…
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Egg Sandwich Recipe
Ingredients: 1 egg ½ of an avocado ¼ of a tomato or ½ cup Butter ½ cup of cheese 2 slices of any type of bread Directions Take out…
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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Six GroundBreaking Women In STEM
In 1983, Sally Ride made her mark as the first woman to ever go into space. Just like others did before her, Ride paved the way for more women in male-dominated fields like astrophysics.…
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Teachers are Next in Line for Covid-19 Vaccinations
As of March 3, 895,000 or 8.53% of North Carolinians are fully vaccinated for Covid-19. This amount of people vaccinated leaves 9,595,000 people still without their first Covid shot. (Photo in Public Domain) With frontline…
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How To Make Fancy Grilled Cheese
Fancy Grilled Cheese Prep Time: Two minutes Cook Time: Five minutes Ingredients Two slices of white bread Three or more types of cheese, two cups of shredded, or five slices (preferably cheeses that melt…
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Political Club Starts the Second Semester with a New Adviser
On Tuesday, February 23, Political Club met for the first time in the second semester. During their meeting, the group discussed both the economic and vaccine-related sides of Biden’s Covid-19 plan. (Photo courtesy of…
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Purim in a Pandemic
Hamantaschen — triangular, jelly, or chocolate-filled cookies — is a traditional dessert for Jews around the Jewish holiday Purim. Their three-pointed shape is a reference to Haman, a court official who attempted to destroy…
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Is Profanity Becoming Less Profane?
We see cursing on TV, in movies, and books, we even hear our friends and parents do it. Since when have we used expletives this often and what will it do to the impact…
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Who is Walter Martin?
Walter Martin is an American musician and solo artist. He started creating music in the late nineties, but due to the intentions of his career it has yet to — and may never —…
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Has Time Changed Students’ and Teachers’ Thoughts about Online School?
As of Monday, January 20, high school students have completed a full semester of online learning. For some students and teachers, this time and experience has changed their view of online learning for the…
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Buying a Ukulele? Here’s Where to Start
When it comes to buying a ukulele there are thousands of options available all in different prices and styles. This variability can make finding the right instrument a challenge, especially for those who are…
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Five Books You Should Read Before Finishing High School
From the outside, a book is merely pieces of paper wrapped in a protective cover. Open up the right novel, however, and it can transport you to worlds you could only dream of traveling…
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“While I May Be the First Woman President, I Will Not Be the Last” Kamala Harris Shows Women and Minorities They Can Do Anything With Hard Work
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. When they become elected they will become the 49th Vice President and the 46th President of the United States of America. (Photo courtesy of…
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Daylight Saving Time is Outdated
Almost every year since 1916, Americans have set their clocks back for daylight saving time. While this tradition once had a purpose, today it is nothing more than a common irritation. (Photo courtesy of…
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Robertson Millpond Preserve: A Hidden Treasure In Our Own Backyards
Robertson Millpond Preserve is located on a blackwater cypress-gum swamp. The swamp has a short paddling trail throughout it that is great for kayaking and canoeing. (Photo used with permission of Heather Weinstein) Robertson…
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Celebrating Halloween During a Pandemic
Pumpkin carving is a classic Halloween activity you can do with friends and family. It is also considered a “lower risk activity” by the CDC when done socially distanced or with members of the…
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“Weird Al” Yankovic Makes Fun of Presidential Debate in New Video
“Weird Al’s” newest video “We’re All Doomed” depicts Al taking the role of the moderator in the recent presidential debate. As the video goes on Al’s background slowly becomes a “raging hellscape” as seen…
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Teachers and Students Make Odd Adjustment to Online School
Now that school is online, it is socially acceptable to wear your slippers to class–even the ones with bunny ears on them. They are comfortable and bring a fun aspect to the school day.…
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Junior Curling in North Carolina
Junior curlers gather for the second annual Triangle Junior Bonspiel. A bonspiel is a tournament in which curlers gather to play each other and broomstack. (Photo used by permission of Liz Taylor) Curling has…