Author: Maddy Leen, special projects editor 2016-17
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Lust for Life Review
On April 19, Lana Del Rey released a new track of her upcoming album. Del Rey released “Lust for Life” which features The Weeknd. This is the second song Lana has released from her…
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Lust for Life Preview
March 30, 2017, Lana Del Rey posted a three part video on her Instagram, and posted the link on her Twitter. The video is black and white, with a very artistic spin that takes…
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Lana’s New Video: Love
On February 18, the queen herself dropped a new single, “Love,” for her highly anticipated new album (yet to be named). Lana Del Rey’s last video release was in 2015, “Music To Watch Boys…
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Atticus Stockdale and his music
Maddy Leen, special projects editor 2016-17
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Curious About George?
If you are in the student parking lot daily, you know George. Every morning he patrols traffic and during the day, while we are all in class, he walks through the parking lot and…
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The xx “I See You” Review
The xx recently dropped their new album “I See You”, which is making a noise in mainstream music billboards. The UK trio is known for their zenful, indie guitar rock sound with calm, emotional…
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Women’s Basketball United
[pdf-embedder url=”https://www.themycenaean.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Maddy-Basketball.pdf”] Maddy Leen, special projects editor 2016-17
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Affirmative Action: Helping or Hurting?
Generally speaking, Affirmative Action works to provide special benefits for those potentially or historically disadvantaged through differing racial, sexual, ethnic, gender, or religious backgrounds and provide for them in the sphere of educational,…
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Local art supply store, out of business
Sitting humbly on South Glenwood Avenue is an art store named Askew-Taylor Paints. The store, after generations of providing Raleigh with art supplies and inspiration, officially went out of business December 31, 2016. Kirk…
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The Power of Practice and Sports
The Power of Practice “There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory.” Leesville athletic teams thrive on their determination to improve. Practice is an essential aspect to any team’s…
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Leesville Theatre in a nut-shell
Being a member of the theatre department – Will Hollerung If I could summarize Leesville’s theatre department in one word, I wouldn’t be able to. One word wouldn’t do it justice. Let’s start at…
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Reviews and Editorials
Reviews What to look for: Movies: – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, and more Release Date: December 15 – La La Land Staring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone…
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The Secret Life of Leesville
The Secret Life of the Leesville Staff Mr. Luke McIntyre, English teacher and rapper – McKenna Daley When Luke McIntyre isn’t teaching sophomore English, he is creating awesome rap tracks. McIntyre got involved in…
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The Family Circle
Looking around today, it is easy to see and point out the many different family types in the world and at Leesville. A student’s family can have many different effects on all aspects of…
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How Leesville aids the community
PEPI students making an impact on youth – Heidi Kreis Physical Education Peer Instruction, more commonly referred to as PEPI, is a year-long class offered to upperclassmen at Leesville. PEPI students express interest…
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After its opening in 1993…
When Leesvillle first opened in 1993, the school held only freshamn, sophomores and juniors. In its twenty-three years of existence, Leesville has graduated more than 10,000 seniors, continuing its impact each year. Leesville was…
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December Issue Page 1-2
Christmas is a special time of year that most Americans celebrate, whether they are religious or not. It is all about gathering with family members, exchanging gifts, and celebrating the holiday. But for those…
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DIY Terrariums
DIY TERRARIUMS Ever wanted to create your own terrarium? Well the process is simpler than it may seem. Commonly seen on Tumblr, Instagram, home furnishing stores and trendy coffee shops— terrariums add a natural…
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Never the student choice
It’s that time of year again, those triangle pieces of felt are spotted all over the school with the the big fat letters reading “STUDENT CHOICE.” The criteria for students choice, as stated on…
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Leesville Baseball on road to playoffs
Leesville’s varsity men’s baseball team has recently come off of a three-game winning streak towards the end of their season. The team’s last two games have been high scoring shutouts, with a 8-0 win…
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Hidden Artist Felly Review
North Carolinians are not as exposed to the popular artist Felly because of is favoring popularity only being in upper New England and California — where the artist spends most of his time. Today,…
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A sad goodbye to Mrs. Newhouse
Leesville High School has to say goodbye to our awesome assistant principal, Mrs. Newhouse. Newhouse is leaving Leesville to take advantage of a great opportunity to grow the new Pine Hollow Middle School as…
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Human Interest Story: Allison’s Tye-Dyes
One of Leesville’s very own juniors has started a small side business selling cute and trendy tie-dyes to Leesville students. Allison Garrell has mastered the dye and can pretty much color any piece of…
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LRHS Children’s Book Drive
Leesville Road High School is hosting a book drive encouraging students and staff to drop off their unused children’s books to the library at Leesville. The campaign is called Wake Up and Read, and…
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Update on the Leesville Cats
Leesville is home to more than just students and staff, it is also home to Leesville’s little lions. Leesville’s little lions are our native cats that roam the school’s campus day and night. You…
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Compassion, lost in the fight
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Why we’re crying, an analysis
Crying is a way to communicate our emotions to others or release our internal feelings. As babies and toddlers, we cried to communicate what we needed. In elementary school, we cried out of frustration…
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Student artwork displayed at the NC Museum of Art
In the 2014-2015 school year, Mr. Brennan’s English II classes and Dr. Stone’s AP Environmental Science classes transformed their regular class curriculum. Both Brennan and Stone adopted fellowship in THE BIG PICTURE educator enrichment…
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Mr. Glass’s Remarkable Lesson
The day was November 11, 2015 when the respectable Morris Glass visited Leesville Road High School, once again, to share his remarkable story. “No movie in God’s name could duplicate my emotions” said…
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Let’s talk about detention
I have questioned the “theory” of detention at Leesville Road High School. I address school detention as a theory because I am not questioning its literal definition, but rather its purpose. The most common…
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News Reporting Editorial
Twitter’s significance in the life of teenagers today is obvious. It has become the number one source for all reporting, whether it be reporting emotions, school events, school assignments or social gatherings. This is…
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Kylie Jenner App Review
It is safe to say that Kylie Jenner is queen of all social media. With 36.6 million Instagram followers, 11.5 million Twitter followers, a reality T.V. show and her own clothing line; the 18…
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Commonly misunderstood artist Lana Del Rey
Music’s influence on us can be lasting if we are able to relate to the lyrics. This search for an artist or song that we are able to connect to is made easy by…
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Working from a teen’s perspective
A high school job may seem harmless. “It’s just a way to make a few extra bucks,” they say. Teens like the extra spending cash, and parents enjoy not having to give money out…
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Daylight Donuts
Daylight has been delivering fresh donuts to the triangle since 1990 and takes pride in carrying on a family tradition. Daylight Donuts is not the average Dunkin Doughnuts or Krispy Kreme shop; it’s a…
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Social Media’s Toll on Teens
As high school students, it is our nature to go along with what is considered “cool.” This change in culture is, of course, normal. However, one aspect of our generation that isn’t so normal…
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Rogers goes bald for a cause
Coach Rogers, Dr. Muttillo and Coach Civitello were all participants of the head shaving competition at this years 2nd Annual Strikeout for Cancer Charity Games. Who ever had the most money donated in their…
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#WhoWillYouHelp
Canada’s Province of Ontario has found a way to put out a special message to women and men everywhere. Their “#WhoWillYouHelp” video targeted the harsh realities of sexual harassment of women in the workplace,…
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Cooking for Rally in Raleigh
Leesville’s ProStart II class has been busy in the kitchen, cooking for our state representatives attending the Rally in Raleigh event. The Rally in Raleigh event is an annual event and many notable people…
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Creating art at Leesville
Being in an art class in high school isn’t only for the extremely artistic. It’s for students who are willing to think outside the box and put creativity into everything they do. Mrs. Stevens…
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Helping Horse Therapeutic Riding Program
Helping Horse Therapeutic Riding Program is located off Shooting Club Road in North Raleigh. The small horse barn off the narrow dirt road may not seem like much when you first drive up to…
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The GoPro
Many people know that the GoPro is more than just a camera. The GoPro, of course, is a small camera that can film virtually anything you’re doing in any situation. But the GoPro has…
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Leesville Middle to host Play 4 Kay tournament
February 7, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Leesville Middle School girls basketball team will be hosting a 3v3 basketball tournament in honor of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. All profits made…
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Fighting for Education
In a world of news titles saying “More Than 131 Killed in Taliban Attack on School,” “How Pakistan Fails Its Children” and “Taliban Destroy Womens Education,” the brutal realities of Middle Eastern kids are…
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Let’s Talk Astronomy
Have you ever looked up into the sky and wondered what was out there? The newly founded Astronomy Club gives Leesville students a great opportunity to talk about science and quantum physics in a…
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Shepherd’s Way Tree Farm
In the month of December, people of Raleigh can find Christmas trees at every corner. It is easy for a family to pick out the perfect tree close to home and seasonal workers on…
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Morris Glass, Holocaust survivor, speaks to Leesville students
As Morris Glass went up the the microphone, the auditorium was full of talking and laughing millennials. As he began to talk, the volume of the crowd went down, but the talking didn’t stop.…
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Small Treasures
The North Carolina Museum of Art is holding a unique and interesting exhibit, Small Treasures. The exhibit attracts many art enthusiasts from all over the state to view these small paintings.The exhibit shows off…
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An American classic opens close to Leesville
Leesville students now have one more option for close, fast and cheap food. A Steak and Shake is being constructed at 5900 Duraleigh Road, site of the former KFC. This location will only be…
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Women listen
Women have always faced problems because of gender. In today’s world, women have worked hard to become equal to men, but there is still a line between genders. An article in The New York…