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Leesville Volleyball’s annual assists against Alzheimer’s game is happening now!
On September 18, the Leesville Volleyball Teams will be playing at home against Athens Drive, but this game is about more than just winning. The team is organizing its annual Assist against Alzheimer’s game,…
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Student Walkouts Take Place Around The Country to Protest Violence in Schools
Contributions made to this page by: Maddie Gransden, Daniela Plata, Alexis Engalson, Sophie Key, Bennett Ange, Darcy Meehan, and Lucas Casterline After the recent Minneapolis shooting, students around the country have started to get…
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Leesville Women’s Soccer Team is 8-0 in Conference Play
Pictured above, the 2024-25 Leesville women’s varsity soccer team. They remain undefeated in conference play at 8-0. (Photo courtesy of Cooper Paiva)
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a quick explanation of banned books in north carolina
The back corner of the Leesville Road High School Library. The library just got remodeled with new furniture, and new designs on the wall. (Photo Courtesy of Bailey Kunkel)
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LRHS smart phone policy
Upon entering classrooms on the first day of school, students may have noticed a red or green sign with a phone symbol on it on the whiteboard of their classroom.(Photo courtesy of Zach Barnes).
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Unsung Heroes of Leesville Road High School
This year National Teacher Appreciation Week was held from May 5 to May 10. At Leesville Road High School, teachers were honored with cake, posters, and breakfast. Not all of the faculty here at…
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Unsung Heroes of Leesville Road High School
This year National Teacher Appreciation Week was held from May 5 to May 10. At Leesville Road High School, teachers were honored with cake, posters, and breakfast. Not all of the faculty here at…
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Do teachers at Leesville have favorite students?
All the different handwritten responses from Mrs. Z’s fourth-period class. Additionally with a photo of Mrs. Z at her Senior Prom. (Photo courtesy of Abigail Crawford)
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Jews on Campus at Columbia
While many people have been getting news from Instagram and Tiktok, they have not been seeing the full picture of what is happening at Columbia,Ivy league universities and other universities and colleges around the…
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Jazz Band Performance
This Thursday May 9th the Intermediate, Concert, Jazz bands played their spring concert along with Orchestra. One of the performances stood out from the rest with the Jazz Band having more pizzazz. They started…
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Career & College Promise
As high school students think about their future college plans, many decide to take college courses during high school. The College and Career Promise, through Wake Tech Community College, is a common pathway taken…
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Study Spots
Leesville students are always looking for new and exciting places to study. With the second semester in full swing, motivation levels can start to dwindle. Slacking off occurs more frequently and grades start to…
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Student Spotlight: Leo Zhang
When Zhang applied to Duke University he was ranked number one for the senior class of Leesville Road High School, with a GPA of 4.66. Zhang took every AP class available throughout his high…
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Senior Updates
Cap and Gowns Cap and gown distribution will be held March 20, 2024 in the auxiliary gym. Distribution will be held during both lunches. Students will need to place their cap and gown orders…
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Leesville Taproom Closes After Being Opened Since 2008
Leesville Taproom is a fan favorite, family-owned restaurant that’s the spot for many Leesville students after game days, dinner nights with their family and friends, and overall a cozy environment. As of January 28,…
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WCPSS Welcomes ChatGPT
What is ChatGPT? Society has used artificial intelligence (AI) for years, but with the more recent creation of generative AI, the topic has made headlines again. GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is a type of…
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Animals of Leesville
The student parking lot is home to two kinds of animals, one being chickens and the other being cats. The group of stray cats are most active at night and heavily rely on the…
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Student Spotlight: Katie Carrigan
Katie Carrigan is a junior at Leesville Road High School and an active member of the LRHS community. Outside of the classroom, Katie runs a successful club- Art Service Club, works as a hostess,…
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Meet The Plastics
Mean Girls is a popular Broadway musical, this is one of many posters created for it. Shown are the characters Gretchen Weiners(left), Regina George(center), and Karen Smith(right). (photo courtesy of Creative Commons).
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Student Spotlight: Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn, clad in concert black, celebrating after the recent LRHS Jazz Band performance on 12/14. During the piece “Limbo Jazz,” Aidan Quinn featured by performing an extensive trombone solo. (Photo Courtesy of Milo…
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Mrs. Sloan Spotlight
Growing up near the beach as an only child, her love for English and reading shaped her academic life. While uncertain about her career plans, a semester of reflection after graduating high school early…
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Football Season Recap
Last Friday night Leesville Road High School played against Cleveland high school looking to knock them out of the playoffs and advance to win a high school title. During the game last week, Leesville…
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Leesville’s Cold Outbreak
Over the past couple of weeks, the seasonal cold has swept over the LRHS student body. As is typical with the time of year and the changing weather, the common cold is making its…
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Bottle Cap Mural
LRHS’s Earth and Sustainability Club is currently working towards creating a bottle cap mural to put up outside the school. Katie Carrigan and Clara Davis, co-presidents, had the idea to use recycled bottle caps…
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SAT Going Virtual
This fall semester, students took the PSAT online instead of on pencil and paper. The new change is to test if an online exam would be better for students to take. Starting in the…
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Student Spotlight: Sean Colbert-Lewis Jr.
Sean Colbert-Lewis Jr, junior, standing in front of the trophy cases at Leesville Road High School. Even on regular school days, Colbert-Lewis Jr. can be seen dressing smartly. (Photo used with permission of Sean…
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New Track Update
While the LRHS track has only been done for a year, it already has some problems. The problems include improper drainage systems, wear in lane one, chunks of track being pulled up, and gum…
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Springdale Estates History
The neighborhood consists of about 300 homes built around the 70s. Many of the younger residents attend or attended Leesville but this sadly wasn’t always the case. With LRHS being built in 1993, numerous…
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Energy Drink Addictions
In the hectic world of school, many students wanting to earn good grades rely on energy drinks to get them through the day. Energy drinks help many students earn through long study sessions. Energy…
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Homecoming Dance of 2023
Leesville students Jack Fields and Lily Myers pose for a photo during the homecoming dance. Shortly after they join the dancing to “Deli” by Ice Spice. (Photo Courtesy of Lacie Holman)
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Morning at Leesville: A Photo Story
The front entry, just before a bus arrives. The entry is empty but is soon to be filled with the arriving students. Daylight is now starting to shine through the doors of the school.…
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Leesville Wears Pink in October
Leesville students at the Leesville vs. Broughton varsity pink-out football game. Showing their support of breast cancer awareness month by wearing pink. (Photo Courtesy of: Lucy Killian)
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Snow White Remake: Is it really Feminism?
Walt Disney announced the Snow White live-action remake in October 2016 to be released on March 22, 2024. Interviews with the lead actress, Rachel Zegler, have led to controversy surrounding the message of the…
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Free College Application Week
What is College Application Week? College Application Week is when seniors in high school can submit college applications. According to the College Foundation of North Carolina, “…The event helps support high school seniors in…
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Bringing Smart Lunch Back
Students eating lunch in the cafeteria during b lunch. Students who don’t have off-campus passes usually eat in the cafeteria. ( Photo credits: Gabriella Cueto)
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Doordash on Campus?
Lila Padden, sophomore, posing with her Bojangles and DashPass she bought before school. She is looking forward to possibly being able to order food to the school directly. (Photo courtesy: Siena Trainor)
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A Triumphant Night: Leesville Road High School Men’s Soccer Team Secures Victory in Wake County Cup
The Leesville Road Men’s soccer team won their second Wake County Cup championship in three years by securing a 4-3 overtime victory against Holly Springs High School. Although the Holly Springs’ Golden Hawks had…
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Adidas Boys XC Challenge
On Saturday, September 16, the Leesville Road High School cross country team boys raced the Adidas Cross Country challenge. The Adidas Cross Country challenge is a regional 5k, where teams from all across the…
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Leesviles 2023-2024 Students Section Leaders
Leesville’s first football game of the season was held on Friday, August 18, 2023. Not only was this the first game of the season, but it was also the first game with the 2023-2024…
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Principal Chats
Leesville’s new principal hosted a series of Principal Chats to get the student body acquainted with the new school year. Students were told the expectations for the upcoming year. (Photo Courtesy of Nadia Ferjani)
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The Dress Code and Petition
The petition to change the dress code has gotten over nine hundred signatures in under a week, and was created by Ari Cooper, Senior. You can find the dress code petition here. (Photo Courtesy…
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Attention, Class of 2024: Graduation is Closer than You Think
Class of 2024, welcome to senior year! We are almost done, but there are some steps to be take before we can celebrate. The information and due dates below are compiled to support seniors…
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New Virtual Open House
Evolution is the theme of student’s lives through this pandemic. Adapting to virtual learning, adjusting to new learning environments, and juggling mental health on top of grades challenges us every day. Now, our parents…
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Local Students making an impact with Curamericas Global
Wake County high schoolers are helping, independently and together, the humanitarian organization Curamericas Global. The central belief of this nonprofit organization is that everyone should have equal access to health care. Volunteers journey to…
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Time to Disconnect
Online learning increases the need for people to take time to get away from technology. What is remote learning doing to students? Remote learning causes all face-to-face interactions to occur online. Instead of physically…
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Why They Wear White
Marie Cox, editor in chief, 2020-21Hi! My name is Marie, and I am the editor-in-chief of The Mycenaean. I am also President of Model UN and President of Quill and Scroll Honor Society. I…
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My First ECU Football Game
Greenville, North Carolina, was the destination of a 90-minute drive from Raleigh. I stepped back onto the East Carolina University campus for the first time in over a year. We returned to Pirate Nation…
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Leesville Football victorious in season opener
Quarterback Clay Vick threw three touchdowns to lead Leesville to a season-opening 34-12 win over Durham Jordan on Friday at Hamilton Stadium. Vick, junior, completed 13 of 16 passes for 241 yards, three TDs and no interceptions…
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Leesville area undergoing fire protection changes
You may have noticed land being cleared on the north side of Leesville Road just past the Harrington Grove subdivision. or the sign placed in the front of the construction site. The city of…
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Mike Hobgood brings new coaching perspective to Leesville Football
The reins of the Leesville football program have found a new Santa. Mike Hobgood, former UNC lineman and South Granville head coach, will take over the coaching duties for the upcoming 2014 season. Hobgood…