Category: Leesville Spotlight
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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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Earth & Sustainability Club’s Bottle Cap Mural
After months of planning and preparation, the LRHS Earth and Sustainability Club was finally able to bring their bottle cap mural idea to life. Katie Carrigan and Clara Davis, co-presidents, had the idea to…
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LRHS Dance Team’s Trip to Disney
The Leesville Dance Team and Dance Ensemble — the highest level of dance offered at LRHS– took their annual trip to Disney World this past weekend. The dance program has been taking this field…
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Mental Health Awareness Club
The LRHS Mental Health Awareness Club hosted its third meeting on Thursday, February first, 2024. This fun, easy-going club meets once a month and is always welcoming new members. Jayden Camilo, president, and his…
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LRHS Rising 9th Grade Open House
The Leesville Liaisons are hosting a Rising 9th Grade Open House on February 8 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. At the Open House, incoming freshmen will hear a presentation from Principal Jacobs and…
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Club spotlight: Cancer Awareness Club
The Cancer Awareness Club, founded in October of 2023, works to raise awareness and advocate for Cancer patients. Founded by junior, Nadia Ferjani, the club meets monthly. In collaboration with the club’s officers, Ferjani…
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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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Nicholas Morais student spotlight
Nicholas Morais is a student from Brazil and moved to the United States during his sophomore year without knowing any English. Throughout his high school career, he has maintained a 3.83 GPA, including many…
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Ms. Moenning: from Texas to Raleigh
Although she just started teaching at Leesville two years ago, Christin Moenning known as Mrs.Moenning encourages and pushes her students to their fullest potential, so they can be successful while also bringing in a…
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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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Leesville student spotlight: Emily Sendall
Emily Sendall, junior, has been involved in performing arts at Leesville since the fall of her freshman year. Since, she’s distinguished herself as a valuable and talented addition to Leesville’s theater program. Since joining…
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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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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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Alyssa Jackson Officially Signs to UNC Asheville
Alyssa Jackson’s swimming journey began at the tender age of four, when she was first introduced to the world of swimming. It wasn’t until the age of seven that she decided to jump into…
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Leesville’s Law and Justice Class
The Leesville Law and Justice class prepares students for a future in the legal profession. This class dives into several aspects of the legal field, including legal jargon and previous legal cases. Throughout the…
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Atleta Destacado: Adam Saib
Con una impresionante carrera futbolística de más de una década, Adam Saib, senior, se ha convertido en un miembro importante del equipo de fútbol de Leesville Road High School. La pasión de Saib por el…
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Teacher Spotlight: Señor Florence
Sr. Florence engages with the students of his Spanish I class, always having a fun time and making them laugh. (Photo Courtesy of Zach Barnes)
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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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Senior night
Leesville Road High School has a senior night every year that’s celebrated during sports games. This year, senior night was celebrated during the varsity football game against Athens Drive, and the volleyball game against…
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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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Foods Class New Garden
At Leesville, a lot of things happen in the main building, but Mrs. Schwinger’s class is putting the Murphy Building on the map with their new Foods II garden. Currently, the Foods class of…
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Ms. Ford: First Impressions
This year is Ms. Ford’s first year as a teacher and as part of the LRHS athletic training team. Along with Mrs. Ennis, Ms. Ford ensures the safety of LRHS athletes by making sure…
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Get to know Dr.Eagle
Dr. Eagle taking out some samples. Taking a look at the progress. Photo credits: Gabriella Cueto
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Kendall Fetzer: student spotlight
Kendall Fetzer is a senior at Leesville Road High School. Outside of being a student, Fetzer works two jobs, manages several clubs, and hangs out with her friends. Life outside of school Fetzer has…
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Student Spotlight: Daniela Freund
At the beginning of the school year, Leesville has 5 exchange students from Spain, Brazil, the Netherlands and many other countries. Daniela Freund, one of the exchange students, came over from Munich, Germany. When…
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Athlete Spotlight: Adam Saib
With an impressive soccer career of over a decade, Adam Saib, senior, has become an important member of the PRIDE soccer team. Saib’s passion for soccer started thirteen years ago, when he first started…
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Club spotlight: new guitar club
Leesville Road High School is officially starting up a guitar club after Mr. Yelverton announced an interest meeting regarding it last May. The club isn’t necessarily just for people interested in guitars as a…
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Looking For A Club to Join? Try Literary Magazine!
The LRHS Literary Magazine, a club led by Ms. White, is a group where students submit their work, such as original poetry, long and short stories, prose, and artwork to get published on their…
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Leesville Road High School gets a new School Resource Officer
Officer Allen is eager to make an impact at Leesville, hoping to improve the overall atmosphere of the school. (Photo Courtesy of Zach Barnes)
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Starting the Year with Mr. Krumwiede
Mr. Krumwiede teaching his second-period chemistry class. They learn about measurements in preparation for a lab. (Photo courtesy of Daniela Plata)
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Teacher Highlight: Mr. Roche
Mr. Roche is from Yonkers, New York where he lived for the majority of his life, besides living in Delaware for a while. He wasn’t fond of New York — he thought everyone was…
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Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Roche
Micheal Roche has been teaching at Leesville Road High School for three years and is transferring to a private school. Roche chose to work at Leesville Road High School for these past three years…
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Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Moran
Mr. Moran has been teaching for 17 years. He has worked at 4 schools and is now moving on to his fifth. (Photo Courtesy Samantha McGaughey)
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Student Spotlight: Halle Gibson
Halle Gibson, freshman at Leesville Road High School, is currently ranked the sixth freshman in the state for shotput, with a throw of thirty-two feet and ten inches. Gibson, who joined cross country in…
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Teacher spotlight: Mrs. Schwinger
Sharon Schwinger is a Foods & Nutrition teacher at Leesville Road High School. Schwinger has been teaching at Leesville for the past five years, but her knowledge of nutrition extends far beyond the years…
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Bo Groff Student Spotlight
Bo Groff, senior, is a member of the LRHS Track and Cross Country teams. As a child, Groff loved to be outdoors and travel; he originally played soccer but was drawn more towards running…
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Erica Stevens Student Spotlight
Like many students at LRHS, Erica Stevens started her educational career at Sycamore Creek Elementary School. There, she started her involvement at school with her participation in Good Morning Sycamore! where she helped present…
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Student Athlete Spotlight: Benton Henry
Benton Henry, senior, is a hard working individual on and off the track. While at Leesville, Henry, has been running track and cross country for all four years. Henry’s work ethic on the track…
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Meet Two Contestants from NPR’S Podcast Challenge
National Public Radio is calling pupils from throughout the country to produce a podcast, then compete for a chance to win a grand prize and have their work broadcast on NPR. This year, two…
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Ms. Bullard Spotlight
Ms. Bullard has been at Leesville for 8 years and throughout the years she has been considered a great teacher by the students. Every teacher stays teaching for a reason whether that may be…
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Sonal Mahapatra — Leesville’s 15 Year Old Author
Sonal Mahapatra, LRHS sophomore, published her debut as a writer with her first book, Aventurine: A story of a girl and a crystal in December of 2022. How it all started At 9 years…
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Tony Taylor Wins State Championship
Tony Taylor, senior at Leesville Road High School, threw a new school record of 55’ 3.25” to win the NCHSAA State Championship meet. On Saturday, February 11, 2023 the NCHSAA 4A track and field…
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Chef Brooks Spotlight
Growing up, Andrew Brooks had always been exposed to the food business in one form or another. Whether it was working in sandwich shops, restaurants, or hotels, his experience in the food industry aided…
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Carlee Roberts Commits to Louisburg College
Carlee Roberts started playing softball when she was eight years old. She played rec ball in Granville County for the South Granville Athletic Association. Roberts played rec ball until the sixth grade, when she…
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Who is Lucy Johnson
We have all heard names such as Tony Taylor, or Braxton Barros, but Lucy Johnson, freshman, has done some equally exciting things. Johnson is a Lego fanatic; she loves making Lego sets from her…
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Teacher Spotlight: Coach Holderman
Growing Up… Holderman grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania named Hazleton. He went to a large high school and played football for all four years. Holderman grew up loving football and wanted…
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Student Spotlight: Elijah Stevenson
Football is one of the most popular sports in the Leesville community. It would not be the same without Elijah Stevenson, the wide receiver on the junior varsity and varsity teams. Stevenson, a sophomore, has…
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Leesville Cross Country Class of 2023
The Leesville Road High School cross country team is an accomplished team with a hard work ethic and passion for running. The six senior boys are a very important part of the cross-country team. …
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Student Spotlight: Andre Michaels
Cross country is a grueling sport that includes running thirty-five to fifty miles a week. However, for Andre Michaels, running is more than a sport, it is a lifestyle. One word to describe Andre…
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Senior Spotlight: Sydney Walker
With a senior class of almost 600 people, there are many exceptional individuals at Leesville Road High School (LRHS) for the 2022-23 school year. Sydney Walker is one of those individuals. On the Court…