Category: News
-
Coach Paul Dinkenor retires
Paul Dinkenor, teacher of 30 years at Leesville Road High School, is officially in his last week of teaching. He has been at the school since 1993, the school’s opening year. Through his 30…
-
Shark Tank Project in Civics
On Friday, May 25, Mr. Merchant’s Civics and Economics class took part in presenting their pitches for their Shark Tank Business project. Shark Tank is a popular show where entrepreneurs introduce business pitches for…
-
The Benefits of Being Involved in Extracurriculars
Whether it’s a sport or a club, all students should be involved in extracurriculars. Participating in extracurricular activities builds teamwork, communication skills, friendships, and a sense of belonging, all of which help students to…
-
DeAP Learning
DeAP Learning started when five college students and one high school student, who took many AP classes in high school, realized how challenging it was to learn the material and study for the exam.…
-
The Evolution of Comic Books
Comic books started out in the early 1930’s, typically rehashing newspaper strips or a small joke. When 1938 rolls around, Action Comics #1 debuts Superman, leading to comic books being associated with superheroes. The…
-
Cary Pitbull Concert
On May 12 and 13, 2023, Pitbull came to Cary, NC at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre. The doors at the concert opened at 6:30 pm and ran until about 10:30 pm. Music duo Neon…
-
![Theater Classes Work on Creating The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]](https://www.themycenaean.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/unnamed-4.jpeg)
Theater Classes Work on Creating The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]
The Ensemble Theater and Tech Crew classes are currently working on putting together The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] to be performed on May 24-25 in the black box theater. The…
-
Teacher appreciation week
Teacher appreciation week is a national holiday celebrated as a way to honor teachers across America. This holiday always takes place during the first full week of May. But the official day is Tuesday…
-
Screen Time
In recent years, technology has become a crucial part of our everyday lives. One big consequence from technology use is the rise in screen time for all children. A 2021 study showed that the…
-
What is Roblox?
Roblox is an online platform where users can create and play games developed by other users. The game released in September of 2006 and has grown into one of the most popular games today.…
-
The No-contact Method
Heartbreak is inevitable- it is part of the human experience. It is common for people to experience a breakup at least once in their life. Following a split, individuals often feel uncertain about their…
-
Heading off to college
The end of the year is quickly approaching which means the start of prepping for college for a lot of seniors. Preparing for college can really be one of the most stressful things about…
-
Are AP Classes Worth it?
With Advance Placement (AP) exams starting Monday, May 1, AP students are feeling the pressure. Having to cram material into the shortened second semester, and relearning material from first semester has given students a…
-
Intermediate Theater Will Perform Shakespeare For English Classes
On May 18 and 19, Leesville’s Intermediate Theater class will present select scenes from Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet to an audience of English classes. The performance will take place in the black box…
-
“Throw” Sound With Directional Speakers
Most commercial speakers work in a simple, basic way. When you plug in an auxiliary cord or connect to it via BlueTooth, the speaker plays the audio– which then radiates from the speaker into…
-
7 ON 7
As the football off-season continues for Leesville Road High School, some of the players play 7 on 7 on the weekends. These games take place on Saturdays and Sundays consisting of 1-2 games in…
-
Senior assassin at Leesville
Senior Assassin, also known as Senior Killer, is a popular game that high school seniors play during their final weeks of school. The game involves players trying to “eliminate” their opponents by targeting them…
-
Leesville Closes Half of its Restrooms
At some point, everyone has had a class interrupted by a routine fire drill. It’s a normal part of a school week. However, for the 2022-23 school year, Leesville has been having fire alarms…
-
Bathroom restrictions at LRHS
In an effort to reduce the number of disruptions to the school day resulting from fire alarms, Leesville Road High School has closed half of the bathrooms in the school and stationed teachers outside…
-
False alarms in schools are a serious problem
One of the main things that the fire department loses when schools have false alarms is time. False alarms take firefighters and other emergency responders away from other important duties, such as responding to…
-
Carpentry Aquarium Table
The carpentry one class is working on projects of their choice. One student is building a table that will hold an aquarium tank for one of the science classes. In carpentry class, the newest…
-
May the Fourth be with you
May the Fourth is the unofficial holiday that celebrates everything the Star Wars franchise was and has grown to be. May the Fourth was first recognized as an unofficial holiday on May 4, 1979…
-
Sew Chic Boutique
The Sew Chic Boutique is back for a second year – other teachers in Wake County brought the idea to light outside of the curriculum, and Mrs. Winick, Apparel teacher, loved it enough to…
-
Band Disney Trip
From March 22 to March 26 the Leesville High School Band traveled 12 hours by bus to Disney, Orlando, to perform in front of guests and a panel of judges. The band stayed in…
-
Student Council
Leesville’s 2023-2024 student council election results came out on Tuesday, April 18. Although many students take part in voting, a lot of them don’t actually know what it is that they’re contributing towards. A…
-
What is Depop?
Depop is a popular up-and-coming app and clothing website, but it’s not a traditional one. It doesn’t sell new clothes, but clothes from others. Depop is like thrifting but online — you can buy…
-
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…
-
NHS Application
Application to the National Honor Society is now available to rising juniors and seniors. Students who are interested can log in to their WakeID Portal and join the “2023 LRHS NHS Application” Google Classroom. …
-
Knightdale Carnival
Genesis Ride This is a ride where you sit in these seats and go counterclockwise, then it goes clockwise. This is a ride where you can feel you stomach drop each time you go…
-
LRHS Environmental Club
The LRHS Environmental Club was offered as a way to get students involved in discussions about environmental issues. However, due to a lack of students at the interest meeting earlier this year, the club…
-
Leesville Power Outage
On Monday, April 17, Leesville High School had a power outage during and after its second period. The outage disrupted the daily schedule, as well as classroom instruction, until it eventually came back on…
-
Ramadan- A month of Reflection, and Forgiveness, and Community
When people hear about Ramadan, the first and only thing they think of is “no food or water?” This blessed month is so much more than just fasting — it’s a reconnection to friends,…
-
Come Help at the Spring Carnival!
Leesville’s 2023 Spring Carnival will be held in the Hamilton Stadium, at 4:00 pm. Tickets will be sold for 6 dollars on GoFan. There will be carnival activities like food and booths, which various…
-
Shoe Game at LRHS
Among the LRHS students, many are sneakerheads. With Nike, Yeezy, and Jordan being the most popular, many students join to share their love for sneakers. Students all around Leesville love sneakers. Yeezy’s, Nike Dunks,…
-
The 4 Day Workweek
The 5 day week has been the standard of workweeks for the past century. However, the 4 day workweek bill has been introduced to people of the workforce. Rep. Mark Takano, has reintroduced the…
-
Dreamville Festival
The weekend-long event of hip-hop, rap and other genres of music will take place on April 1 and 2 at Dorothea Dix Park, near downtown Raleigh. Being one of the most anticipated yearly events…
-
Sophomore Brings Speech II to Next Year’s Class List
Speech II is an English elective that students can sign up for next year. Speech I is a class that teaches students public speaking skills and general communication abilities. Until this year, there was…
-
SHED contest
LRHS students compete in statewide SHED contest. The organizers and contractors associated with the competition hope to encourage students to go into the trades. The SHED competition began in 2017 with just a few…
-
How Classroom Temperatures Impact Learning
Leesville Road High School’s building temperatures are commonly inconsistent. It is hard for students to focus when excessively sweating or profusely shivering. These inconsistencies affect students’ learning abilities. Throughout the Leesville buildings, there is…
-
Students begin creating Leesville’s The Sound Of Music
Leesville’s play crews have begun working together to create Leesville’s 2023 musical: The Sound Of Music. Students working on the non-acting parts of performances for LRHS work in different groups, called crews, which meet…
-
LRHS March Scholarships
Leesville Road High School class of 2023 seniors are able to get a college scholarship through the school. These scholarships are through Leesville, and students still have opportunities to receive scholarships from colleges or…
-
2023 Career Fair
This past Friday, March 23, over 50 businesses and companies attended Leesvilles 2023 Career Fair in the Auxiliary Gym. The career fair is an annual event where students can explore different careers, discover businesses…
-
Powderpuff is Back!
Mark your calendars everyone — Powderpuff is finally back!! Every year in the fall, each grade takes part in a women’s flag football competition during Homecoming week. In Powderpuff, girls now compete while the…
-
Coaching Staff for Leesville Men’s Lacrosse
Jeff Spear,Assistant Varsity Coach, walking off the field after the game on senior night in the 2021-2022 season. (Photo used by permission of Lori Campoli)
-
Chorus Class Takes a Trip To New York
Last weekend, Leesville’s chorus and theater class took a trip to New York City. The students got to explore the city and learn about its artistic background. (Photo Courtesy of Mya Whittington). Last weekend…
-
TikTok’s Influences On Users
Averaging 1 billion users, TikTok is a massive social media platform. The app offers a non-stop stream of videos curated to the user’s tastes. Tiktok offers straight-to-the-point content in the format of short videos.…
-
Things to do in class when you are bored
Sometimes class can be boring. Maybe the lecture is going on for too long, or it’s personalization and you’ve already done all of your work that has been assigned. With or without a computer…
-
Religions Field Trips
The World Religions & Bible Studies classes went on two field trips to houses of worship on March 13 and 15, respectively. They went to a Jewish reform synagogue and an Islamic mosque. This…
-
Current Influential Women
Throughout history there have been several female influencers who made an impact on the way women are treated in society. As a result of these influencers, society changed their perspectives on women and began…
-
Prom 2023
Prom will be on March 17, 2023 with the theme of Hollywood Nights. There are many mixed feelings among upperclassmen due to prom being so early. “It’s just weird it’s so early. Normally it…