Category: News
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No Homecoming Dance at LRHS
There has not been a Homecoming Dance at Leesville Road High School in over three years. The Leesville student body makes the best of a frustrating situation by planning their own get-togethers and dates…
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LRHS Tennis Team
Leesville Road High School Women Tennis Team is 9-4 so far this season. “I have loved being part of the LRHS JV tennis team. The overall experience has been very positive for me,” said…
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Sports Medicine Program at Leesville
Sports medicine, or Sports Med. is when the athletic trainers help athletes when they are injured. There is also a sports medicine assistant who helps out the trainers and they learn from them. “To…
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Banned Books in North Carolina
Most commonly, banned books include topics such as LGBTQIA, race/racism, puberty, feminism, foul language, sexual innuendos, etc, across the nation. Books by Judy Bloom, JK Rowling, John Greene, and Isabel Allende have been banned…
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Masks in 2022?
2022-2023 is the first full year where masks remain optional since the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020. Sloane Mekonis is a senior at Leesville. Interviewed as a junior by Brendon Shore in April of 2022,…
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Survivor Mentality
Survivor is an ongoing reality TV show that first aired in 2000. The show quickly rose to the top and became America’s #1 reality TV show. Survivor is a game where contestants are sent…
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Leesville Welcomes Mr. Hardin
William Hardin joined the Leesville faculty this past week as a PE teacher. Hardin is originally from Jacksonville, North Carolina. While living in Jacksonville, he taught at a private school for five years, then…
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Cobra Kai: Old Villains, New Story
Cobra Kai Season 5 was released on September the ninth and instantly pushed into the 10 most popular shows. Being the best reviewed show since the Heart Stopper getting a rating of 100% on…
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Why the Toyota Prius is the Most Versatile Car
The first thing that comes to people’s mind when they think of a Toyota Prius is, slow, uninteresting, or something their grandmother drives. The Prius may be slow, but the car is specifically designed…
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The Upcoming Garden Club
The Garden Club intends to make this school and other establishments more welcoming and beautiful for the Leesville community. Clara Davis and Katherine Carrigan, sophomores at Leesville, saw potential in the unused garden bins…
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College Application Season at Leesville
Early application deadlines are approaching, and the Leesville seniors stress-level is at an all time high. Common App The Common Application is a virtual undergraduate college admission application site. Though the Common App started…
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Embrace Political Conversations In Schools
In the world we live in today, high school students are exposed to many sides of politics. Lots of what we see is misinformation or heavily biased. By educating students about important and relevant…
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Bring SMART Lunch Back
On most days, high schoolers have an overwhelming amount of work. Lunch gives them the opportunity to reconnect with friends and relax with people they enjoy. Here at Leesville, we have had different iterations…
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What is Rosh Hashanah?
Most people at Leesville just see Monday the 26 off as just any other teacher work day. For a small group of people at Leesville it marks the beginning of the holiest days of…
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New Dance Team Members
Avery Allen, Fiona Bennear, Sydney Caplan, Zara Desai, Jaidee Hernandez, Jada Ormond, Ally Ply, Trinity Taylor, and Amira Leggett are the new members of Leesville Road High School’s Dance team. The Dance Team practices…
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Drivers Education Overview
The Wake County Public School System offers a drivers education program to eligible students through Jordan Driving. The goal of this program is to provide the required 30 hours of classroom learning and six…
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School Bathroom Horror
The school bathrooms have a split between who uses them and who doesn’t, but there are several improvements that need to be made.( Photo used by permission of Daniel Lamm.) Public bathrooms result in…
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Spirit Week
After many weeks with a broken track and our teams being unable to use our field, our football team will finally be able to use Hamilton Stadium again on Thursday, September 29! What better…
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No Powderpuff this Homecoming Week?
The Powderpuff game is not a part of Leesville’s Homecoming week festivities for the 2022-23 school year. Every Homecoming week, the girls in each class practice about three times after school to play flag…
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Bring SMART Lunch Back
On most days, high schoolers have an overwhelming amount of work. Lunch gives them the opportunity to reconnect with friends and relax with people they enjoy. Here at Leesville, we have had different iterations…
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New Students from around the world
Most students at Leesville have at one time in their lives moved homes, states, or schools. While that may seem like a lot, imagine moving to a new country. Veronika Kuliba, a junior, at…
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Lights, Camera, Homecoming!
Spirit Week is the only time of the year where students can dress up and show their school spirit. This year’s spirit week will begin September 26th and it’s themed “Lights, Camera, Homecoming!” Given…
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National Technical Honor Society
The National Technical Honor Society is an educational non-profit that honors, recognizes, and empowers students in Career & Technical Education, known high schools as CTE classes. The NTHS chapter at Leesville was originally founded…
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Model UN at Leesville
As the school year begins, people start to sign up for clubs such as Key Club, Executive Council, and Model UN. Along with the new year, Model UN also has a new President. The…
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iOS Update
The new IOS 16 update was released on September 12, 2022. Since the release, it has taken the internet by storm for all their new and advanced features. Some of these updated features include…
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. Countries like Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Chile all gained independence in these 31 days, which is largely why…
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Pride Athletic Club Pass
The PAC Pass, also known as the Pride Athletic Club Pass is a pass at Leesville High School that allows students and families an all-year, all-game pass to all home games, and other sporting…
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Local Band: Sweet Dream
Sweet Dream is a local band that Julian Creech-Pritchett started in 2018. They are based in Greensboro, NC, and welcome any and all who enjoy their music. Band Origins Even as an elementary school-aged…
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The Benefits of Music
Many students listen to music during the school day, but is it beneficial? Georgia Weaver, a Leesville senior, listens to hip hop and rap throughout the school day. She finds herself struggling to enjoy…
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Balancing a Job During School
Most students pick up a job during the school year. Leesville students with jobs struggle to find the time to complete their schoolwork with such a tight schedule. James Fiduccia, a junior, works at…
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The Banned Books Controversy
Hundreds of books in libraries and schools throughout the United States are banned or challenged each year. This is a problem for both students and young readers. The number of banned books during 2021/2022…
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Bringing Back Pep Rallies
In fall of 2019, Leesville Road High School (LRHS) stopped having prep rallies due to Covid-19. “During the pep rally, the whole school came to the field, and we did a dance and did…
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Game Design Academy
This year, Leesville High School has their first year of the Game design Academy (GDA) students, but what does that entail for the GDA students? Marianne Farina is the director for GDA and on…
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LRHS Teachers are Willing To Help
Once a year, students across the country take Advanced Placement exams, widely regarded as a significant step toward increasing their chances of admission to top-tier universities. These courses necessitate a high level of discipline…
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Student’s reaction to Mr. Solomon’s nomination
Every year, one principal in the Wake County area receives the opportunity to be the Principal of The Year. Unsurprisingly, Mr. Solomon, Leesville Road High School principal, is now a finalist for the award. …
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Upcoming Roblox Update
On September 9, ROBLOX released new ideas for its next upcoming update. The new update consists of plans to fix security, create maturity levels, add convenient features, and expand their audience. This update will…
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2021-2022 VS 2022-2023 Football Season
Leesville Road High School Football is a big part of the Leesville community. Last year, in the 2021-2022 season the football team made it to the 4th round in playoffs. The 17 senior players,…
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The Benefits of Taking Apparel
Most high school students agree that their school day consists of a lot of stress. Students in the Apparel Class, taught by Deanna Winick, enjoy catching a much needed break in their day. “It’s…
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Ms. Sinor: New CTE teacher at LRHS
Leesville welcomes a new teacher this year, Mrs. Sinor who teaches Microsoft Excel and Project Management honors. She graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a business management degree and a masters in accounting. Previously,…
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Principal of the Year Site Visit
On September 12, three principals in WCPSS came to LRHS to talk to select school members about Mr. Solomon for his Principal of the Year nomination. The principals are judges for the POTY award…
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Jobs over the Summer
Over the summer, students at Leesville Road High School had jobs, where they learned important skills. Some students worked for extra money while others worked to not be bored during their two months off.…
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Reckless driving results in numerous crashes
During the summer, several juniors at Leesville Road High School gained driver’s licenses. Unfortunately, with newfound freedom, many have become reckless, as several crashes have happened in a matter of six days. Most crashes…
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Student Accident Insurance for 2022-23 School Year
Leesville Road High School offers an assortment of new accident insurance policies, through Health Special Risk Insurance Company (HSR) this 2022-23 school year. These plans cover all students furthermore, some policies are specifically geared…
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New Students At Leesville
On August 29, Leesville welcomed back its students- both old and new- for the 2022/23 school year. Being a new student is undoubtedly daunting– walking into an unfamiliar building, with new people, and new…
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New Students: Join the Student Council!
The Executive and student councils invite new students to join them for the 2022-2023 school year. What is the Student Council? The LRHS student councils support communication between students, educators, and institutional administrative bodies.…
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Changes To Leesville
As the new school year comes to a start, staff and students at Leesville Road High School notice new changes to the school such as the bells, AC, and the Fire alarm system. Leesville…
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Pop Up Market
Moore Square is finally getting the use Raleigh always hoped it would. Every day of the week there is a new event. Every Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm from May 1 to…
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Picture Day 2022
On September 8, 2022, students experienced picture day. These pictures will be used to represent them in the yearbook and in their student IDs. Students walked to the Auxiliary Gym at a specific time…
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False Fire Evacuations are Taking Over Leesville
As Leesville Road High School begins its 2022-2023 school year, Leesville’s newly installed and highly sensitive smoke detectors have caused numerous false fire evacuations. “There’s been a fire reported in the building, please evacuate…
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Wake County Introduces Promethean Boards
Wake County has invested in Promethean Boards for schools like Leesville that will facilitate instruction this new school year, allowing instructors and students to use advanced technology in their classroom. In several classes, the…