Category: News
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Dear Seniors; From, Your Teachers
An open letter to seniors: Hey, it’s me, your teacher. Yeah, I get it. It’s second semester, you’re tired, I’m tired. So, let’s just get this out of the way. I DON’T CARE IF…
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Looking Forward to Spring Break
The countdown to spring break has begun for the students of Leesville Road High School. This annual break is the sneak peak of summer that all students long for. Each student will use this…
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Virginia Completes Full Turnaround, Wins National Championship
You can talk about Cinderella stories in the tournament, but there’s no greater story than that of the Virginia Cavaliers, who had more to prove as a number one seed than any of the…
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Juniors Begin the College Search
Junior year is the most notorious year of high school, full of demanding AP classes, community service for NHS, and long nights of studying. On top of this, many juniors have to begin preparing…
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Thrift Shopping: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Thrift shopping has become teenagers’ newest infatuation. It offers a variety of benefits– from recycling clothes that would usually be thrown away, to messing around with your friends trying on funky outfits. While it…
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Spray Tans
It’s prom season, and we all know what that means: spray tans. Not to criticize or judge, because I understand, I’ve done it before, too. However, you should know all the facts before dousing…
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Vibe and Tribe #2: The Evolution of Friend Groups
The “Vibe and Tribe” series focuses on on examining social divisions, hierarchies, labels, stigmas, and comfort zones among America’s youth– specifically the students of Leesville Road High School. In the first installment, we introduced…
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Two Leesville seniors earn prestigious Park Scholarship
On March 1, Dante Tomaino and Daryn Wilkerson, both seniors at Leesville, each received a phone call informing them that they had won the distinguished Park Scholarship. The Park Scholarship is a scholarship to…
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Duncan keeps her students’ best interests at heart
The reputation of Susan Duncan, a chemistry teacher at Leesville, precedes her. Every summer, Leesville students rejoice to see the name “Duncan, Susan Spangler” on their class schedules for the upcoming school year; they…
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The Mycenaean Spring 2019 Print Issue
Ashley Tysiac, editor in chief
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The price of prom
Prom is one of the biggest events for high school students. As soon as prom season rolls around, the hype begins. The rush to get a dress, tux, dinner reservation, and a date or…
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Support the Special Olympics
Isabel Daumen, senior editor 2018-19
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The Attack on Christchurch; A Muslim’s Point of View
This is an account of the attack on the Christchurch mosques in New Zealand in the eyes of a Muslim. You can read a Christian’s point of view here: When the news broke about…
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Art Exhibits to Visit
Title: John James Audubon’s The Birds of America Dates: Ongoing Location: North Carolina Museum of Art John James Audubon is famous for his influential studies documenting all types of American birds and for his…
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What it’s like to be a Muslim high school student
It’s five in the morning on a Friday, and while most high school students are fast asleep, Duah Abdrahman is wide awake and praying her morning prayers. Praying five times a day is a…
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March Madness bracket season begins
March Madness brings the best of college basketball together, all vying for a national championship ring. Perhaps one of the most popular aspects of the college basketball tournament is bracket building. Bracket building originally…
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What Do High Schoolers Think About Vaccines?
Starting on March 28, all unvaccinated children will be prohibited from going into public areas in Rockland County, New York due to a measles outbreak. People under 18 who have not received their MMR…
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Every Parent’s Nightmare: Leaving Neverland
On March 3, the film first displayed at Sundance film festival—Leaving Neverland—premiered on HBO. It gives you an inside look on the childhood of two men and their interactions with the pop superstar-Michael Jackson.…
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Within the Frame
Within the frame by Marie Cox on Exposure 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…
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NC Conservatory’s Outreach
The North Carolina Theatre Conservatory in Raleigh aims to impact the community by offering access to theater for people of all walks of life. “We want and strive for North Carolina Theatre to truly…
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St. Patrick’s Day History and Traditions
For many years, people all over the world have been celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. People of all ages get together to dance, eat, and drink. The holiday is seen as a time to have…
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Is going “viral” still possible?
Virality is now splintered across age groups and generations, with younger generations and millennials viewing videos that their parents have never heard of. Youtube is one of the outlets for many internet celebrities to…
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Is fast fashion worth the price?
All over social media, images of celebrities in the latest Gucci or Louis Vuitton are posted to millions of teenage fans. The fueled obsession with fame influences teens and younger children on the things…
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The importance of summer camp
Erin Darnell, senior editor
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Timeline: Social Media through the years
Erin Darnell, senior editor
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An outside look into Queen of Hearts
Queen of Hearts, otherwise known as QOH, is an annual dance held at Broughton High School. The dance dates back 78 years and will continue to be a loved tradition at the school. On…
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The Calm Before the Storm: March Madness
From November to February, the international College Basketball fan base mostly keep to themselves. Although trash talking is a near constant phenomena on social media, but for the most part, fans are relaxed while…
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What Do Athletes Do In The Offseason?
As winter sports seasons come to a close, fall sports seem more like a distant memory, and we welcome the onset of spring sports. But as time passes and new sports begin, we’re left…
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Can We Trust Horoscopes?
A popular app among many teenagers–Snapchat–recently released a new update incorporating astrological signs and horoscope information. The update allows you to read your friend’s horoscope and test you and your friend’s compatibility based on…
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The Value Of Success
Success. Why, may I ask, does just the sound that word elicit such emotion? Why does society–from presidents to parents, from bums to lawyers, and most importantly, from children; from our future; place the…
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Pride football duo sign together to play at Limestone College
Jeremiah Stubbs and Dylan Reeves, Leesville seniors, have played football together since sophomore year. On Thursday, February 28, the two signed their National Letters of Intent (NLI) to continue their football journeys together at…
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Should the U.S. Lower the Drinking Age?
Everyone knows the legal drinking age of the US is 21, but did you know that the US is one of only 12 countries (out of 190 countries) where the legal age is 21…
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Parking Spots at Leesville
Driving to school and owning a car is a significant part of being a highschool student. It signifies the increase in responsibility and the impending freedom that the years bring. Recently, Leesville Road High…
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United for Justice: Local Liberalism in Action
“An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” said Jessica Holmes, Wake County Commission Chair, last Saturday, stirring up a response of enthusiastic shouts and cheers from the crowd. The national Women’s March…
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The Night Before: Studying Habits
Let’s be honest: Procrastination is a key studying technique many high schoolers have acquired over the years at Leesville. While most of us don’t like to admit it, pushing something off until it HAS…
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Sexual Education in the U.S.
As teens transition through puberty into adulthood, their sexual health and lifestyle begin to develop. High school students are constantly exposed to erotic material, through media and peers, and hormones overtake many of the…
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Internet Games of Childhood
The student population at Leesville consists of Generation X kids, meaning people born in the late 1990s and early 2000s. As technology continued to revolutionize during this period of time, laptops continuously gained abilities.…
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Has the 21 Savage Situation Changed the Public’s View of Immigration Policies? Photo:
On Sunday, rapper Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, known as 21 Savage, was arrested by the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement under charges of overstaying his visa. Abraham-Joseph had previously made repetitive claims that he was…
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Behind the Scenes: Mamma Mia!
The Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh put on a production of Mamma Mia!-– a classic musical from the early 2000’s–from February 12th-17th. The cast and crew is group of all…
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Church league basketball, the new NBA
Raleigh is home to hundreds if not thousands of church league basketball teams. All over the area, boys and girls of all ages participate in the league for either their own church or another…
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Naïve A.P. Human Geography students correctly model the globe
As an introductory assignment at the beginning of the second semester, Leezville Road High School’s Advanced Placement (A.P.) Human Geography students attempted to create a world map from memory. Unsurprisingly, most students accurately cut,…
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Incompetent, entitled underclassman annoys Leezville teacher
George Cody, an undersized freshman at Leezville Road High School, constantly pesters Derek Brewer, his A.P. Calculus A.B. teacher. Every day during D.U.M.B. Lunch, the petulant student approaches his teacher and demands help on…
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The dos and don’ts of the student parking lot
Hi, my name is Mercy Bennett, a senior at Leezville Road High School, and I’m here to tell YOU about the most important rules of using the student parking lot! Driving to school is…
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Lazy journalism students devolve into motionless slugs
On December 14 at Leezville Road High School, Derek Brewer, Leezville’s A.P. Calculus A.B. and Newspaper teacher, walked into his classroom only to discover 24 banana slugs lying on the floor. Upon further examination,…
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Is The Masked Singer a new kind of talent competition?
Over the past five years, more and more Americans each year are tuning into reality tv shows. Out of the reality tv genre, competition based series have dominated the field with shows like America’s…
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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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Love Around The World
Valentine’s Day is huge holiday in the U.S and the history of the holiday dates far back. Valentine’s Day rose up at the end of the 5th century when Pope Gelasius declared February 14…
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Valentine’s Day Blues
Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a packed with love, and for many couples it was. With the thought of Valentine’s, automatically I think of flowers, chocolate candies, and hearts. I think of secret…
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How Do Stereotypes Affect Students?
The word stereotype is defined as a widely held and fixed image of a particular type of person or thing. Everyday, we meet people and without even speaking to them, we assort them into…
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Leesville Wrestling Regionals and States: The End To A Great Season
On Friday, February 8, Leesville wrestling set out for New Bern High School with a single goal in mind: qualify as many wrestlers for the state tournament as possible. New Bern High School was…