Category: News
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Becca Jones Slides into Home
Becca Jones, a junior, is an up and coming softball player. Throughout her career, she has overcome incredible challenges in order to become one of the best softball players at Leesville. When Jones was…
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The Benefits of Locally Made Products
[View the story “The Benefits of Buying Locally Made Products” on Storify] Taylor Penezic, staff writer 2016-17
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Leesville Students Register to Vote in This Year’s Elections
This year, National Voter Registration Day fell on September 27, 2016. Although the majority of Leesville students aren’t eligible to vote in this year’s election, a select few can start to make a difference…
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Students Seize Their Future at DC Conference
While it may seem that some students have their future careers all figured out, many are unsure of where they will be in life after college. Thanks to Envision, however, all students have a…
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“The Magnificent Seven” Remake Sparks the Original
The Magnificent Seven, a remake of the 1960s version and was released in theatres on September 26. The movie stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, and many other famous actors. The film was…
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Spanish Club Meets to Plan For Homecoming Week
This year, Spanish Club has gained lots of student interest. Their first meeting was held on September 19 in the breezeway. “I was honestly surprised, in a good way, that so many people are…
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iOS 10 Review
[View the story “Review of iOS 10 ” on Storify] Michael Beauregard, senior editor 2017-18
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New App Combats Bullying in Schools
‘Sit With Us’, an anti-bullying app, has been gaining popularity at Leesville. The creator of the app is Natalie Hampton, a 16 year old from Sherman Oaks, California. She has told media outlets that…
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Leesville Debuts Club for Athletes
With the 2016-2017 Leesville school year fully underway, new clubs have started appearing–including Pride Players, a community service club specifically for LRHS athletes. When asked about the club, Hannah Woody, the club president said…
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Benefits of Taking the SAT
Since 1926, students all over the country, from October through June, take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) in hopes of scoring high and setting the path for their academic futures. Students prepare for…
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Book Club Kicks Off With Its First Meeting
Book Club has been a club at Leesville for several years. The first meeting was Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the library. Students are given a book chosen by the librarians to read before the…
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Carson Rainey’s Art is INKredible
Based on her involvement, Leesville could consider Carson Rainey to be one of their most outstanding students. Aside from being senior class president, stage manager of Peter and the Starcatcher, AP art student, former…
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Salve, Latin Students!
With the new school year in full swing, that means clubs have started up again including the Latin club. The first meeting took place on Monday September 12th, with all future meetings occurring on…
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Leesville Takes on Europe
This past summer, a group of Leesville students and teachers ventured out to Europe. In early August, Leesville representatives immersed themselves in the trip of a lifetime. I was lucky enough to be apart…
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Leesville Students Encouraged to Participate in High School Traditons
With a new school year comes new opportunities for student involvement. Some ways students can get involved include playing a sport, running for school office, joining a club, dressing out for spirit days, attending…
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Buying Locally Made Clothing
Many people purchase local food at farmers markets and are willing to spend a few extra dollars to support their community farmers. The Raleigh Farmer’s Market is a popular spot to purchase locally grown…
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Wake County Contemplates the Addition of Cell Towers to Schools
On Wednesday, September 14, the Wake County Board of Education decided to look further into the addition of cell phone towers on school zones. Adding cell phone towers to school property gives schools the…
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Responsible Dog Ownership Day
Responsible Dog Ownership Day commenced on September 17 at the NC State fair grounds. Hundreds of dog lovers meet up at one location to celebrate their dogs and participate in the festivities. At the…
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Positive Outlook on Environmental Club’s Future
Environmental Club had their first meeting of the year this Tuesday, September 13. During the first half of the meeting, members discussed what they had planned for the club. The meeting began with Hannah…
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End-Of-Course Testing Weight Goes Down
When end-of-course exams come around, underclassmen are eager to get them over with. But this year, the pressures of exam season may not be so daunting, as the weight has been changed from 25…
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Colleges visit Leesville
Throughout the spring and fall, colleges around the country host events at Leesville sponsored by the Career Center. The Career Development Coordinator, Ms. Canada, works with School-to-Career (STC) to provide these events. College visits…
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A Summer in Peru
In the last two weeks of June 2017, Craig Ross, a Spanish teacher here at Leesville, and 12 other students are flying into Lima, Peru. They will then have the opportunity to travel to…
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Social Justice Club Debut
Kayla Pope, a junior, is starting the Social Justice club at Leesville Road High School this 2016-2017 school year. Pope’s main focus for the Social Justice club is to involve the community of Leesville…
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Leesville bounces back with a win at Broughton
Despite many player injuries, the Pride was able to bounce back against Broughton with a 31-13 victory. Key players, such as Cole Coleman, Peyton Winstead, and Harrison Sullivan were all out against Broughton Friday…
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Creative Writing Starts Their Year
The Creative Writing club had its first meeting in room 131 on Thursday, September 22. Some new and returning students made their way into the classroom of Ms. Sarah White, English Department and Creative…
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Leesville Road Gridlock Causes Headaches
Everyday, Leesville Road is crowded with stand still traffic. For many drivers, just thinking about the amount of traffic they have to deal with is enough to cause a headache. “It depends on what…
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College competition creates complex problems
Now that fall is starting this 2016-2017 school year, thousands of high school seniors across the country are beginning to complete applications for college. While it may seem that applying for college is only…
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Robbins, an ace for Leesville girls tennis
Lauren Robbins, sophomore, is leading the 2016 Pride girls tennis team towards a successful season. Robbins holds the number one singles spot on the team and is undefeated in singles play this season. She…
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St. Baldrick’s battles cancer with a shave
The Saint Baldrick’s foundation raises millions of dollars each year to contribute to the battle against childhood cancer through several head-shaving events. The participants raise funds by shaving their heads, and therefore, some students…
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“Sully” Review
The date is January 15, 2009. 155 people are on flight 1549, flying out of LaGuardia Airport. During takeoff, birds fly through the engines, causing dual engine failure. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger realized that…
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Leesville’s Band Brings Home a Win Against Pinecrest
On September 24, Leesville Road High School’s marching band had their first competition of the year at Pinecrest High School. The hard working Leesville band members won first place in all of their events.…
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A change in the SAT’s writing portion
In March of the 2016 school year, the SAT recieved a facelift. Not only is the testing time shorter, but the number of questions has been drastically reduced as well. In addition to the…
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Season Two of Narcos Packs a Hard Punch
The Colombia of 1992 was a very different Colombia than the one we see today. Colombian cities made up nineteen out of the top twenty-five murderous cities on Earth. People in Medellin and Bogota…
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Dinkenor dominates coaching both boys and girls
For more than 20 years, Paul Dinkenor, a Leesville coach and teacher, has continued to build a dominant Pride soccer program that is one of the most well-known in North Carolina. A member of…
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Summer Service Hour Restrictions are Restricting Year Round Activity
Key Club focuses on giving back to the community. The club requires members to complete a minimum of 50 hours of community service by the end of the school year. Some take advantage of…
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About Leesville’s FCA
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a club that meets to talk about Jesus and how students can share their Christian beliefs with others through sports. Speakers come to the meetings from churches around…
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Kahoot in Leesville Classrooms
Kahoot is a quiz-based learning tool used in classrooms around the country to inspire competition and interest in a particular subject. Students log in through a shared code and take a quiz while competing…
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Administration removes SMART Lunch
[View the story “Around 7:30, Wednesday night, news broke.” on Storify] Heidi Kreis, editor in chief 2016-17
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Leesville girls start Food Bank Club
A group of Leesville sophomores are making an impact in their community by starting the Food Bank Club, a new club to support local food banks. Ainsley Duke decided to start the club with…
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Dr. Muttillo named principal of the year finalist
Dr. Muttillo of Leesville Road High School has been named a WCPSS Principal of the Year award finalist. Muttillo has coupled his passion and care for education with veteran experience to become an outstanding…
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The President’s Volunteer Service Award
The Presidential Volunteer Service Award is given to students who have completed 25 or more service hours between August 1, 2015 and July 31, 2016. This award is sponsored by Leesville’s Parent-Teacher-Student Association. Jacob…
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Students and staff speak about SMART Lunch
Leesville students have the privilege of SMART Lunch, a one-hour period of time where we can go into classes to receive the help they need, have a club meeting or just eat lunch. Leesville…
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Hola Spanish Club!
“When I started here in 1995, Spanish club had already become a part of Leesville,” said Craig Ross, Spanish clubs teacher sponsor. The club has been a vital part of Leesville Road High School…
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Hannah Aspden, paralympian, returns to Leesville!
Leesville held a welcome home ceremony for Hannah Aspden on Thursday, September 22. Aspden, a sophomore, returned from the Paralympic Games in Rio. She received two bronze medals, one in the 100m backstroke and…
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The Components of Fashion Week
Taylor Penezic, staff writer 2016-17
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African American Studies Returns to Leesville
African American Studies has been reintroduced at Leesville Road High School for the 2016-2017 school year. The last time Leesville offered the class was in 2014. The juniors and seniors may not recognize this…
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French National Honor Society hosts its first meeting
The French National Honor Society — La Societe honoraire de français— chapter at Leesville started in the 2012-13 school year. Although it is still fairly new at Leesville, FNHS been around for decades. Millbrook,…
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Leesville students engage in Young Life
On Thursday Sept. 8, Leesville’s Young Life hosted a cookout at Baileywick Park to kick off another exciting year of Young Life Students of all grades were encouraged to show up and enjoy some…
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Everything you need to know about the Weight Training Club
Who: Matt Papanestor, president, and Kendall York, vice president, run the Weight Training Club is run by. Kendall York founded the Weight Training Club three years ago. The club has sparked plenty of attention…
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Ben-Hur movie review
The tale of the plight and resurrection of a hero from Jerusalem, Ben-Hur has been retold through the big screen time and time again after it’s inception as a novel in 1880. In its…