Category: News
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Sworkit, the new fitness platform
Sworkit, made from the combination of the saying Simply WORK IT, is a new fitness platform that guarantees a more personalized exercise experience. Working out is made easily accessible through the free app, available…
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Experiencing the Olympic Training Center
The Olympic Training Center is a multi-million dollar facility in a Colorado Spring, Colorado, geared toward promoting swimming at the Olympic level. It offers athletic services for residential and traveling national-level athletes. I was…
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Leesville’s bathrooms are in terrible condition
Anyone attending Leesville Road High School has likely used a bathroom and can thereby attest to the fact that the bathrooms at Leesville are gross, and something needs to be done about it. The…
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FCCLA member goes to Nationals
Soett-Luz Torres, a senior at Leesville Road high school, is an active Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) member. Since her sophomore year, Torres has competed in Students Taking Active Recognition, or STAR…
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Why Boycott School?
Recently I read in a book about the concept of how one must break down the ego in order to move closer to the self. The matrix, which feeds the ego, is the enemy…
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Sophomore Year Too Early to Begin College Search?
As spring break draws to a close, students all over Wake County have made use of their time off. While many spent their time at the beach, or caught up on sleep at home,…
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Mrs. Bryant employs relaxed teaching style
Mrs. Bryant, formerly Ms. Howard, is a math teacher at Leesville. She graduated from Meredith University in 2012. Her teaching style involves treating students as though they are adults, placing the burden of paying…
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The snack that smiles back-with little nutritional value or appeal
As high schoolers, we are still choosing Goldfish crackers over more adult snacks, such as fruit or granola. Ultimately, this is a choice between convenience and health. The fish-shaped crackers are addicting and I…
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Mr. Terry Butler sets example in entrepreneurship and citizenship
If you have ever walked into the Chick-fil-A in Townridge Square, chances are you have seen Terry Butler, the owner/operator. Whether he is conversing with customers in the dining area or discussing customer service…
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Leesville Athletics Receives Facelift
Throughout many years of sporting events, Leesville’s fields and sports apparel have taken a lot cleats, balls, and tackles to the “face”. While we applaud the toughness of each of our athletes, some areas…
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Benefits of Becoming Bilingual
“It’s a passion of mine to speak a language. When you have the ability to speak a language, it’s not only being able to change words in text from English to French, Spanish or…
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Free & open learning for the future through Online Education
Throughout the history of the United States and the world, access to education has been limited, traditionally, to those with the money, time, and credentials to enter. This has always been unfair, but for…
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Why are students scared of AP Exams?
AP Exams are a big part of every spring semester. Because of block scheduling, most AP teachers are scrambling to finish a year’s worth of information in just a few short months. On top…
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Three senior lacrosse players sign their letters of intent
On Wednesday April 13, the second wave of Leesville lacrosse players signed their letters of intent. The players signing are part of a recruiting class that included multiple players from the Pride Lacrosse team.…
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Gone with the Old, in with the New
Leesville Road High School is a member of the Cap 8 conference along with Broughton, Enloe, Heritage, Millbrook, Sanderson, Wakefield and Wake Forest. After a repeal of a bylaw stating private and public schools…
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Presidential Candidates PiktoChart
The presidential nomination races for the Republican and Democratic party started last year with nearly thirty total candidates–far more than the two that Americans must choose between in the general election. The process of…
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JV baseball continues to defend its number one title
On Friday, April 8, Leesville’s JV baseball team took on their rival, the Millbrook Wildcats. Going into the game, the Pride was first in the conference with a record of 12-0 and the Wildcats…
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Lady Pride stave off Huskies
On Wednesday night, the Lady Pride faced a formidable opponent. Coming in at 12-0-2, the Lady Pride were undefeated and sat atop the Cap-8 conference. The Huskies, on the other hand, came into the…
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Students campaign for student council
During campaign season at Leesville Road High School, masses of campaign posters and stickers filled the halls. On April 11 and 12, students had the opportunity to vote for next year’s executive and student…
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Little Shop of Horrors: Preview and Cast Interviews
Little Shop of Horrors, the next play in the Leesville lineup, tells the story of a florist shop worker who encounters a giant flesh eating plant. Originally written as a movie in the 1960’s,…
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Dolegowki’s trip to Prague
Most students spent their spring break lounging on the beach before heading back to school. Other students, such as Emily Dolegowski, a senior, focused her efforts from vacationing to humanity instead. Dolegowski spent 10…
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A sad goodbye to Mrs. Newhouse
Leesville High School has to say goodbye to our awesome assistant principal, Mrs. Newhouse. Newhouse is leaving Leesville to take advantage of a great opportunity to grow the new Pine Hollow Middle School as…
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What is Mycenae?
Mycenae First fact: Leesville has a student-run school newspaper. Second fact: It’s called the Mycenaean. Third fact: You have no idea what Mycenaean means, stands for, relates to, or describes. I caught up with…
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Underclassmen, Upper Echelon
It is extremely challenging to be on a varsity team in a competitive sport as a ninth grader. Furthermore, it is rare to start as a ninth grader. Yet some students in the class…
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Our Planet’s Most Damaging Environmental Issues
Our Planet’s Most Damaging Environmental Issues by Jonathan Spear on Exposure Jonathan Spear, staff writer 2017-18
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Dashi delivers intimate ramen experience
Dashi, located on Durham’s East Chapel Hill Street, is one of the newer hip restaurants serving up international cuisine. In Dashi’s case, the main dish is ramen. However, any experiences Americans have had with…
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10 Questions: How well do you know Leesville?
Lindsay Baker, senior editor 2015-16
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NHS Application Released
On April 3, the application to join the National Honors Society was released. Students must meet four criteria: scholarship, leadership, service, and character. The National Honors Society, founded in 1921, is a nationwide organization…
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“The Little Shop of Horrors” is a must see
The theater department’s production of“The Little Shop of Horrors” is coming to Leesville. The play will show four times between April 14-16. Early purchasing of tickets is encouraged, the team is expecting the show…
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
In the Triangle area, big name colleges are known for their powerhouse sports teams. When you hear the name Tobacco Road, one sport comes to mind: basketball. But there is more than just basketball…
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Clubs at Leesville
One of the greatest things about attending Leesville Road High School is the wide variety of clubs students can join. Everyone has heard of Leesville’s more prestigious clubs, like National Honors Society, but not…
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Leesville’s ITS wins big at states
Leesville’s International Thespian Society (ITS) competed in a statewide competition the weekend of March 18. The troupe won a superior or excellent in all Independent Events, and received six Critic’s Choice awards, as well…
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Could you become a US Citizen?
Ben Zahavi, junior editor 2016-17
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Latin Students Prepare for Spring Convention
Members of the Latin Club and National Latin Honor Society will travel on Saturday, April 16th, to UNC-Chapel Hill to participate in the National Junior Classical League’s Spring Convention. Dr. Mash and Mrs. Mash…
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7 Things Dr. Stone’s AP Environmental Science class has taught us
Before taking Dr. Stone’s AP Environmental Science class, I was very skeptical of the easy-going environment that my friends had told me about. Despite the rumors circulating about APES, students learn a lot about…
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Will Sandy brings youth, talent to baseball team
Leesville Road baseball has always been known for being extremely competitive. Most underclassmen who are lucky enough to make it are put on JV. It is extremely rare for an underclassmen at LRHS to…
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Pride Baseball travels to SC for Spring Break
While most Leesville Road High students were enjoying Spring Break 2016, Pride Baseball was heading down to Columbia, South Carolina where they would face off against some of the best teams in the state.…
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Jostens delivers graduation products to seniors
On March 23, Jostens delivered graduation products to seniors. The delivery table was set up in the main lobby during SMART lunch. Students, depending on what they ordered, received items such as graduation announcements…
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Being married to a coworker
“It all began with hall duty in the fall of 1994…I was a second year teacher from the other side of the state…she was returning to the area (she was from Edenton, NC…we were…
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Which LRHS staff member are you most like?
Madison Hoffmann, senior editor 2015-2016
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For Ms. Engdahl, it’s all about the students
In classes such as AP World History and AP Psychology, Ms .Michelle Engdahl is known for keeping things student-centered in both the curriculum and the student-teacher relationships that formulate during the year. Despite her…
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Gwen Stefani releases another classic emotional album
On March 18, Gwen Stefani released This is What the Truth Feels Like, her long awaited third solo album. The twelve-song tracklist features a serious dichotomy between heartbreak and blossoming new love, attracting the…
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Giving back by giving blood
On Tuesday, March 15, Leesville held the spring blood drive. 105 students and staff signed up to donate between one and two pints of blood. The blood will go to several people in urgent…
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Teachers: Generalists or Specialists?
Ben Zahavi, junior editor 2016-17
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New varsity sport added at Leesville
This up and coming spring season, Leesville is adding another female varsity sport to their repertoire. STUNT, a more competitive and technical based version of cheerleading, focuses on the stunts and skill sets of…
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Football Prospects Vick, Freeman Commit
It’s been a ride for senior Clay Vick. He has grown as a player and as a person in the last year. Vick started off the season with a bang, amassing 168 yards and…
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The 100 vs the Lord of the Flies
William Goulding’s the Lord of the Flies has served as an representation and prediction for how children will respond to no rules and no regulations for over half a century. Written in 1954, the…
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Scott Kelly’s year in space
[View the story “Scott Kelly’s Year in Space” on Storify] Maggie Pollard, senior editor 2016-17
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Things you should know about the new SAT from someone who took it
On March 5, the College Board launched the first test day for the “new” SAT. Many people, like me, flew into the test fairly blind, as most SAT practice materials had become outdated. I…
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Madness in March
In the eyes of college basketball teams, March Madness means the ultimate achievement: the national championship. However, for fans, the basketball tournament signifies ousting friends and family in creating the “perfect bracket.” “I think…