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Super Mario Bros Movie Review
In The Super Mario Bros Movie, Mario and Luigi live in New York City working as plumbers. Mario is determined to prove that they will be able to make it as professionals. After finding…
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Satire — Why we need to focus on the past.
According to experts, students should be taught skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration, which will help them succeed in the fast-paced and ever-changing world of the future. They argue that teaching students about…
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Canes Drop Game 5 in Raleigh
Following a convincing 5-2 win in game 4, the Hurricanes were unable to capitalize on home ice. A few unfortunate breaks and costly mistakes essentially handed New York the win in game 5. From…
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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Overview
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is a first person shooter game where teams of five compete in game modes such as rescuing a hostage, defusing the bombs, or securing an assigned area. There are…
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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. …
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Teacher Workdays vs Early Releases: Pros and Cons
The 2022-2023 school year has brought more early releases from school rather than having lots of breaks, random days off and teacher workdays throughout Wake County High Schools. The reason for this is because…
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Safety of students at School (metal detectors)
A major problem across schools in North Carolina and the nation for 24 years now is how safe students really are at school. This has been a big problem ever since the Columbine High…
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TikTok Ban in the US
TikTok has created debates due to the concern of safety within the app’s company. TikTok is a social media platform used to create and share short videos for a variety of interests. The app…
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The rise of Jynxzi
Jynxzi is a Twitch streamer who has been the most trending streamer within the past few months. He currently has 76,629 current active subscribers as of April 18, 2023. As of April 18, 2023,…
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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…
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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…
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Teacher Spotlight: Coach Frazier
At Leesville, Russ Frazier is the new athletic director. He is a coach for Leesville Road basketball team and has been coaching for 20 years. “I have been the assistant athletic director for 7…
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Murphy Building up in flames after a fire alarm turns out to actually be for a fire
The Murphy Building is off limits to students for the foreseeable future after a fire caused burn damage to most of the building’s main floor. The fire started in a food’s kitchen after a…
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Stunt Season Came to an End
For Leesville Road High School, cheer season starts in the fall, where they cheer for football and basketball with 2 or 3 competitions in the middle of the season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTSKKCM30IM But stunt is a…
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2-Day Trip to Washington D.C.
Over spring break, my family and I took a two-day trip to Washington D.C. — the capital of the United States. The entire city was interesting to look at— it was full of Smithsonian…
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South Park
How South Park Was Born In 1992, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone met in film class during their time at University of Colorado at Boulder. While working on lighting or sound…
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What Opening Weekend is like for a Movie Theater Employee
With the release of the Super Mario Bros movie this past weekend, anyone who went to see it would have noticed that the theaters were packed. We all know the feeling: Waiting in line…
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Luke Combs releases new album — “Gettin’ Old”
Luke Combs is an American country singer and songwriter. Combs was born and raised in North Carolina and even attended Appalachian State university. Combs music career began after he dropped out of college…
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Rating Kendrick Lamar’s Top Five Songs
Kendrick Lamar is an old-school rapper coming from Compton, California. After releasing his debut album good kid, m.A.A.d city in 2012, Lamar caught the attention of Dr.Dre and quickly became well known. Then Lamar…
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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…
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“The Sound of Music” — LRHS Theater’s production.
This Wednesday, Leesville Road High School began performing their production of The Sound of Music starting on Wednesday the 19 and going through to Saturday, April 22. The musical has many famous songs such…
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Leesville’s Track Team
The Leesville Road High School track team consists of over 100 students dedicated to running and participating in various field events. There are over 15 track events that students participate in. A few of…
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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,…
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Purple Hibiscus Book Review
Purple Hibiscus is a novel written by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Adichie is a Nigerian writer whose works include novels, short stories and nonfiction. She’s best known for her themes of politics,…
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Student Athlete Spotlight: Benton Henry
Benton Henry, senior, is a hard working individual on and off the track. While at Leesville, Henry, has been running track and cross country for all four years. Henry’s work ethic on the track…
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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…
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Meet Two Contestants from NPR’S Podcast Challenge
National Public Radio is calling pupils from throughout the country to produce a podcast, then compete for a chance to win a grand prize and have their work broadcast on NPR. This year, two…
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Ms. Bullard Spotlight
Ms. Bullard has been at Leesville for 8 years and throughout the years she has been considered a great teacher by the students. Every teacher stays teaching for a reason whether that may be…
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Projects V.S. Tests in Schools
Projects and tests are two common ways teachers evaluate the knowledge of students and what they’ve learned in class. Students often prefer projects although they are not often given over tests. (Photo Courtesy of…
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Should Female Country Music Artists Receive More Praise?
In the country music industry, some may say that female singers are not as represented as they should be. Individuals will argue that female country artists deserve more recognition than they receive. (Photo Courtesy…
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Leesville Baseball loses conference opener to Broughton
In their first conference game, Leesville suffered a tough loss at the hands of the Capitals by a score of 3-1. This was the first of two matchups the Pride will have against Broughton…
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Student and Executive Council Elections at Leesville
Each year, students run to represent the executive and class council. Students make posters and promote themselves on social media, encouraging other students to vote for them. (Photo Courtesy of Kayla Wozniak). In the…
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NHL Playoff Preview: Hurricanes vs Islanders
The path to the Stanley Cup Finals is set for the Carolina Hurricanes and the first team standing in their way are the New York Islanders. Games 1 and 2 will be in Raleigh…
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Raylee Greico: UNCW commit
Raylee Greico’s track career started in the 7th grade. As a retired competitive gymnast, Greico wanted to find a new sport to commit her time to. She found what she was looking for on…
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Tipping Etiquette
Tipping has always been relatively controversial. There are differing opinions over whether it should be required, or if it should truly be optional and based on the service provided to consumers. However, with many…
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Melanie Martinez: PORTALS Deep Dive
Melanie Martinez released her first album in 2015 Cry Baby reached 6th on Billboard during its first week and sold 41,000 units. The album consists of songs that have sexual, descriptive, and dramatic content.…
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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,…
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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…
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Eat Your Young Album Review
Hozier is an Irish singer and songwriter who has been writing and creating music since he was fifteen years old. In 2013, his song “Take me to Church” put him on the music charts…
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Fairy Tales
A fairytale is a story with magical and imaginary elements and a happy ending. Fairy tales show the reality of those who keep pushing through adversity are presented with a positive end result. Throughout…
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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…
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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…
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Five Easy Hot Dogs Album Review
On January 20, 2023 Mac Demarco released his latest Album Five Easy Hot Dogs and the almost 35 minutes of instrumental tracks didn’t quite match the standards of most of his popular releases. Demarco…
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Tardies are important
Giving out tardies is a great way to teach students the importance of punctuality and instill a sense of responsibility in them. It also sets a precedent for other students to follow, as they…
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Chorus and Theater students take trip to New York City
On March 10, over forty chorus and theater students (including myself) went on a four-day trip to New York City. On the trip, students saw two different plays — one of which was a…
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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…
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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…
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Rocket League Overview
Psyonix released Rocket League in 2015 to Xbox and Playstation consoles. According to nfhs.org, “Rocket League is a fantastical sport-based video game, developed by Psyonix (it’s “soccer with cars”). It features a competitive game…
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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…
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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…