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10th-12th Grade Curriculum Night
On February 2, Leesville Road High School (LRHS) will virtually host a curriculum/registration event for rising 10th-12th grade students. The event intends to help students understand the courses they have available to them, with…
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Osha 10 and NCCER certifications
Students who take construction core as a class at any high school have the opportunity to acquire their Osha 10 certification and their NCCER blue card certification. Students who are able to get these…
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Four Decades Later: “Return of the Jedi”
A long, long time ago (forty years ago to be exact), the final film of the Original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi, hit theaters worldwide. After the cliffhanger left by the previous…
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Opinions on Finals Week
With the end of the semester arriving soon, exams are on many students’ minds. Freshman, sophomores, and juniors will all have to take final exams. Some seniors will have to take finals if they…
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Leesville Falls to Gibbons at Home
Leesville went into their matchup with Gibbons holding a record of 9-2. The Pride was coming off a big win against Holly Springs going into the game against Gibbons. A subpar performance against rival…
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What impact do AirPods have on students?
Students everywhere have AirPods in their ears. Airpods have both social and academic impacts. According to a poll, out of 200 students, 158 of them said that they wear AirPods in school. WebMD explains…
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The Circle Season 5
Season 5 of Netflix’s show The Circle premiered its first 4 episodes on December 28. Episodes were dropped in chunks of 4 on January 4 and 11 — the season finale premiered on January…
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NFL Wild Card Games Review
The Wild Card games have ended, and the winners of the AFC (American Football Conference) and NFC (National Football Conference) games have advanced to the divisional round. Previous articles written by the Mycenaean put…
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Teacher income
Teachers do a lot and are hard working, but they don’t get paid as much as they should. They pay for materials out of their pockets to help kids learn, have to teach a…
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Losing your Airpods
Losing your AirPods can be a real bummer, now you can only half listen to your music and podcasts. Sailor Donna, sophomore, said, “I lose about 150 AirPods every year.” If you lost one…
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New Year’s and Diet Culture?
The desire to get in shape is more apparent than ever during the New Year. Many people make weight loss or healthy eating resolutions during this time. Using these resolutions, companies exploit people’s desires…
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Leesville Wrestling 2022-2023
Leesville Road Wrestling has had a good season so far with a record of 25-5. The wrestling team goes to meets during the week and tournaments on the weekends. For meets, they compete as…
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The Reality of Ginny & Georgia
This season picked up with the strained Miller family as Ginny (Antonia Gentry) and her younger brother Austin (Diesel La Torraca) riding a motorcycle out of Wellsbury, where they live, in an effort to…
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What MLK Day Means to Students
As students of all ages take the day off from school for MLK Day, many are using the occasion to learn more about Dr. King and his work to advance social justice. For example,…
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Snoop Dogg’s Business Ventures
As we have all seen over the past decade Snoop Dogg also known as the DO double G has made waves in the business industry. Snoop wants to try everything and has many businesses…
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Why don’t Girls Watch Sports?
The stereotype goes that girls don’t like sports, but why is that? It could be due to many girls not growing up watching sports, like boys tend to do, or the fact that sports…
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Second Semester
Students at Leesville Road High School are gearing up for the start of second semester as the holiday break comes to an end. With the new semester comes a new set of classes, new…
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New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions are a great way for students to make positive changes in their lives and develop healthy habits that will benefit them both academically and personally. “My New Year’s resolutions are kinda…
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NFC Playoff Predictions
Now that the regular season has ended, the best seven teams in the NFC can finally show who is the best. With the Eagles clinching the conference, they will start their first game in…
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AFC Playoff Predictions
As the 2023 National Football League regular season ended, the playoffs began. Starting on January 9, each team will compete in head-to-head matchups, and the winner of each game will advance to the next.…
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Stunt Team Tryouts
Due to Covid, stunt didn’t resume until the 2021-2022 year. That was the majority of the team’s first year. (Photo Used by Permission of Summer Dubnam Manns)
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Stop Shopping at Shein
Shein, an online fast fashion retailer based out of China, took over the fashion industry with their low prices, trendy pieces, and variety of products. Recent investigations have uncovered the dark reality and behind…
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Who is Lucy Johnson
We have all heard names such as Tony Taylor, or Braxton Barros, but Lucy Johnson, freshman, has done some equally exciting things. Johnson is a Lego fanatic; she loves making Lego sets from her…
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LRHS Women in STEM club
Lily McCann, a senior, created the Women in STEM club because she is passionate about STEM herself and would like to go into the engineering field in the future. She also created this club…
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Speaker Shenanigans (Satire)
I just want to remind everyone that it is NOT funny to watch someone’s lifelong dream of ultimate political power crumble only because they aren’t crazy enough. Unless, of course, that person is Kevin…
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Exams (Satire)
The new organization Underclassmen Against Senoritis is making a big blow at seniors by trying to get finals reinstated. The seniors are ready to fight but who knows what might happen.(Photo Courtesy of Public…
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Movies I’m Excited for this Year
As we enter a new year, that means many new movies. Franchises like DC, Marvel, and John Wick will release new films this year. I am very excited about the new movies this year.…
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Powerlifting in High School
Powerlifting is a sport that has become increasingly popular due to the rise of the lifting culture. As teens involve themselves more and more in the gym, more high schoolers are becoming more interested…
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What’s Wrong with UNC Basketball?
UNC Men’s basketball is one of the most successful athletic programs of all time, and there are plenty of great players and hardware to show for it. Over the years, the Heels have racked…
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Auditions Approach for Spring Musical
With auditions for the spring musical just around the corner, Leesville Road High School students are excited and nervous for the upcoming event. This year the LRHS theater department will perform The Sound of…
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NFL Star Damar Hamlin Goes into Cardiac Arrest
24-year-old safety Damar Hamlin took down Bengals WR Tee Higgins during the first quarter of the game with a tackle. Following the tackle, Hamlin stood to his feet and took two steps before falling…
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Should we Stand for the Pledge?
In West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette, the verdict was that being forced without choice to stand for the flag for the pledge violated our First Amendment, freedom of speech. Even though we…
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New Year’s Resolutions
Every year for some people having a New Year’s resolution is a tradition. A New Year’s resolution is a goal which drives one to improve themselves as an individual. Everyone has a different resolution,…
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Ken Block’s Death
Professional rally car driver and founder of DC shoes and Hoonigan industries, Ken Block, died in a snowmobile accident on January 2, 2023. Block was an action sports legend participating in motocross, skateboarding, and…
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Alix Earle´s Quick Rise To Fame
Alix Earle is attending the University of Miami but is originally from New Jersey. She is a senior and is currently studying business in Miami. Earle had a large following on Instagram and began…
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Did COVID-19 Kill Leesville YoungLife?
COVID-19 disrupted the normality of many social outings, but for Leesville YoungLife, it appears to not have adapted back to its normality after COVID-19 outbreaks decreased. In 2019, Leesville YoungLife hosted a club meeting…
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NC State Takes Down Duke at PNC Arena
NC State improved to 2-3 in ACC play with a 24 point win over Duke on January 5. This was by far the Pack’s most impressive win this season. In a game in which…
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Littering is a Growing Problem
Littering can contaminate soil and water, harm wildlife, and even cause injury or death to animals. It can also create a negative impact on our school image. Students do not realize the impact littering…
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My Favorite Christmas Movie
My favorite Christmas movie is The Holiday. Including aspects of romance, drama, comedy, and a little bit of mystery, The Holiday is the best Christmas movie. The Holiday shows two storylines; Amanda Woods’ and…
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The Upcoming Dance Concerts
On January 5 & 6, 2023, Leesville Road High School’s dance classes will perform at their concert from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the auditorium. Shannon Carr leads the dance programs. All three…
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Recess in High School
Recess is a thing of the past. Most schools stopped recess after elementary school, leaving students no outlet for their energy. High school students, while older than elementary schoolers, would still benefit from recess,…
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What Leesville Is Doing To Celebrate The Holidays
The one way Leesville is celebrating the holidays is by having teachers decorate their classrooms. One of Leesville’s math teachers, Mrs. McGeorge has put Christmas decor around her room. A wreath is wrapped in…
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Teacher Spotlight: Coach Holderman
Growing Up… Holderman grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania named Hazleton. He went to a large high school and played football for all four years. Holderman grew up loving football and wanted…
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Xavier Lewis — three season athlete
Xavier Lewis,sophomore, started his athletic career when he was very young. He played rec league football in elementary school where he developed his love and appreciation for the game. He decided this was something…
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Gaming Systems
Gaming systems have existed since 1972, and each company branches out to create the next advancement. In today’s world, the most popular gaming systems include: Xbox (Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S,…
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Jewish Culture Club
On December 4, the Leesville Road High School Jewish Culture club posted a picture telling the public about the interest meeting on Wednesday, December 7. A total of six people attended the interest meeting.…
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Christmas Traditions
One popular tradition is decorating a Christmas tree. People decorate in a variety of ways, from stringing lights to hanging ornaments. Some families even have a specific order that they use when decorating their…
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Dance Concert
On Friday, December 2, Leesville’s Dance Ensemble displayed a holiday-themed performance, which featured our Dance Team. Tickets were $5 at the door, with the option to donate, and well over a dozen songs were…
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Reaccreditation for LRHS
Peter Yelverton, the digital design and animation as well as the videography teacher at Leesville, and a few of the members of the LRHS videography club are composing a reaccreditation video. “Every few years,…
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Hey, Hanukkah Exists, Too!
The Christmas season is difficult for Jews. With TV shows, radio stations, stores, and even teacher’s classroom decorations turning their attention towards Christmas, it is easy to feel forgotten. For years, this feeling has…