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Teacher Spotlight: Kevin Bacon
In 2015, roughly four years after teaching middle school students, Kevin Bacon began his career as a teacher at Leesville Road High School. He has made an influence on his students throughout his eleven…
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No Homecoming Dance at LRHS
There has not been a Homecoming Dance at Leesville Road High School in over three years. The Leesville student body makes the best of a frustrating situation by planning their own get-togethers and dates…
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Bring Back Asynchronous Days
It is no secret that the pandemic COVID-19 disrupted learning in school systems across America. During the 2020 and 2021 school years, during asynchronous learning days, Wake County gives them the opportunity to go…
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What it Means to be Hispanic
Being Hispanic is hard to define, each Hispanic defines who they are different. Being Hispanic means a shared similarity between people, and who they are. We share food, music, clothing, and traditions, and we…
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LRHS Tennis Team
Leesville Road High School Women Tennis Team is 9-4 so far this season. “I have loved being part of the LRHS JV tennis team. The overall experience has been very positive for me,” said…
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Sports Medicine Program at Leesville
Sports medicine, or Sports Med. is when the athletic trainers help athletes when they are injured. There is also a sports medicine assistant who helps out the trainers and they learn from them. “To…
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Banned Books in North Carolina
Most commonly, banned books include topics such as LGBTQIA, race/racism, puberty, feminism, foul language, sexual innuendos, etc, across the nation. Books by Judy Bloom, JK Rowling, John Greene, and Isabel Allende have been banned…
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Masks in 2022?
2022-2023 is the first full year where masks remain optional since the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020. Sloane Mekonis is a senior at Leesville. Interviewed as a junior by Brendon Shore in April of 2022,…
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Survivor Mentality
Survivor is an ongoing reality TV show that first aired in 2000. The show quickly rose to the top and became America’s #1 reality TV show. Survivor is a game where contestants are sent…
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Pep Rally 2022
Leesville Road High School held its first pep rally since my freshman year. As a 14-year-old, fresh out of middle school, the homecoming week’s hype was unmatched. Between the pep rally, spirit week, the…
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Leesville Welcomes Mr. Hardin
William Hardin joined the Leesville faculty this past week as a PE teacher. Hardin is originally from Jacksonville, North Carolina. While living in Jacksonville, he taught at a private school for five years, then…
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Cobra Kai: Old Villains, New Story
Cobra Kai Season 5 was released on September the ninth and instantly pushed into the 10 most popular shows. Being the best reviewed show since the Heart Stopper getting a rating of 100% on…
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Siblings: The pros and cons
Since I was born, there have been many people in my life, but few have had an impact on me as much as my sister. She truly understands my school, home, personal, and many…
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Why the Toyota Prius is the Most Versatile Car
The first thing that comes to people’s mind when they think of a Toyota Prius is, slow, uninteresting, or something their grandmother drives. The Prius may be slow, but the car is specifically designed…
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First Production Week for the Play
The Great All-American Musical Disaster (GAAMD) is now in full production. On October 5, 2022, all the members of each technical crew for the play met after school. Before the meeting today, on September…
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Leesville Cross Country Class of 2023
The Leesville Road High School cross country team is an accomplished team with a hard work ethic and passion for running. The six senior boys are a very important part of the cross-country team. …
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The Upcoming Garden Club
The Garden Club intends to make this school and other establishments more welcoming and beautiful for the Leesville community. Clara Davis and Katherine Carrigan, sophomores at Leesville, saw potential in the unused garden bins…
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College Application Season at Leesville
Early application deadlines are approaching, and the Leesville seniors stress-level is at an all time high. Common App The Common Application is a virtual undergraduate college admission application site. Though the Common App started…
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Embrace Political Conversations In Schools
In the world we live in today, high school students are exposed to many sides of politics. Lots of what we see is misinformation or heavily biased. By educating students about important and relevant…
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Bring SMART Lunch Back
On most days, high schoolers have an overwhelming amount of work. Lunch gives them the opportunity to reconnect with friends and relax with people they enjoy. Here at Leesville, we have had different iterations…
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What is Rosh Hashanah?
Most people at Leesville just see Monday the 26 off as just any other teacher work day. For a small group of people at Leesville it marks the beginning of the holiest days of…
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New Dance Team Members
Avery Allen, Fiona Bennear, Sydney Caplan, Zara Desai, Jaidee Hernandez, Jada Ormond, Ally Ply, Trinity Taylor, and Amira Leggett are the new members of Leesville Road High School’s Dance team. The Dance Team practices…
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Drivers Education Overview
The Wake County Public School System offers a drivers education program to eligible students through Jordan Driving. The goal of this program is to provide the required 30 hours of classroom learning and six…
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School Bathroom Horror
The school bathrooms have a split between who uses them and who doesn’t, but there are several improvements that need to be made.( Photo used by permission of Daniel Lamm.) Public bathrooms result in…
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LRHS Women’s Golf
Mr. Patterson has been coaching this team for six years now, and he runs practice for these girls two to three times a week at the Brier Creek Country Club. They have matches usually…
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Spirit Week
After many weeks with a broken track and our teams being unable to use our field, our football team will finally be able to use Hamilton Stadium again on Thursday, September 29! What better…
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No Powderpuff this Homecoming Week?
The Powderpuff game is not a part of Leesville’s Homecoming week festivities for the 2022-23 school year. Every Homecoming week, the girls in each class practice about three times after school to play flag…
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Bring SMART Lunch Back
On most days, high schoolers have an overwhelming amount of work. Lunch gives them the opportunity to reconnect with friends and relax with people they enjoy. Here at Leesville, we have had different iterations…
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New Students from around the world
Most students at Leesville have at one time in their lives moved homes, states, or schools. While that may seem like a lot, imagine moving to a new country. Veronika Kuliba, a junior, at…
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Student Spotlight: Andre Michaels
Cross country is a grueling sport that includes running thirty-five to fifty miles a week. However, for Andre Michaels, running is more than a sport, it is a lifestyle. One word to describe Andre…
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Lights, Camera, Homecoming!
Spirit Week is the only time of the year where students can dress up and show their school spirit. This year’s spirit week will begin September 26th and it’s themed “Lights, Camera, Homecoming!” Given…
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First Leesville Football Loss
On Friday, September 16, the Leesville Road High School Football team had their first loss of the 22-23 season. The game was against Wake Forest High School, and the Pride entered 3-0. “I don’t…
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Best Lunch Destinations For A Lunchers
Controversy arises of whether or not 10:30 is an appropriate lunch time for students. Either kids are not hungry at this time, or it seems like there is nowhere close enough nor open to…
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National Technical Honor Society
The National Technical Honor Society is an educational non-profit that honors, recognizes, and empowers students in Career & Technical Education, known high schools as CTE classes. The NTHS chapter at Leesville was originally founded…
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Model UN at Leesville
As the school year begins, people start to sign up for clubs such as Key Club, Executive Council, and Model UN. Along with the new year, Model UN also has a new President. The…
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iOS Update
The new IOS 16 update was released on September 12, 2022. Since the release, it has taken the internet by storm for all their new and advanced features. Some of these updated features include…
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. Countries like Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Chile all gained independence in these 31 days, which is largely why…
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Pride Athletic Club Pass
The PAC Pass, also known as the Pride Athletic Club Pass is a pass at Leesville High School that allows students and families an all-year, all-game pass to all home games, and other sporting…
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Football Team Heads Into Conference Play
Leesville heads into the bye week with a solid record of 3-1. Looking ahead, the road won’t get any easier for the Pride as injuries and a tough remaining schedule will test the depth…
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Local Band: Sweet Dream
Sweet Dream is a local band that Julian Creech-Pritchett started in 2018. They are based in Greensboro, NC, and welcome any and all who enjoy their music. Band Origins Even as an elementary school-aged…
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The Benefits of Music
Many students listen to music during the school day, but is it beneficial? Georgia Weaver, a Leesville senior, listens to hip hop and rap throughout the school day. She finds herself struggling to enjoy…
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Balancing a Job During School
Most students pick up a job during the school year. Leesville students with jobs struggle to find the time to complete their schoolwork with such a tight schedule. James Fiduccia, a junior, works at…
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The Banned Books Controversy
Hundreds of books in libraries and schools throughout the United States are banned or challenged each year. This is a problem for both students and young readers. The number of banned books during 2021/2022…
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Bringing Back Pep Rallies
In fall of 2019, Leesville Road High School (LRHS) stopped having prep rallies due to Covid-19. “During the pep rally, the whole school came to the field, and we did a dance and did…
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Test Taking
Like skills are needed to make the most out of your life. The most critical life skills to have are communication and interpersonal skills, decision-making and problem solving, creative thinking and critical thinking, self-awareness…
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Star Wars Disney+ Content is Back!
Disney isn’t controversial, but their recent treatment of Star Wars certinately is. Destroying the character of Luke Skywalker, killing the legacy heroes of the Original Trilogy, and creating an Anakin Skywalker wannabe who is…
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Game Design Academy
This year, Leesville High School has their first year of the Game design Academy (GDA) students, but what does that entail for the GDA students? Marianne Farina is the director for GDA and on…
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LRHS men’s soccer team is about team chemistry
The Leesville Road High School men’s soccer is a prime example of a team. The chemistry and bonds built by the boys within the team are so strong, and need to be this strong…
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LRHS Teachers are Willing To Help
Once a year, students across the country take Advanced Placement exams, widely regarded as a significant step toward increasing their chances of admission to top-tier universities. These courses necessitate a high level of discipline…
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Football Team Rolls Past Southern Durham
The Pride was able to take care of business to earn a 37-18 win against Southern Durham.This gave Leesville their 4th straight win and a 4-0 record. After a slow start, Leesville took an…