As I sit in newspaper at 7:52 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, I am sleep deprived and out of ideas for “valuable” articles.  My ability to concentrate between the hours of 7:25 a.m. and 2:18 p.m. dwindled to nothing back in February and I now struggle to simply stay awake. The class never really recovered [...]

Before school on Wednesday, May 11, seniors gathered near the front stairs of the parking lot to enjoy breakfast, show off their seniority and display their university’s gear.  All seniors were invited via Facebook event page to meet in the parking lot at 6:30a.m. “Senior Days” on the eleventh day of every month were a [...]

At the end of each school year, the LRHS PTSA awards the President’s Volunteer Service Award to students who participate in twenty-five or more hours of community service. Established in 2003, the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation (and Council) was formed to “recognize the valuable contribution volunteers are making in our communities and [...]

With gas prices rising by nickels and dimes every day, each trip I take to gas station is increasingly depressing.  The cost to fill up my tank is a full $15 more expensive than it was at the beginning of the school year.  As gas approaches $4 a gallon, I my lunches off campus and [...]

Bananas are the new portable fruit!  Conveniently packaged into single servings for easy transport, bananas are now sealed by a plastic wrapper to contain the mess.  Wait – WHAT!?  Fresh Del Monte, the third largest banana manufacturer in the world, recently debuted a “brand new” healthy snack, and are calling it “perfect for the convenience [...]

In an effort to reduce the percentage of smokers nationwide, in 2009 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) passed a law was forcing cigarette companies to print large, offense graphics of diseased lungs, people with cancer, etc. on the packing of their products  On October 12, 2010, these images will be mandatory in addition to [...]

Wednesday, March 2 was the National Education Association’s (NEA) annual Read Across America Day. Read Across America Day was created to motivate children to read and create “lifelong successful readers.” The minor holiday is appropriately celebrated on the birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss, who once wrote, “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, [...]

As I overhear my junior friends discuss their plans for senior year, over and over again I interject into their conversations.  Considerations of AP and honors-packed schedules, a full schedule of four classes, and plans to hold leadership positions in more than one club – each of these decisions is more regrettable than the last. [...]

Parents are often slow to learn when it comes to new technology.  Whether it be adding new music to iTunes or uploading pictures to a newly-created Facebook, it’s usually the teenagers of the household who are responsible for assisting parents with computers and cell phones. WhenParentsText.com is a website devoted to capturing “the trials and [...]

March 20 is my eighteenth birthday, which marks my one year anniversary with my 2005 Silver Nissan Sentra.  Last year around this time, my mom, who is eternally prepared for any situation, gathered me a “Car Essentials” kit, which now resides in my trunk.  At first I thought it was ridiculous.  When would I ever [...]

At 8:30 a.m. on February 5, 2011, downtown Raleigh hosted the annual Krispy Kreme Challenge.  Approximately 7,500 participants gathered to run four miles, eat a dozen doughnuts and help raise $100,000 for the North Carolina Children’s Hospital. To successfully complete the challenge, participants met at the N.C. State Belltower on Hillsborough St., ran two miles [...]

Over the past few weeks, I’ve introduced five websites that allow users to waste countless hours avoiding their homework and watch the minutes pass at work. While entertaining and distracting, these websites don’t accomplish anything for the greater good of society.  Freerice.com is a non-profit website started by John Breen in October 2007, whose main [...]

As college acceptance letters arrive in the mail and first semester recently came to a close, many seniors are dropping their “filler” classes in lieu of late arrival or early dismissal. Whether it be senioritis or a desire to work to save money for college, seniors are dropping classes they do not need to graduate. [...]

Senior Class Council and Executive Council are beginning to make preparations for the Winterfest Assembly and dance, scheduled to take place February 11-12, 2011. The theme for Winterfest 2011 is “A Harry Potter Yule Ball.” “Me and Grant had the same idea at the same time,” said Michelle Park, senior.  “A Harry Potter themed Winterfest [...]

Freshmen who enter high school in 2012 must pass two U.S. History classes to graduate. The North Carolina State Board of Education approved a modified curriculum for public schools on Thursday, December 2. The revisions expanded the study of U.S. History from one year to two in an effort to allow students and teachers to [...]