Peter Oertel's Archive


The Anonymous Collective

Anonymous [uh-non-uh-muhs] n.: of unknown name; whose name is withheld: an anonymous author. Everyone knows what it means to be anonymous. But what does that term mean in today’s day and age? For a few years now, Anonymous has referred to the loosely knit collective of individual semi-anarchist hackers working together to further Internet freedom [...]

What to expect from the iPhone 5

With the still recent release of the iPhone 4s in October last year, most wonder what new features the upcoming iPhone 5 could have with such little time between releases. News sites have been speculating the rumors regarding the new technology, but they are still merely innuendos. It seems even Apple doesn’t know where they’re [...]

15 useful online web services

Most Internet users agree that the Internet is, in fact, huge. Containing nearly 8 billion websites, it is the largest network of information known to man. But those same users’ purview of the Internet is most likely very small. The average user will check Facebook, make a Google search, but what else? This list is [...]

Community provides input on new principal

In light of Mr. Lyons shifting to Enloe High School, the selection process for the new principal of Leesville has begun. Before the Wake County Administration begins reviewing applicants, they have decided to hold several input sessions. On February 22, Dr. Pam Kinsey-Barker, the Northern Area Superintendent,  hosted an input session  at the school for [...]

Leesville winds up for softball

The Leesville Softball Varsity softball season begins on March 1 and tryouts took place beginning on February 13. Due to a lack of interest, Leesville will only host a varsity team this year. There are 23 students trying out, but the team will retain around 14 girls. The tryouts do not test only the players’ [...]

Leesville opens its doors to new students

On Monday, December 13, Leesville hosted its annual open house for students new to WCPSS. The open house consisted of a school tour, a Q&A with current Leesville students and an open chat with the chairs of all the departments. There were approximately 120 students and parents attending the open house. Before the event started, [...]

The origination of Cube Club

It’s not every day that new clubs are formed at Leesville High School.  Recently though, Luke Taylor, junior, has decided that a new club was necessary.  Thursday, November 17, marked the first meeting of the Cube Club, purveyor’s of all things Rubik. With an attendance of approximately 15 people, the club’s first meeting consisted only [...]

Yahoo! Answers saves the day

Oftentimes, we all have questions that we need answered. So where do you go when you have a pressing issue that can’t wait another moment? Yahoo! Answers! Yahoo! answers is a community driven Q&A site where anyone can ask any question and have it answered by other members of the site. It’s not difficult to [...]

Microsoft: The death of the Zune

  The announcement to discontinue the Zune was first made on the Microsoft Phone Radio Podcast. Photo courtesy of best-tec.blogspot.com On October 3, it seemed Microsoft had made the decision to forever remove their media player, the Zune, from the production line. It all started that fateful day, when the Zune surprisingly disappeared from the [...]

Microsoft: The New Windows 8

The new Microsoft operating system, codename Windows 8, is rumored to be the next big thing to hit the world of electronics. This new build, which was announced to be released in January 2012, will be compatible with a wider range of computers. The new OS has many new features, making it almost unrecognizable to [...]

Amerson moves in as yearbook advisor

At the end of the 2010-11 school year at Leesville Road High, the part-time yearbook teacher Mrs. Pederson  transferred to Panther Creek High School. Mrs. Amerson, also a English teacher, will be taking over the yearbook class for the year. Amerson is not new to Leesville, only to the yearbook program. “I have been in [...]