Author: Hailey Stephenson, Senior Editor
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Google Glass review
After completing my original article pertaining to Google’s latest product, I started to think about how a technology of this sort would impact me, an 18-year-old female about to enter the world of college.…
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Leesville starts new tradition
Everyone has seen the speckled ceiling tiles located around the entire school; they are plain, white and not very attractive. Mrs. Sollie’s Spanish IV class is just one of the classrooms that is working…
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Google Glass is watching you
Google recently released a new concept that could change the world as we know it. Google’s newest invention, Google Glass, is what we would consider eyeglasses, but with a computer built right in. These…
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Leesville to get crocheting club?
Imagine a world where knitters and crocheters can work together to create amazing needlework projects. An article was recently written about Leesville’s new club: the knitting club. Upon hearing of the knitting club, I,…
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Taco Bell: the next Starbucks?
People are always searching for the next “hip” place to hang out with friends and engage in thoughtful, meaningful conversation. Starbucks is most known for having these characteristics. It started out as a single…
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What if everything was edible?
Imagine taking a quiz and being taken over with a feeling of intense hunger. In the real world, one would have to wait until lunch (maybe a snack) to satisfy this need. But, what…
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Leesville helps stop hunger
According to The Hunger Project, 870 million people worldwide are hungry. Not like “I haven’t eaten since breakfast” hungry, but like “I haven’t eaten in three days” hungry. 25,000 people die every day from…
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An interesting person at LRHS
Brian Morrobel is just like any other high school student. Or is he? Morrobel came to LRHS two years ago, as a freshman, from Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Now a junior, Morrobel has well…
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Beasley’s Chicken and Honey
I recently heard about a restaurant in downtown Raleigh famous for their southern eats. The entree that stuck out the most was chicken and waffles. Being two items that aren’t typically eaten together, I…
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Winterfest Assembly starting auditions for 2013
Winterfest assembly audition forms were released to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Mrs. Brammer, in collaboration with Senior Class Council, is leading the assembly this year. Auditions for acts will be on December…
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Scars and their struggles
Every scar has a story. When I was only a year old, I pulled a curling iron off the bathroom counter and it landed on the top of my right hand. My hand has…
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Leesville seniors start new FCA tradition
Leesville Road High School’s FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) has started a new tradition this 2012-2013 school year: morning meetings. Before class on Wednesdays, FCA leaders and members gather in the Multipurpose Room from…
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Community Night
Leesville Road High School is hosting the 3rd Annual Community Night on Oct. 9, 2012. Leesville Road High School, Middle School, and Elementary School along with Sycamore Creek and Hilburn Academy students, faculty, staff…
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Pushing the limits in the classroom
Teachers and students may not always see eye-to-eye in the classroom. However, each party is allowed their own, personal opinion. Makes sense, right? Unfortunately, to many people, it does not. Today, it seems as…
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Hooray for FCA!
Over 30 Leesville Road High School students gathered at Tabernacle Baptist Church on Monday, Sept. 10 for the first FCA meeting of the 2012-2013 school year. Fellowship of Christian Athletes is the largest Christian…
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The time I thought I had West Nile Virus
It was a typical Sunday; I went to church and, since my boyfriend was home from school, went to his house to spend time with his family. His mom asked us if we would…
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Leesville Pride launches into new school year
On Aug. 23, Leesville Road had its third annual Pride Launch to welcome rising freshman and transfer students to the school. After signing in and receiving a colored folder determined by their lunch period…
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VIP for a VIP
On Wednesday, May 23, the LRHS class of 2012 attended the “VIP for a VIP” (Vehicle Injury Prevention for a Very Important Person) assembly. The presentation started with a speech from a VIP spokesperson.…
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Student organizations in NC colleges
High schools offer a variety of clubs and organizations for students to participate in. A few offered at Leesville include National Honors Society, Rubik’s Cube club, Political club, Spanish club, Car club, and more.…
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Teen heartthrobs fall
Aaron Carter was the epitome of a 90’s teen pop singer. His dreamy voice and melodic lyrics melted the hearts of the young girls of the late 20th century. Aaron became famous after doing…
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Hope Reilly in the spotlight
In the Fall semester of the 2011-2012 school year, Hope Reilly, senior, was enrolled in Mrs. Covington’s creating writing class. Little did she know, by the end of the 18 weeks, she would achieve…
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Film Club has final meeting of 2011-12 school year
On Friday, May 11, Leesville Road High School’s Film Club gathered in room 217 to watch Anonymous, a famous film exploring the authenticity of William Shakespeare’s works. Typically, the club’s president, Anna Foley, says…
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Seacrest is the new Dick Clark
Richard “Dick” Clark, the famous American radio/television personality, passed away in early April at age 83 from a severe heart attack. He began his career in 1945 when he was only 16 years old.…
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Awake keeps Stephenson awake
NBC’s new show, Awake, aired its pilot episode on Thursday, March 1. The series’ main character, Michael Britten, is a veteran Los Angeles homicide detective. After he and his family are in a horrible…
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Engdahl vs. Scioli and Davis
The week of March 12 was a time for the students at Leesville Road High School to collect non-perishable food items and personal hygiene items to send to troops in Kandahar Air Base in…
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The final registration for the class of 2013
The time for Leesville Road High School’s juniors to register for their 2012-2013 classes has finally arrived. Selecting eight primary classes and three alternate classes may seem pointless to some, but in reality, those…
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Leesville students share their most embarrassing moments
In seventh grade, I experienced my most embarrassing moment. I, along with the entire seventh grade, spent the afternoon outside playing football, soccer, kickball, and taking pictures for the end-of-the-year picnic. But I never…
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Nintendo almost ruins Christmas
On a frigid December morning, my boyfriend and I took on a task we would later regret. Several weeks back, his family’s Nintendo Wii had stopped reading the discs inserted into the console. With…
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The pros and cons of caffeine
A typical day for a student attending Leesville Road High School begins at the crack of dawn. Around 6:00 a.m., alarm clocks all over North Raleigh indicate that it is time to roll out…
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Leesville works together to collect box tops
Leesville Middle and Elementary schools, with the help from the high school, kicked off this year’s Box Top fundraiser at the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year. “There are two official submissions per school…
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Kids these days rely on excuses too heavily
Instead of taking responsibility and admitting a fault, people tend come up with insane excuses to try and cover their mistakes. “My dog ate my homework” and “my printer was broken” are classic excuses…
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Facial hair grows on Leesville
Facial hair seems to be a rising trend at Leesville Road High School. More and more guys walk the halls with burly beards and massive mustaches. With November in full swing, this trend has…
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Cheerleaders: is the media to blame for stereotypes?
Many Leesville Road High School students strongly believe that TV shows and movies are to blame for the unfortunate stereotypes associated with cheerleaders. “That’s obviously where we get all the stereotypes for cheerleaders,” said…
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PDA: students frown upon public canoodling
There is a thin line between acceptable PDA and inappropriate displays of affection while at school. PDA, or public display of affection, is any act of physical intimacy in the view of others. Although…
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Argao displays his giant prized Marlin
While walking back from an interview one morning, I passed by room 247 only to find Mr. Argao and his first period class attempting to hang a giant marlin on the wall. “It’s… interesting,”…
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Photos from Pep Rally
Follow the link — http://lrhsnews.carbonmade.com/ — to see photos from the Fall Pep Rally. Hailey Stephenson, Senior Editor
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Argao displays his prized giant marlin
While walking back from an interview one morning, I passed by room 247 only to find Mr. Argao and his first period class attempting to hang a giant marlin on the wall. “It’s… interesting,”…
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Pan Am can’t lift off
The 1960s was was a time of change and transformation. The United States was at the height of a Cold War with Russia and Cuba, which left people uneasy about their future. However, the…
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Cliques more closely examined: jocks
LRHS is a typical high school: home to the jocks, the cheerleaders, the band kids, the chorus kids, the skaters, the bookworms and countless others. People, usually outside of their own groups, tend to…
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The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe auditions
September 7 marked the first audition for Leesville Road High School’s 2011-2012 production of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. Maggie Young, senior, was excited to audition for the part of the white…
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Short freshmen in the incoming class
As the doors opened on the morning of Aug. 25 for the first day of school, the halls overflowed with hundreds of freshmen; wide-eyed and terrified of what the day had in store for…