[27 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Leon soccer looks to defeat Chiles and claim district crown

By Dominic Levings
This evening at 7 p.m., the Leon Lions varsity soccer squad will look to capture the program’s 21st district title against the Chiles Timberwolves, who are currently seeded number one in the district. The game will be played at Chiles.
Leon (13-10-2) defeated crosstown rival Lincoln on Wednesday afternoon …

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[25 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Caroline Walker: Another side of History Fair

In a previous blog, news editor Olivia Nash spoke about History Fair, and the process of History Fair, and the labor that she put into it. I, however, would like to discuss another aspect of History Fair, the monetary side.
My History Fair is on Abigail Adams, and is officially due …

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[19 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Tess Johnson: PO’ed – “Pinterest Obsessed”

Pinterest.com. A single website that smashes my work ethic into the ground, and has become the bane of my report card’s existence.
A few years ago, Facebook, which replaced MySpace, was all the rage. Kids everywhere were hassling their parents to allow them to sign up for this social networking miracle. …

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[19 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Tori Whitley: Wikipedia strikes against government censorship of the Internet

This morning, my AP Literature class was in the computer lab for a research project on the philosophies of the 17th and 18th century.
My first endeavor was to simply find a list of the different philosophies at the time. When I searched the topic, I attempted to click the Wikipedia entry …

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[18 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Nora Wilson signs to UT-Martin

From left to right: Amy Center, Principal Rocky Hanna, Nora Wilson, Janet Cawley
[Photo courtesy of the Tallahassee Democrat]

On Tuesday, Jan. 17, friends and family of senior Nora Wilson filed in to the Leon High School media center to watch as she signed for an equestrian scholarship to the University of Tennessee-Martin.

Wilson, 17, is …

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[18 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Savannah Watson: Community service opportunites through church

This weekend, I have the opportunity to help people that are in need of some remodling work on their homes.
My bible study group and I are going to spend all Saturday morning, and late into the afternoon, re-roofing houses.
Killearn United Methodist Church is the church that my group will be operating through.
During the summer, at a camp called ”Love …

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[17 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Courtney Young and Kate Milford: Changes in communication

Ever since our elementary years, technology has had an impact on our everyday lives. Starting back five years ago, e-mailing each other was the “latest and coolest” form of communication. Looking back, choosing an e-mail address at age 10, such as qtpie123@hotmail.com or funkymonkey1995@yahoo.com, was not the best idea.
In the …

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[13 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Olivia Nash: History fair headache

This year in my World History Honors class, I am required to participate in History Fair.
When I first heard that I had to do a history fair project, I thought I would have to write a short essay and make a pretty poster. I also thought that I would be …