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internship and earn as much as people with four-year degrees. LRHS is not one of the first to have an academy like this. “The goal of the county is to have an academy in each high school,” said Farina. “Every year, they’re opening up two academies, and ours happens to be one for next year and so is Wakefield High School.” Many may wonder if there’s a way for rising upperclassmen to have access to this academy, but Farina claims it would be difficult. “In between [the academy students] junior and senior year, a 120 hour internship is required,” said Farina. a 120 hour internship is required,” said Farina. “If we offer [this academy] to rising seniors they’d have to get an internship, and they’d be missing all of those pieces for Adobe and the game design [that the academy students learn in their freshmen and sophomore years].” The application process for the Academy involves completing a Google Form and obtaining two teacher recommendations. The official close date for applications is March 31. However, if there are too few applications, Farina will announce an extension date.

The logo for the new Game Design Academy at Leesville. The logo incorporates both sides of the academy with the game controller and the

interlocking design. (SCREENSHOT COURTESY OF ELLIE THOMPSON)

By: ViViana STraniero

Video Editor

With the sun shining and the flowers blooming, we can start shopping for the best spring and summer 2022 fashion trends. Revamping our collections and following new trends is thrilling. Especially when the runway, Instagram, and red carpets have showcased so many amazing looks.

There are several trends to experiment with, in the upcoming seasons, but here are 3 of the most popular.

The early 2000s called and the miniskirt is back. This nostalgic Y2K look can be dressed down with sneakers or dressed up with strappy heels for wherever the day takes you.

The Grinch would not be able to get enough of all the green styles coming out this season. Everything from pretty pastel tones to cool, punchy hues that pop. Many are incorporating green into areas of their outfits, especially accessories like scarves and handbags.

Criss-cross and ornate loop details are all over the runway this spring/summer. Halter necks are one of the most flattering 2022 trends. Whether they are worn comfortably or dressed up for a night out, it does not matter. If you want to be trendy this spring, buy a mini skirt, something green, or a halterneck! You will not regret it.

It is finally time to pack away the sweatpants that have kept us warm all winter. Big styles are emerging during the 2022 spring/summer seasons,

you can start shopping for now. (PHOTO COURTESY OF PUBLIC DOMAIN) Wake County will begin renovations on Leesville’s track in May of 2022. The updates may delay until later in the year if any athletic teams make it into the playoffs. (PHOTO COURTESY OF LAUREN TAYLOR)

By: Lauren TayLor

Junior Editor

Leesville Road High School’s Hamilton Stadium will undergo extensive renovations beginning in May 2022. Updates to the stadium include revamping the track’s asphalt, pits and fences, as well as moving the shot put, discus and high jump areas. In addition to these renovations, coaches are excited for Leesville’s track to gain electricity. This addition will create easily accessible clocks for games, practices, and other athletic events. “We can have timing systems set up on the inside of the track, so we can have the play clocks have power to them which we don’t have,” said Coach Rogers, Leesville’s Athletic Director.

Wake County resurfaced Leesville’s track twice in the last fifteen years and we did not plan to renovate it until sometime in the future. The track, however, deteriorated faster than anticipated and issues like crumbling concrete and dangerous potholes made the facility unsafe, and even unusable for athletes. These conditions continued for years until the track was finally too worn for teams to utilize the space. Leesville hit this point in the stadium’s decline roughly two years ago. PAC, Leesville’s athletic funding program, has been pushing for a new stadium since then. The trouble is that a new track meant disregarding Wake County’s system for stadium renovations. “Everything has to go on a rotation,” said Rogers. “I think what they do is they do four tracks a year. They’ve done Broughton high, Holly Springs... it has to do with being on a rotation, and then it has to do with the wear and tear on the track.” “We’ve been trying to beg them for a new track for two years now at least. I think we really amped it up this year because we couldn’t run any home meets last year or this year,” said Rogers. In addition to coaches and other team members, parents and students played a crucial role in bringing attention to Leesville’s need for a new track. They wrote to WCPSS board members and explained the significance of the school’s situation further helping Leesville’s cause. “Some student athletes wrote in to board members and wrote in to people at Wake County which got us a lot of traction... when we told them we can’t have meets here they said ‘okay we can move you up the list and put you next starting in May,’” said Rogers. Leesville’s new track will be entirely revamped by the next school year.