On April 9, Key Club, the Equity Team, and Peak Positivity hosted the International Festival to celebrate the incredible diversity of Apex High School. Thirty-one different cultures were represented with a total of forty-three different booths and five outstanding performances. AHS students spent months planning and prepping for this event, and everyone involved should be extremely proud of their work
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Last week, some students of Apex High School went on a trip to New Orleans. The choir spent four days, traveling, competing, and touring this incredible city, the capital of Louisiana. They did not leave empty handed; they came home with three trophies and four plaques, all of them of gold. The trip took place from March 28 to March
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Sit for a minute and relax, and then think about what you consider intelligence. Often, it is thought that intelligence pertains to two main areas in schooling. Grade Point Average (GPA) and the SAT/ACT define it all. They define your intelligence, what classes you were good enough for, and even in some cases your worth. I went around asking people
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Spring break is just around the corner, and it is time to get ready for a nice vacation away from the stress of school. This is a week that everyone can take advantage of. Students don’t have to worry about homework, tests, and quizzes. Teachers can take some time off of work. Even parents don’t have to worry about their
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High school can be very stressful, especially with all the AP and honors classes, sports teams, jobs, and even clubs. Some of the classes that we take are mandatory, and we do not have a say in taking them, giving us less schedule space for taking classes we want such as fun or career-oriented classes. Most of the career-oriented classes
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Good news my fellow North Carolinians, the popular supermarket Wegmans will be opening a new location in Raleigh. The company originates in New York and has slowly been working its way down the East coast of the United States and on September 29, 2019, the store will open. It is currently being built in the Midtown East shopping center located
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Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a club offered at Apex High. It revolves around Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS); home economics, culinary, and fashion are all in the FACS department. At FCCLA states you choose a STAR Event that you will compete in, and you will have to do some sort of a project. The type
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