Quiz: What Starbucks Holiday Drink Should You Try?
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2022 Winter Dance Concert
On Wednesday, December 7 and Thursday, December 8, 2022, Apex Dance will put on their second annual winter concert. The concert will feature dozens of Apex students taking dance classes this semester. Dances of various styles will be performed, from modern to jazz and everything in between. Audience members will view group pieces, solos, and more choreographed by dance director
Read moreSophomores are Taking the PreACT
This Friday, November 18, 2022, all sophomores at Apex High School will take the PreACT. Many universities and colleges require students to submit their ACT and/or SAT test scores. Although, since the COVID-19 pandemic many schools have stopped requiring the scores, students are still strongly encouraged to take these tests. The PreACT is designed to prepare students for the ACT
Read moreWhat Fall Food Are You?
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Read moreBreast Cancer Awareness Month
Every October since 1985 millions of people, including politicians, professional athletes, and other public figures, wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every year breast cancer claims the lives of roughly forty-two thousand women and five hundred men. Breast Cancer Awareness Month’s goal is to provide support to those fighting their battles with breast cancer, celebrate survivors, and
Read moreWCPSS Proposal to Rezone Students
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Wake County Public School Systems (WCPSS) introduced a new Student Enrollment Proposal to the Wake County Board of Education. This proposal would change how the schools are zoned or assigned to students based on where they live. Should this proposal pass, it would take effect in the 2023-2024 school year. After hearing input from students
Read moreBehind the Scenes of CougarTV
In 2015 Coach Paul Lockwood began Apex High’s beloved student broadcast news, entitled CougarTV, was created. For the last seven years, students at Apex have joined the CougarTV crew through the Cultural Media Literacy class. They have written, filmed, and edited informative and fun videos for students to enjoy each week. All students watch the latest CougarTV episode in Cougar
Read moreMeet Mrs. Conner
As Apex High kicks off the new school year, there are many new faces here at Laura Duncan Road. There are over twenty new teachers at Apex this year. In the math department alone, we have five teachers who are new to Apex, and Mrs. Conner is one of them. Q: How long have you been teaching? A: “This is
Read moreSuicide Prevention Awareness Month, Impacts of Mental Health on Teens
Most people know September as the start of a new school year, the beginning of autumn, or the month of Labor Day, but what most people may not know is that September has been National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (SPAM) since 2008. Suicide is obviously a sensitive, tragic topic, but it impacts millions of people around the world, so prevention
Read moreSpring 2022 Final Exams
Final exams are just around the corner as the 2021-2022 school year comes to a close. Exam week will be June 6 through June 10. On Monday all students will take their exam for their first period class, Tuesday second period, Wednesday third period, Thursday fourth period, and Friday will be all make-up exams. Students should bring their school-issued Chromebook
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