By Amber Wilson and Allison Hurley It is almost time for students to begin selecting their classes for the next school year. Many students are considering taking dual enrollment classes at Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech). Dual Enrollment is a great way for students to complete college classes while still in high school. Dual Enrollment is available to all
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As the winter sports season comes to an end, let us review our winter athletes’ accomplishments this year. Winter sports include Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Wrestling, Indoor Track and Field, and Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving. Basketball The Men’s JV basketball team finished with a 5-10 record. Our Varsity Men’s team has a 14-9 overall record. Varsity began playoffs
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By Allison Hurley For our Apex seniors, there are eighty-four school days left until graduation, but with the start of their last semester of high school, Senioritis can have an immense impact on many seniors. Seniors, you have worked diligently for the last four years, but it is too soon to stop now. It is more than reasonable for seniors
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By: Allison Hurley Winter sports season has officially begun and our Apex Women’s Basketball teams are off to a great start. Both the Varsity and Junior Varsity (JV) have talented leadership. Varsity is coached by the experienced Coach Michael and JV is coached by Coach Holmes. Varsity is led by three captains, Maddie Degnan, Bailey Sigmon, and Ada Anorve. JV
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By: Shreya Senthilkumar and Allison Hurley Apex High School’s very own Mr. John Clark was honored by Wake County on Friday, November 19, 2021, when he won the Wake County Employee Excellence Award. Two hundred people were nominated for the award across Wake County, but Mr. Clark was one out of only twenty people who received it. Mr. Clark has
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By: Allison Hurley For decades school employees across the country have asked for higher wages. On Tuesday, November 2, 2021 the Wake County School Board of Education approved a wage increase for full and part-time employees, but many are asking, is it enough? Through the COVID-19 pandemic teachers have had more work than previous years. They adjusted to teaching online
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By: Allison Hurley Since the start of the school year, Wake County has struggled to hire bus drivers. On Thursday, October 29 drivers across the county warned of a possible sickout the following day and they followed through. The United States has been suffering a labor shortage for several months now. As factories, grocery stores, and restaurants scramble to hire
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By: Allison Hurley Red Ribbon Week is observed in the last week of October every year. Its purpose is to raise awareness on the impact of drugs and addiction in teens and provide support for those in need. The week has a deep history and has impacted millions across the country, since it began in 1988. In 1985, Agent Enrique
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By: Allison Hurley On Tuesday, October 12 many Apex students and staff enjoyed a night of dancing, singing, and laughter at Harry Styles’ Love on Tour concert. Styles’ second solo album Fine Line was released on December 13, 2019. Almost two years later, he finally performed the album live at Raleigh’s PNC Arena. Fans have patiently waited for the show
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By: Shreya Senthilkumar & Allison Hurley This October, The Apex Peak Players will be performing The Liar for the twenty-second annual fall play. It is a contemporary version of a French farce, of the same name, performed in 1644. The story takes place in Paris and follows Dorante (played by Preston Smith) and his complicated, yet humorous, journey to find
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