Over the years many video games have shaped the face of how we play them today. Beginning with “Pong” in the early 1970’s- the first video game to ever be widely played, and “Donkey Kong”- the game that popularized platformers and introduced the character, “Mario.” Though the 1980’s saw video games’ initial rise to prominence, less than forty years later
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With the 2018 marching season finally over, it is time to look back on one of the less appreciated organizations at Apex High: our marching band. Conducted by Mr. Jarvis, the Apex High Marching band plays at every football game that is played on our home field and practices endlessly from August through November. To commemorate their dedication, Peak Student
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Click here to read the first article in this series! You wake up at some time before sunrise and end up at school. You go to your classes and are assigned various amounts of coursework and homework. You talk to friends during lunch, maybe do some of your homework, and then go back to class. Eventually, the day ends, either
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What is wrong with us? No, really, what is wrong with us? Older generations tend to believe that younger generations are ruining the planet while many from younger generations feel as though older generations have already ruined this world before we even had a chance to be born. Often, people today consider those who lived in the far past, such
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Click here to find out now! “You might belong in Gryffindor, Where dwell the brave at heart, Their daring, nerve, and chivalry Set Gryffindors apart; You might belong in Hufflepuff, Where they are just and loyal, Those patient Hufflepuffs are true And unafraid of toil; Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, if you’ve a ready mind, Where those of wit and
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Do you ever stop to wonder how have we come so far as a species? How we have progressed so far in comparison to other creatures. Though there are many reasons and theories, it all seems to boil down to one truth; our capacity to learn. Gaining knowledge and being able to utilize it effectively and in new, innovative ways
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Politics—the topic that no one wants to talk about during Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone holds their own beliefs on how the world should function, varying from autocracy to complete anarchy. However, within in the United States, there are two political parties that wield enormous amounts of power: the Democrats and Republicans. While there are other parties, such as the Libertarian and
Read moreInterview Video Part 1 Interview Video Part 2 Interview Video Part 3 Interview Video Part 4 Q: What is your name? A: Sarah Gavin Q: What did you do before coming to Apex? A: Before coming to Apex, I of course, went to college at West Carolina University. I grew up in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, and went to
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