North Carolina has a storied past with basketball starting in 1957 when the undefeated UNC Tar Heels beat a powerhouse Kansas team led by Wilt Chamberlain 54-52. Over the next sixty years, three different schools from North Carolina have won national championships at least two separate times. NC State won two in 1974 and 1983. UNC, after their 1957 win
Read moreThe fall sports season is officially over. This past Monday, November 7th, one of Apex’s most decorated teams began practice. The Apex High winter track and field team, who finished second place in the SWAC conference championships last year behind Panther Creek, looks very different this year with some notable runner and coaching absences. The biggest and most notable absence this
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The CDC states that “a healthy teenager between the ages of 13-18 gets 8-10 hours of sleep”. However, most teenagers don’t get anywhere near that. While work, sports, extracurriculars, and school work can all be seen as reasons, one thing that has come of that is that many believe the school schedule should start later for kids to get more
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Apex and Apex Friendship is one of the newest rivalries in Wake County. But it’s also one of the most passionate in Wake County athletics. Even though the school has only been open for seven years, the rivalry runs deep. But with the inclusion of the name “Apex ” in Apex Friendship’s name stirred up controversy among students at Apex
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When Covid hit, our lives were turned upside down. Then in September 2020, we went to full online school with Google Classroom. But next year the county has decided to change from Google Classroom to Canvas. This has caused a lot of controversy among students, but before we see how others feel about the switch, the differences between Google Classroom and
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It’s a new year at Apex; with a new year comes new staff. This year we welcome a new athletic director, Coach Weidenburner. Coach Weidenburner comes from Long Island, New York, having graduated from SUNY College. Weidenburner is a huge fan of the outdoors; he enjoys hiking, shelling, and spending time with his family. He also enjoys watching the Yankees,
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Over the past year, a lot has changed here at Apex, including the addition of new coaches like Coach Pennisi. Originally from Rhode Island, Coach Pennisi enjoys spending time with her family and coaching track and cross country at Apex. She specifically enjoyed coaching her four kids Starrett (soccer), Anya (running), Sebastian (running), and Stefan (running) all through their athletic
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