With the homecoming game and dance right around the corner, the roster of this year’s Apex High School homecoming court is out! This year, there are ten queens and eight kings nominated to the court. The nominations were “write in” to a Google Form, with the link provided in cougar class a week before Homecoming Week begins. The decisions were
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The new school year brings new school policies to Wake County. Schools are implementing new, stricter policies when it comes to cell phone usage and absences to curb distractions and excess skipping. Consequences this year compared to those before are different, and the parameters on which student conduct should be conducted has changed. Starting this year, seniors may not be
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The new school year has brought an influx of new teachers to Apex High School. Ms. Krivensky, one of these new teachers, has taken over English II and African American Literature. Coming to Apex High has been a change for her, and she has found she has needed to adapt to the new school layout. She notes, “So far it’s
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This year, Apex High School held their prom on Friday, May 12th at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel. The dance went from 8:00 – 12:00, and the theme for this year was “A Night on the Boardwalk.” The theme was executed with carnival decor, carnival-themed stations, a few games, carnival foods (i.e. funnel cake, cotton candy, etc), and tickets strewn
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2020 and 2021 saw an album boom after the lockdowns, fostering a creative renaissance for many artists. Now, in 2023, we are having a second coming of just that. However this time, unlike the last, COVID restrictions have been fully lifted, and concert season is in full swing with artists performing when they couldn’t before. From Beyonce to Stevie Nicks,
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On March 31st, supergroup Boygenius released their debut full length album, the record. The group consists of the solo artists Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker, who formed the group after deciding to record a few songs after finding out that they were on a triple bill. When recording, they all formed a very strong bond with each other
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Podcasts are an often less discussed aspect when it comes to listening habits. They can be equally, if not more, impactful than music itself when heard, even as it’s talked about less. The genre’s range far and wide, too, from self help and educational topics to more fictitious narratives, comedy talks, and even stories of true crime. Many people tune
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This year, continuing a tradition at Apex High School, shirts made for Black History Month were made and given out. The design chosen for the 2023 celebration was made by senior Tes Sanni and produced by screen printing. The shirts are free but require students or teachers to bring in their own shirt to have the design printed on. The
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Late fall last year, Apex High School welcomed Crafting for Change, a new club, into their roster of varying clubs. The president of the club, student Darcy Schueler, strived to make a club that welcomed all to come and craft for a change as the name implies. The club meets every other Wednesday and supports many different organizations by hosting
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Every year, Spotify users around the globe anxiously anticipate its biggest feature to drop. Spotify Wrapped is their biggest marketing ploy as many users share their statistics all over social media and entice non-users to join. The Wrapped shows users their listening habits throughout the year, showing them their top artists, songs, genres, and how much they listened. With some,
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