Sports are an important part of not only Apex High but to the people who play them. For junior Colleen Sholtis, basketball has been a big portion of her life ever since sixth grade. “…But I have been playing in my front yard for as long as I can remember. My older brother and one of my sisters would always
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Three years ago, Apex High opened its own restaurant inside the school. Each year, it gets a little bigger, and it operates under the name The Palm Leaf Cafe. It offers drinks, pastries, and small lunch items for the Apex High admin and staff. The Cafe is completely student-run by the Apex High culinary course and advised by the culinary
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Before the Ariana Grande concert on Friday, British alt rock band The 1975 came to the PNC Arena on Tuesday, November 19. A concert filled with lights, dancing, and songs about youth, The 1975 concert was the best concert I’ve been to in awhile. Before singer Matty Healy and his band came out, the concert was opened by a small,
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The coffee industry worldwide is worth $20 billion dollars as we drink 500 billion cups of coffee a year. According to medicalnewstoday.com, teens are the “fastest growing population of caffeine users” since 82.3% of them drink coffee/caffeinated beverages on a regular basis. In my own poll of 73 students, 40% of them said they drink coffee regularly. So why is
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As a high schooler, stress is everywhere. This season, it’s college apps for seniors; soon it’ll be time for exams, and not to mention extra curriculars and jogging homework, school, friends, a job, and parents. So when things get too crazy, how do we cope with it? Here are some strategies I’ve learned over the years to help when things
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It’s lunchtime, and now comes the hardest part: figuring out where to go. Click here to find out the perfect place for lunch today!
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For northerners, Wegmans is a household name. Synonymous with Disney World, Wegmans grocery stores are a staple to northern life. So, coming from a Rochester family, we were among the three thousand people who stood outside for the Raleigh grand opening on September 29, 2019. The first Wegmans opened in 1916 in Rochester, New York. Since then, the grocery store
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One of our own teachers at Apex High used to be an AHS women’s basketball star. Charli Michael, one of our ninth-grade health and PE teachers, is an Apex alumni and made history when she played for the Lady Cougars. Up until her graduation in 2008, Michael played on varsity the majority of her high school basketball career. She was
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With the school year starting and football season culminating, fall means one other thing: marching band season. The Apex High Marching Band doesn’t get nearly enough recognition for the amount of hard work they do throughout the autumn months. Between football games and practices and competitions, the marching band sure has their hands full. But, because of all the time
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Recently, I had the opportunity to talk to one of our new French teachers, Miss Locher. This is her first year teaching and she’s thrilled about working at Apex High, since she’s heard so many good things. Below she tells all about how she came to be a teacher, why she chose French, and about her time being a high
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