Are you thinking about becoming a vegetarian or living a plant based diet? Some say it’s the diet of the future, others not so much. Throughout the generations, parents, teachers, and doctors have been trying to engrave into children’s brains what they should and should not eat. So far most of your dinner plates or meal plans included fruits, vegetables,
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One of the most irritating things about high school is waking up early, and most students do not wake up excited to learn. First period classes have a slow start, and many people’s brains are not awake enough to focus. There is nothing we can do to change the start times, so we might as well make the best of
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As much as high schoolers do not want to admit it, summer is over. A new season has started, and that means the weather is cooler, the leaves are turning orange, red, and yellow, and the activities available in the Triangle are limitless. Take the scenic route on a nearby hike, spend the day working your way through a corn
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Starting and going through high school is not an easy thing. This is the time that you start to find the things you like and dislike, who you want to hang out with, and what you want to do with your free time. Not only do clubs and sports help you get involved with the school, keep you busy, and
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I would not call myself shy or quiet; rather I wait until I need to speak. Nor would I call myself a bandwagoner (unless Obama tells me to be); rather I am often outspoken. In middle school, I’d gone from end-of-grade finals to end-of-year celebrations to saying farewell to having classes with my some of my best friends. By the
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Apex High School and the Peak of Good Living are about to be in rear view mirror as I take on college in Chapel Hill. The past four years of high school, as cheesy as it sounds, have changed my life. I walked into Señora Lasher’s classroom for the first time freshmen year for Spanish 3, a class with twelve
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I had a lot of hopes for high school–as most people do–and they’re idealistic as you would imagine them to be. Mine consisted of being at the top of my class, glowing up by 300%, and by senior year, becoming friends with the school wallflowers and go on indie-flick inspired, John Green, thought-provoking adventures. As you can guess, none of
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If I had to sum up my four years at Apex High in three words….. Not enough roaches. Just kidding. Everyone knows that Apex High has more than enough cockroaches. There just aren’t three words that can encapsulate my experience at this quickly crumbling school, so I shan’t make something that miniscule up. As a senior I think
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This June the summer beach plans could be put on hold, with the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric) latest predictions on this year’s Hurricane season. The NOAA recently announced they are planning for an “above average” season, which could put a damper on all of summer’s festivities. Although putting summer plans aside, this is definitely serves as a warning for
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A group of researchers decided to take a trip to a small remote island located in the Pacific Ocean, and what they discovered upon arrival is both mesmerizingly beautiful and frightening. The researchers were shocked to find an estimated thirty-eight million pieces of trash, mostly plastic, filling the sandy beaches of Henderson Island, which has been designated a World Heritage
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