With the end of the school year quickly approaching, the number of people spending time outside in the sun will increase dramatically. Aside from being a significant factor in sustaining life, the sun also provides us with vitamin D, lower blood pressure, and serotonin. With the sun’s great benefits, why do we need sunscreen? Studies show one in three  Americans

“Why do I have a headache?” I ask that question often. It’s not like I get headaches all the time, but when I do have a headache, my life stands still. Everything stops, and all I can rattle in my throbbing skull is “Why do I have a headache?” I hate to generalize, but I have a presumption that everyone

The first two weeks of May bring about every AP student’s favorite time of year: AP exam season. This year, AP exams will take place from May 1 to May 5 and from May 8 to May 12. The schedule for when each specific exam will be held can be found here.  All of the exams will be on the

By Amber Wilson It’s May, which means it is time for one of the biggest events of the school year… Apex High School’s Prom! This year’s prom is on Friday, May 12 from 8 pm to midnight at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham.  The main planner for Apex’s Prom is culinary teacher Mrs. Hoskins. Mrs. Hoskins has been planning

It’s been 150 years since Apex, North Carolina was first incorporated as a town. The average resident probably doesn’t know much about Apex’s history. One could simply walk through downtown Apex, see the traffic and the restaurants, and look up to the spire of the Apex Baptist Church and down to the railroad but never know why it’s named Apex,

By: Amber Wilson It is a universal American teenage experience to take a college entrance exam at this point, something dreaded by all and begrudgingly taken. Whether the SAT or ACT, the basis is the same: a standardized test to measure math, verbal, analytical, and writing skills for college preparedness.  Since the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges and universities have transitioned

By Hadi Rahim Nearly one-in-ten school-aged children in the United States are enrolled in private schools. The percentage of middle-class families enrolling their kids in private schools has been declining over the past several decades. Many educational activists who are unsatisfied with the public school system want to give middle and lower-income families the opportunity to enroll their kids in

College is getting more expensive every year. Around 43 million Americans owe a total of $1.6 trillion in student debt. In order to help borrowers during the pandemic, the Trump administration paused student loan payments, and the Biden administration continued this pause until the end of June. In August 2022, the president announced that he would be eliminating $10,000 in

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) guarantees special education for qualifying students throughout the nation. A wide variety of resources are available to students who need them, depending on the specific needs of the individual student.  Disabilities covered under IDEA include Autism Spectrum Disorder, deaf-blindness, deafness, developmental delays, emotional disabilities, hearing impairment, intellectual disabilities, co-occurring disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other