SAT/ACT requirements were waived for students due to the Coronavirus pandemic starting in 2020. Some colleges continue to waive the SAT/ACT requirements, but is the trend here to stay? As a result of COVID-19, the academic landscape changed. In the spring semester of 2020, to maintain educational continuity, classes were held online after the initial outbreak of COVID-19. The requirement
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This Friday, November 18, 2022, all sophomores at Apex High School will take the PreACT. Many universities and colleges require students to submit their ACT and/or SAT test scores. Although, since the COVID-19 pandemic many schools have stopped requiring the scores, students are still strongly encouraged to take these tests. The PreACT is designed to prepare students for the ACT
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Senioritis is a popular term for when seniors in high school slack off, usually during their second semester. Before seniors can relax, however, they have to face one of the toughest semesters of school they will ever go through. During their fall semester, most seniors have to balance regular schoolwork, often with difficult classes to display academic rigor, with the
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If you are a freshman or sophomore or maybe even older, you might have noticed how backed up the DMV is. Drivers Ed for the schools in Wake County are extremely backed up, to the point where you could be a junior before you are able to take it. Many people are outraged with how long it’s going to take.
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By: Briana Taylor and Ekite Lew At 12:00 a.m. on October 21st, Taylor Swift made her “return to pop” by releasing her 10th studio album, Midnights. Taylor has always thrived when writing about “her past experiences and her own internal tugs of war” (New York TImes). She is known for her songs on raw love and break ups, but in
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During the month of November, the Wake County Public School System’s traditional calendar has a lot of days off. Students are out for a total of six and a half days in November. There are many different reasons why students have off all those days. At the beginning of November, it is the end of the quarter. The end of
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The Homecoming dance is a beloved high school tradition that many students look forward to attending. However, alongside this dance is another event that some might not know of: band homecoming. Band homecoming, typically shortened to “BOCO,” is a homecoming dance designated primarily for students in Apex High’s Marching Band. It takes place directly after the Homecoming football game, lasting
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Every October since 1985 millions of people, including politicians, professional athletes, and other public figures, wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every year breast cancer claims the lives of roughly forty-two thousand women and five hundred men. Breast Cancer Awareness Month’s goal is to provide support to those fighting their battles with breast cancer, celebrate survivors, and
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It is spooky season and we want to know what you would rather do this Halloween, take this quiz to find out!
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By: Shreya Senthilkumar, Shivani Handa, and Kate Sinodis On August 10th, the Apex Peak Players officially announced their twenty-third annual fall production: Walk Two Moons! Based on the book of the same name, Walk Two Moons follows a young girl named Sal and her cross-country road trip with her grandparents. However, the only reason they are traveling so far is
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