Volunteering in the community is a large part of being in high school. At this time in our lives, we are encouraged to volunteer for clubs, college applications, or just simply to gain some maturity and experience. Volunteering also provides opportunities for hanging out with friends when done in groups. But this pandemic has prevented us from doing most things

For many high school students, it can be difficult to imagine their lives after graduation. With so many different career paths and life choices to think about, it is easy for students to feel overwhelmed and wonder if their high school prepared them enough for the obstacles ahead. To ease the worries and doubts of our own student body here

Stress is a normal thing that many people struggle with on a daily basis. Although stress is completely normal, accumulating a large amount of stress isn’t healthy. It’s damaging to one’s health and can affect their everyday life. Stress is different for everyone and different amounts affect people differently. Even small amounts of stress can deal greatly with certain people.

Covid-19 has affected all of our lives in many different ways, but a very significant change is the way we learn. As of March 2020, most schools have been shut down and transferred to online learning. Teachers and administrators had to learn how to teach online, and students had to figure out how to learn through a computer. Many counties

As I reflect on my four years as an Apex High School student, I realize it was full of change. There were major changes like having three different buildings to learn and adjust to as well as three different principals. There were also minor changes like meeting new friends, switching teachers mid-year, and changing interests and passions. There were also

If someone my freshman year had asked where I saw myself in June of my senior year, I would have given a lot of the typical answers, and yet I couldn’t have been more wrong. I don’t think anyone in the world could have predicted this. Even thinking back to ten months ago when I started Newspaper I, I never

I’m sure we’re all thinking the same thing right now. When is this gonna end? Will this ever be over? What am I even supposed to do? We can all agree that something like this probably has ever happened during our lifetime. We have to adapt to a changing world, and sometimes we’re left feeling bored and hopeless. However, there

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, everything has changed, and AP exams are no exception. This year AP exams will be administered online to be taken at home on students’ computers, tablets, or smartphones. The exams will no longer follow their usual three hour format consisting of both multiple choice and free response questions, but instead all of the

Environmental activism has been a hot topic lately with the international student walk-outs and Greta Thunberg’s amazing, heartfelt speeches. On the local level, it can feel impossible to make a difference, though. We all know the “three R’s” (reduce, reuse, recycle), but where do we go from there? The Town of Apex has new committees helping to lead the way