Every year, kids all across America wait months for October 31st to come simply so they can dress up in a costume and go door-to-door asking for some treats. Most people assume that it’s just a harmless holiday for kids to be kids, but do you know the true origin of Halloween? Halloween first came to be back with the

Every October, North Carolinians get to enjoy the most anticipated state event of the year: the State Fair. Filled with delicious, odd foods, enjoyable attractions, and fun games where you can win prizes. But one of the least admired things about the fair is its rich history, dating back over a century ago. The fair was overlooked a century ago,

I got the opportunity to sit down with Apex’s Incumbent Mayor, Jacques Gilbert. Jacques has served in the Apex Police Department for twenty-nine years and has built his campaign on fostering solid community relationships. We discussed topics that affect  Apex citizens from all walks of life. Tell me about yourself. There’s so many things I like to do. I just

When a student gets a grade back, their first thought is, “Why did I lose points?” In some classes, such as math or science, this is clear cut. There are right and wrong answers. However, in a class like English, it is not so cut and dry. Every answer could be the correct one, as long as there is textual

September was Pediatric Cancer Awareness month, and I recently had the pleasure of talking to Melissa Wiggins, who is a co-founder of Cannonball Kids’ cancer, a non-profit organization that funds research to find better treatments for children battling cancer. This Scottish mother talked to me about her son Cannon, who survived his fight with cancer, and explained CKc’s goals and

Inequalities in Education North Carolina’s K-12 Public Education System has garnered national attention and controversy in recent months due to publicized protests from parents, teachers, and students in NC schools. The major concern stems from a lack of state funding and a growing disparity of funding on a county-to-county basis.  The state’s education system as we know it today, was

High school is a time when many people tend to start applying for jobs. Our parents are wanting us to start learning responsibility and begin paying for some things on our own. The key to getting a job is making a good impression and knowing what to do at a job interview. I personally always ask people how I should

I am very passionate about helping the community, and I heard about an amazing operation called Project Classroom, created to help our teachers everywhere. When students think of teachers, they think of the people that give them homework and lots of tough projects. In reality, teachers try to help us learn and prepare us for adulthood. But while teachers support

Right now, 3.26 billion people are members of some sort of social media platform. We use it to talk to our friends, see what everybody’s doing, and keep up on the ridiculous celebrity gossip. Harmless, right? Not exactly. Millions of users on social media are competing on who can get the most likes or who is better than who. Social