By: Kylie Radford Editorial When working on an article about Student Council, I stumbled across an old student council site with a tab designated “Mr. Apex”. Out of interest, I began looking through the website to see just what life was like just seven years ago. Upon further investigation, I was intrigued by what I found: a YouTube video that
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By: Amber Wilson and Camille Gottholm After two and a half long years, Apex High School is hosting another school dance! This year The Student Council has announced that there will be a Winter Formal. The theme, “Apex in the Alps,” for this year’s dance fits perfectly with the winter weather we’ve been experiencing. The Winter Formal will be held
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By Hadi Rahim and Jessica Hudnut There are many important issues facing the students of Apex High School: bus driver shortages, mental health, and navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, just to name a few. But it’s time to talk about the most important issue of all: Why nobody goes to Taco Bell for lunch. Every day at lunch, Juniors and Seniors
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Black History Month is the annual celebration of the achievements of African Americans and all their importance in America’s history. This month started out just as a week, but eventually, in 1970 became an entire month. Ever since 1976, every president has recognized this month, even though it started in 1915, by Carter G Woodson, an American author, journalist, historian
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By: Kate Sinodis and Rose Andrews Two years ago, a petition was created to remove or change the tardy policy in Apex High School on Change.org. Created by then Apex student Jackson Beaufort, students banded together to collect over 1000 signatures; after which the petition was forgotten. Now, in 2022, the petition has gained attention once again and students have
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As we start our 2nd semester at Apex High, it is important to stay safe when it comes to COVID-19. With the new Omicron variant being highly contagious, the school had some options on how to handle it. They could go back to virtual schooling, they could close down until cases get better, or they could stay in school and
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By Allison Hurley For our Apex seniors, there are eighty-four school days left until graduation, but with the start of their last semester of high school, Senioritis can have an immense impact on many seniors. Seniors, you have worked diligently for the last four years, but it is too soon to stop now. It is more than reasonable for seniors
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By: Kate Sinodis, Rose Andrews, and Kylie Radford On Friday, February 4th, an (HBCU) Historically Black Colleges and Universities and career fair will be held in the aux Gym during both lunches. Recruiters will be visiting from many of North Carolina’s HBCU colleges; so students can learn about what these institutions have to offer. The fair will be hosted by
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By Hadi Rahim and Jessica Hudnut The bus driver shortage is like the pandemic; it never seems to go away. Last Wednesday, six routes were not running, leaving dozens of students without a ride home. Students have become accustomed to daily afternoon announcements of bus routes that will not be running as they rush to their phones to find a
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Exams begin next week, and there is a lot to know! Students have an exam for each class unless eligible for senior exemptions or credentialed out of a CTE exam. Exams are worth 20 percent of every final grade, so it is important to take them! Below is Apex’s exam schedule for week of January 10-14: Daily Exam Schedule 7:25
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