World Kindness Day was on Nov. 13, and Apex High School had an event called Peak Positivity to celebrate World Kindness Day. There were many clubs and booths there to help support this cause including a drive drop off, bracelet making, write a card, encouraging words, key club, Gay- Straight Alliance, DECA, 7 cups of tea, Equity team, Feminist club,
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When one wants a quick burrito in Apex and doesn’t care about a lick of authenticity but respects themselves too much for Taco Bell, they’ll find themselves with two options: Chipotle or Moe’s Southwest Grill. The two fast-casual Mexican food chains have been competing for years and have been known to get into social media feuds, most notably about the
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Congratulations to Mr. Gurkin, the Apex High School Teacher of the Year! Mr. Gurkin teaches physics, calculus based mechanics, and physical science here at Apex. He is extremely involved in school life and dedicates his time to supporting the arts, athletics, and academics of Apex. This is his fifth year of teaching, and over the past four years he has
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Do you ever stop to wonder how have we come so far as a species? How we have progressed so far in comparison to other creatures. Though there are many reasons and theories, it all seems to boil down to one truth; our capacity to learn. Gaining knowledge and being able to utilize it effectively and in new, innovative ways
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This week I was able to speak with one of Apex High School’s most well-known athletes, Omar McBride. With a history of performing exceptionally well in outdoor track, he was given the opportunity to participate in the Junior Olympics these past two weeks in Buenos Aires. I sat down with him to get all the details on his experience.
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As the fall sports season wraps up, our Apex High School women’s golf team made sure to close out the season with a huge milestone. The team competed at the 4A Central Regional Tournament on Oct. 15 and did an exceptional job! Margaux Whitley, Abby Loding, and Madison Winn earned AHS a team qualification for the North Carolina High School
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October 18-20, the Apex High Peak Players are taking on a wacky early 2000s re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night directed by Laura Levine. Shakespeare’s work was meant to be performed, so Levine’s adaptation of the comedy revolving around twins Viola and Sebastian, separated by a shipwreck, as they get into twisted–and completely absurd–love triangles, is perfect. As everyone who has
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