As we grow out of our Trick or Treating phase, you may draw blanks when asked what you plan to do for Halloween this year. Fear not because I have collected some of the most horrifying, frightening, and exhilarating haunted attractions around the area. These attractions are the perfect way to get into the Halloween spirit, so gather your friends
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One of my closest friends, Sammy Taylor, is an incredible athlete. She has played all kinds of sports including basketball, soccer, and she also runs cross country. I recently chose to interview Sammy about her experiences as a soccer player from her first game all the way up to making varsity as a freshman. Q: How long have you been
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Apex High School has an amazing women’s lacrosse program with amazing coaches. I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the new varsity coaches, Mrs. Amanda Rutledge, and getting to know a little bit about her. You’ve been at Apex as a teacher for three years, right? This is my second full year because I started as a long-term substitute.
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Just imagine being able to take advantage of a nice sunny day and enjoying your lunch outside. Well, now you can with Apex High’s new and improved courtyard. At the old Apex, students loved being with their friends during their forty-minute lunch break, catching up, and working on homework. For the past two years that we were at Green Level,
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If you didn’t know, one of the kickers for the Apex High School football team is Hayden Tarpey! I interviewed her to find out more about what it’s like for her being on the team. 1.What persuaded you to try out to be the kicker? I played football from first grade through middle school and was not able to
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One of our own teachers at Apex High used to be an AHS women’s basketball star. Charli Michael, one of our ninth-grade health and PE teachers, is an Apex alumni and made history when she played for the Lady Cougars. Up until her graduation in 2008, Michael played on varsity the majority of her high school basketball career. She was
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Apex High School offers a variety of programs for students to get involved in. Among those is the sports medicine program. I have had the pleasure of being a part of this program for the past two years, and I think it is an amazing program. Since that is my personal opinion, I thought it would be fun to see
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After making the journey back to their original campus, Apex High School isn’t exactly the same as we left it. “The school lost some of its spirit and its title,” said Scott Ferguson, our school’s athletic director. Mr. Ferguson has been at Apex High School since 1994. He is one of the school’s English teachers, along with our speech teacher.
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With the school year starting and football season culminating, fall means one other thing: marching band season. The Apex High Marching Band doesn’t get nearly enough recognition for the amount of hard work they do throughout the autumn months. Between football games and practices and competitions, the marching band sure has their hands full. But, because of all the time
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Welcome back, Cougars! We hope you had a wonderful summer and are ready to jump into the new school year and new building! Along with the excitement of our incredible new school comes a new recycling policy, which is also pretty buzzworthy! Previously, only paper was allowed to be recycled in classroom bins, but now many different materials are acceptable
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