By: Briana Taylor The German State Competition is hosted once a year and is a week of German themed competitions ranging from culture and language related to art and performance. From March 21-24, 2022, eighteen Apex High School students participated in the 20th consecutive state German competition, otherwise known as German Da. After months of planning by our state organization,

Through March 6th and 7th, the Apex High dance team gave a series of show-stopping performances at their annual concert. With a wide range of routines, from high-energy beats, to melancholic melodies, the audience was in for a rollercoaster ride of emotions; all achieved through the use of lights, music, and skillful dance. Although their seamless movements make their performances

If you’re a junior or senior in high school  chances are you’ve been told to make a list of colleges that you plan on attending. Researching colleges can be time consuming and sometimes you might get overwhelmed as the information might be too much to take in at first. In this guide you’ll learn what information to focus on so

Adolescence is a very important period for developing social skills and healthy emotional habits for mental well-being. On the contrary, mental health struggles are an epidemic for teenagers right now. Mental Health stressors include social media, the pandemic, peer pressure, especially when it comes to doing drugs and drinking. Nowadays with all the risk factors, one in seven (14%) ten-nineteen

Apex High opens its doors to Tia Wallace, the new interior design teacher, who is sure to renovate the department. But before adding new touches to a space, it is important to understand just how they fit in. Likewise, it is important to get to know new staff. Wallace hails from Central New York, more specifically the Cortland area, and

With the weather starting to get warmer and the sun coming out from behind the clouds, spring sports are starting off with a bang. With soccer, lacrosse, softball, baseball, track, and tennis teams . Being on a sports team is a lot of commitment, there are practices nearly every day and games or meets, but it is a great way

With the year’s end looming, many upperclassmen anxiously await scholarship results. Layan Q. was one of these stressed students until Wednesday, February 16, when she was announced as a winner of the University of North Carolina’s Morehead-Cain Scholarship. The Morehead-Cain Scholarship is awarded to a select group of academically prestigious applicants who demonstrate leadership, character, and physical vigor. The scholarship

By Briana Tayloer As students begin to sign up for their 2022 fall semester classes, it is important to be thinking of college and AP classes. Advanced Placement, or AP, classes are a great way to get a head start in your path to college. However, many students have trouble balancing how many AP classes to take and struggle to

The holiday season has been over for months now, as a majority of the key holidays only occur towards the end of the year; However, there are other holidays riddled throughout the year with one being Saint Patrick’s Day.  Unbeknownst to most, the Irish holiday was originally known for its religious significance centuries ago. It’s celebrated every year on the

All the world was a stage at the Regional Shakespeare Competition, and Apex senior Aryana Figueroa along with nine competitors from various schools in the state, its players. On the evening of February 17, the ten thespians stepped onto the campus of William Peace University to perform both a monologue and a sonnet of the Bard’s prose to compete for