When most people think of robots, they conjure up the image of a distant future, however, robots are very much a part of present day society at Apex High, where they take on a more competitive form in the First Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team. Most recently (February fifth) the team traveled to a tournament in Sanford, where they faced

ACT now and start preparing Picture this, you’re a junior in the Wake County School System and it’s already mid-February but you still don’t know anything about the ACT, you’re nervous and don’t know where to start or how it’ll end up. If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide you’ll learn how to

Spring sports are starting this week, but if sports are really your thing, you love to stay active, and are taking a dance class, then National Honors Society of Dance Arts might be for you.  The National Honors Society of Dance Arts, (NHSDA) may be new to Apex High School, but is starting off strong by allowing dancers to get

Whether you’re enrolled in high school or still in middle school chances are you’ve heard of the SAT. To most students the SAT is one of the biggest tests they’ll take during their teenage years, and that’ll probably remain true moving forward; however, the one main difference that future test takers might encounter is that the SAT will be fully

On January 25, 2022 Apex High said farewell to 17 Cougars as they graduated early at the mid-year ceremony. This intimate ceremony had one of the smallest number of students graduate early. While the ceremony was a small one, it involved diligent planning and preparation. The orchestrator duties of graduation have recently been placed in the hands of Ms. Squires,

(ALERT) All WCPSS schools closed on Monday, Jan. 24 As winter trudges forward, messages like these are increasingly familiar to students, parents, and teachers alike. The reasoning behind these academic closures and delays is largely due to hazardous weather conditions that plague the later months of the season. But how do these weather conditions affect the school’s community, and how

While watching movies or reading books, one’s perception of the “high school experience” is easily misconstrued and romanticized. Spending much of my childhood waiting for multiple love interests fighting over me, a plethora of school events and dances, and decorating my locker with the cringey chevron print that had a chokehold on middle schoolers in 2016 may or may not

With the holidays coming in right around the corner, there’s nothing wrong with doing a little late shopping this year. Sometimes getting gifts can be difficult, especially when you feel like you have no idea of what to get. There are many different ways to think up some great gift ideas on a time limit. Here are some ideas that