Are Schools Killing Creativity? Every education system in America teaches the same main subjects; mathematics, sciences, and languages are given a higher priority than humanities courses, and humanities courses are given more attention than creative art courses. The education system focuses more on the child’s critical thinking ability rather than their creative skills. I’ve attended three different high schools in
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I have been a Girl Scout for over a decade now (oh my goodness, that makes me sound so old!). This year everyone in my troop will be graduating, and my troop leader will have so much spare time on her weekends and holidays. We went through the rigmarole of selling cookies every year, so we had a
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As some people know, the theatre and music department of AHS have been working on the Children of Eden musical production. Students and staff have been staying after school rehearsing and working on tech for months while the performance date is quickly creeping up. The opening performance night is March 7, and performances continue until March 9. I am very
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Imagine the last time you got sick, like seriously sick. Now imagine if how you felt never ended. Imagine waking up day in and day out with little to no relief. You eventually learn to live with bothersome and painful symptoms. This is a glimpse of the life of near 133,000,000 Americans. Life with a chronic illness is not the
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The culinary team and the baking and pastry team at Apex High school did very well at States earlier this month. The culinary team brought home first, and the baking and pastry team placed second. They will advance to nationals later this year in California. The culinary team also earned $1200 in scholarships. “We are thrilled to receive the distinction
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The Mars rover Opportunity was recently declared ‘dead’. With the end of its fifteen year mission, many have been turning their eyes to Mars. The attention gathered by Opportunity has been from very surface information: the length of its mission, its last words, and the fact that it is dead. But instead we should be celebrating the life and accomplishments
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In the United States, we have a very bland, and standard definition of wealth. To most people, wealth is being a heavy spender on goods and owning expensive “luxuries.” We, the people of the United States, fall under a consumption-based society. We consume at a high level, buying fancy cars, fancy clothes, large houses, and to others, that is a
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Name, experience, where are you from, schools & degrees, single or married, pets/kids? “My name is Pierce Conway, I am from this area. I went to Middle Creek High School, and then I went to UNC Chapel Hill for my undergrad degree in history. Then I went to NC State, got my master’s in teaching, and then I moved to
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Mr. Weidle is a new teacher at Apex High School, and we took a few minutes to ask about his background, what brought him to our school, and what he has in mind for his new students. Q: Are you married and do you have a family? A: I am married. I have three kids and four grandkids. Q:
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Jeffrey Bezos, the founder of Amazon, created his company when he was only thirty years old. Starting out as a simple bookstore in Bezo’s garage, Amazon is now recognized as the second one-trillion dollar company following right behind Apple. Amazon is currently headquartered on the far western region of the United States in Seattle, Washington. In the past year, Amazon
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