Janelle Serfontein, a junior at Apex High School, just recently celebrated her one year in America on Oct. 1, 2018. I wanted to find out how different South Africa is from North Carolina and which place she prefers to live, if she has a preference. She and I got to speak about her experiences. Serfontein was born in Pretoria, South
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Identity is a fickle thing for those who grow up in suburbs such as Apex. The past is maintained by the chipping paint of the downtown district, yet infused with the new of coffee shops and boutiques, still rattling in tune with the trains which gave Apex its prosperity. Right now, Apex feels like a placeless place, existing in a
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Politics—the topic that no one wants to talk about during Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone holds their own beliefs on how the world should function, varying from autocracy to complete anarchy. However, within in the United States, there are two political parties that wield enormous amounts of power: the Democrats and Republicans. While there are other parties, such as the Libertarian and
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Self-esteem issues are a growing problem in current high schoolers. Self-esteem is the way that a person feels towards themselves and whether that feeling is good or bad can have a major impact on their life. Learning to love oneself has the potential to be a difficult and/or lengthy process, and along with everything else that students have to deal
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Nobody likes getting a bad grade, ever. In fact, most people don’t like to see a grade below an A or B on an assignment. A teacher in Florida recently gave a student a zero on an assignment they failed to complete. The school has a policy on the lowest grade that can be put into the grade-book – a
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Love horror and the rush of adrenaline from jump-scares that come with no warning? Fear farms might be just for you! From corn mazes to haunted mansion walks, fear farms have many attractions to give people freights. With October, the month in the year with Halloween, comes what lots of people love, fear farms. Some fear farms tend to open
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The Apex Cougars women’s tennis team—despite only ever getting minimal recognition among students and the occasional morning announcement that nobody really listens to—has been absolutely dominating the competition in the North Carolina area. In fact, they have been dominating so much that at the recent Southwestern 4A conference, they went 12-0, beating out schools like Panther Creek, the fake Ape—I
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During the month of October, the Wake County Public School System is highlighting the talents, strengths, and outstanding abilities of those with special needs for teachers and students. Find more information on the WCPSS website. Below is an article from National Geographic. The story speaks about the amazing artistic abilities of Stephen Wiltshire. Read more on his story below. Today, Stephen
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We are officially seven weeks into first semester! With classes in full swing, some may find it difficult to keep up, and the phrase “I don’t have enough time,” or “There aren’t enough hours in the day;” begin to come up. I have found that students DO have enough hours in the day, they just aren’t using them efficiently. Let
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Technology is a great tool to enhance your education, and there are many apps that you can download for free to improve your school experience. After you download and begin using these apps, you’ll be left wondering how you ever survived without them! Hopefully you download some, if not all, of these apps and find them as helpful as I
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