Apex High School’s orchestra had an amazing concert on November 7. The concert had songs performed at the Western Wake Orchestra Festival and more. The Western Wake Orchestra Festival on October 26 was a concert hosted by Apex High School this year. This performance was directed by Jim Waddelow, who directs the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, Oklahoma Haydn festival, and all
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Do you want to find out what your favorite childhood celebrities are up to now? Click on the Spark to get the scoop!
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Thanksgiving is a time when people take the time to love and appreciate their friends and family while also thinking of all the things we are thankful for and care about, but really, we just love the food. Food is one of the most essential parts of Thanksgiving, and because of this, everyone has a specific food they always crave
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Grunge. Sounds like something gross right? Well, grunge just so happens to be a genre of music and a very influential one at that. The grunge genre is a strange mixture of punk rock and heavy metal, utilizing distortion in electric guitars, heavy bass guitar, quick drum patterns, and scream-type vocals. As interesting as the instruments are, the origin of
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Check out some of this year’s celebrity Halloween costumes!
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On baseball’s biggest stage, two top teams this season delivered a historic and entertaining series and certainly one to remember. The Los Angeles Dodgers and The Houston Astros, two teams with 100 plus regular season wins, went to seven games to determine the world champion. The Astros won Game Serven in Dodger Stadium 5-1, taking down the best regular season
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Within the last several years, teenage girls have become more self-conscious of their body or how they look because of pictures on the media and unrealistic-looking models. Olympic athletes, beauty pageant participants, doctors, country leaders, and even everyday citizens are taking action to change the negativity surrounding body image and start helping girls believe that their body is beautiful.
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Only 618 days until the world will witness the newest members to walk the Pride Lands. The epic story, the characters you love, and the songs you remember are coming back to the big screen. On Nov. 1, Disney announced The Lion King cast for the 2019 live-action remake.
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For many students, sports are a major part of daily life. Whether playing for the school or athletics outside of Apex High, sports are an enjoyable and beneficial extracurricular activity, but they take up large amounts of time. Creating a balance between academics and athletics is a huge challenge with homework, studying, practices and games, with only twenty-four hours in
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Believe it or not, most of the teachers here at Apex have a life out of school. Just like your parents, they have dishes to do and kids to tend to, they even enjoy the occasional night out. My Biology teacher at Apex, Mrs. Johnson, helped me understand that by answering a few of “A day in the life of…”
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