The 2017-18 start times for 4 Wake County schools have officially been changed!

On Tues. April 4, Wake County approved the 2017-18 bell schedule change for Apex High, Wake Forest Middle, Apex and Heritage Elementary. The changes are as follows: Apex High will begin and end 15 minutes earlier (7:10 a.m. to 2:03 p.m.) Apex Elementary will begin and end 45 minutes later (9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.) Heritage Elementary will begin and

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North Carolina temporarily repeals HB2

House Bill 2 has been temporarily  repealed on Thursday to an array of mixed public feelings. HB2 established a multitude of statutes from not punishing racial, religious, disability, sexual, and gender discrimination in the workplace to child welfare requirements and minimum wage. However, HB2  is most known for its ruling on  state-designated bathrooms, for it denies students the right to

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The beautiful numbing effect of ‘S-Town’

I have spent the week binge listening to S-Town and then trying to recover from the emotional rollercoaster I just endured. Over the course of one episode, I experienced blood-boiling anger, on-the-verge-of-tears sadness, and amused laughter. The immense range of emotions over such a short period of time has a numbing effect–a hand-to-my-mouth stunned effect. S-Town, a production of Serial

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Celebrate when you graduate!

You voted, and we listened! According to a poll Legacy took last week, the most popular way to celebrate high school graduation at Apex is via a party. Why not kick off the summer with the perfect high school send-off? Here are a few quick tips and tricks that are essential to throwing the perfect bash. 1. Invitations Don’t invite

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College Stories from Teachers at Apex High School

College stories are always fun to hear. They are usually insightful and impactful, and sometimes they are downright, rolling-on-the-floor hilarious. They are even more fun when it’s a teacher telling them because the idea that they were once like us is mind-boggling. The idea that they also had embarrassing crushes, crazy roommates, sleepless nights with heavy textbooks and a concoction

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Week of April 3

Sports: Apex Baseball v. Cancer: As many of you know, four years ago, the baseball programs and also softball programs at Cary and Apex joined forces to raise money and awareness for children’s cancer. This year our event will be hosted here at Apex next Tues., April 10. The girls softball and boys baseball junior and senior varsity teams will

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