On Tuesday, February 14th, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Board of Education voted unanimously to increase minimum pay for bus drivers to $20 per hour. New drivers will immediately be eligible for increased pay while current drivers will receive it in July. This decision is an effort to combat the ongoing bus driver shortage impacting CHCCS and other districts
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Late fall last year, Apex High School welcomed Crafting for Change, a new club, into their roster of varying clubs. The president of the club, student Darcy Schueler, strived to make a club that welcomed all to come and craft for a change as the name implies. The club meets every other Wednesday and supports many different organizations by hosting
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College is getting more expensive every year. Around 43 million Americans owe a total of $1.6 trillion in student debt. In order to help borrowers during the pandemic, the Trump administration paused student loan payments, and the Biden administration continued this pause until the end of June. In August 2022, the president announced that he would be eliminating $10,000 in
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On February 1, 2023, women’s sports teams across America celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Established in 1987, the holiday served as a remembrance for Olympic volleyball player, Flo Hyman, and a recognition of her dedication to promoting equality for women in sports. Nowadays, February 1 serves the same purpose but now with a much more dire need.
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Our Apex swim team had a stellar performance at the state meet this last Friday with team records broken and standout individual performances. The team, which had worked tirelessly all season, came out strong and ready to compete. Sophomore swimmer Abhay Tharakan broke the team record for the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard individual medley. Tharakan also played a key
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By: Emma Riddick Every year there are many new trends that are established. As most of these trends came off of Tik Tok, these items have been in such high demand. Tik Tok influencers make money from posting on the social media app videos like skin care routines, “Get ready with me” videos, and haul videos. These influencers make videos,
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On Saturday, February 4th, one of Raleigh’s newer but incredibly well known traditions took place in the Krispy Kreme Challenge. This event is widely known around the country for almost two decades, being featured in Denise Malan’s “200 Races to Run Before You Die”, was ranked the number one thing to do before you graduate by the N.C. State Student
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By : Molly Roop The Super Bowl is the biggest annual sporting event in the United States, with millions of people tuning in to watch the game. However, the Super Bowl is not just about the game itself; it has become equally famous for its commercials. In fact, Super Bowl commercials have become such a big deal that they have
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On Friday, February 3, Apex High School held the second annual HBCU fair. The fair was in the auxiliary gym during both first and second lunch. There were a variety of HBCUs in attendance as well as a couple of beauty schools and a community college. The HBCU fair also served as this month’s Freshman Friday event in order to
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When I was growing up, I listened to music all the time, and my idols were music superstars. I saw Drake, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Rhianna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, and so many more stars on MTV and YouTube, and I heard them on the radio and on my siblings’ iPods. Those people inspired me to
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