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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The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Foundation is a worldwide organization that helps kids around the world in need. This organization was founded in 1946 in New York by Ludwik Rajchman who was a Polish physician and bacteriologist who served as the world leader of medicine for the League of Nations Health Organization. He started UNICEF to help disadvantaged kids
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) guarantees special education for qualifying students throughout the nation. A wide variety of resources are available to students who need them, depending on the specific needs of the individual student. Disabilities covered under IDEA include Autism Spectrum Disorder, deaf-blindness, deafness, developmental delays, emotional disabilities, hearing impairment, intellectual disabilities, co-occurring disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other
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By: Sophia Volpe This past February 2nd, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, but do you think this means six more weeks of winter? Groundhog Day is a widely known tradition featuring Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog. Every February 2nd since 1887, people around the world have gathered around the television or experienced in-person rodent meteorology. Groundhog Day traditions originated from German
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By Amber Wilson On January 21, 2023, the Apex High School Dance Program traveled to Broughton High School in Raleigh to compete at the North Carolina Dance Performance Adjudication. After showcasing five pieces to be judged by dance professionals from North Carolina university dance programs, the Apex High School Dance Program received five superior ratings. The North Carolina Dance Performance
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During the holiday season one of the main attractions in the triangle is the Chinese Lantern Festival held in the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. From November 18th- January 6th, the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival was open for all friends and family to explore and appreciate the gorgeous and scenic art of the festival. The Chinese Lantern Festival is
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During my freshman year, I spent a lot of time avoiding change. Even though I was surrounded by new classes, clubs, and people, fear and uncertainty always held me back from pursuing new opportunities. For the most part, I tended to stick with the friend group I’d known since middle school and attend only a few club meetings here or
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The Apex High School Indoor Track and Field team just competed against rival highschools Cary and Friendship along with a few other teams. The team had a successful meet thanks to Coach Cooper. With years of experience as a track and field athlete himself, Coach Cooper knows what it takes to prepare athletes for competition. When I asked one of
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By: Kate Sinodis and Rose Andrews First semester exams are coming up quickly, and with that, student stress levels are rising as well. Maintaining good mental health is always important, but with exams coming up, that can be hard to do. Mental health is a person’s psychological, social and emotional wellbeing. Good mental health is important because it means that
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