This Friday, November 18, 2022, all sophomores at Apex High School will take the PreACT. Many universities and colleges require students to submit their ACT and/or SAT test scores. Although, since the COVID-19 pandemic many schools have stopped requiring the scores, students are still strongly encouraged to take these tests. The PreACT is designed to prepare students for the ACT
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Music is known as a universal language that binds us together. While it is used in vastly different ways, listened to little or a lot, the impact it has is insurmountable. Even here, at Apex High School, the impact of music is very high. With an overwhelming usage of streaming services, especially Spotify and Apple music, students are using music
Read moreThe fall sports season is officially over. This past Monday, November 7th, one of Apex’s most decorated teams began practice. The Apex High winter track and field team, who finished second place in the SWAC conference championships last year behind Panther Creek, looks very different this year with some notable runner and coaching absences. The biggest and most notable absence this
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In the Wake County School System there is a dual enrollment program with Wake Tech that lets students take college courses during high school. This program lets students who are sophomore, juniors, and seniors earn dual credit. With dual credit students can earn college credit and credit for your high school requirements. The students who are sophomores through seniors can
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Senioritis is a popular term for when seniors in high school slack off, usually during their second semester. Before seniors can relax, however, they have to face one of the toughest semesters of school they will ever go through. During their fall semester, most seniors have to balance regular schoolwork, often with difficult classes to display academic rigor, with the
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Junioritis: “A tendency of juniors in high school to slack off as if they were seniors with senioritis.” (Wiktionary.com) We are so close to being done with high school yet so far. Freshman year everything was new and exciting, and as sophomores, we were finally getting into the groove of things and trying to figure out how to have balance
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There are a wide variety of clubs and societies here at Apex High, from Future Farmers of America to Sociedad de Latino-Americanos. There are even clubs for specific interests like reading, cosplay, and politics. One such club is Calligraphy Club, a club devoted to calligraphy and bullet journaling. It was created at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year by
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If you are a freshman or sophomore or maybe even older, you might have noticed how backed up the DMV is. Drivers Ed for the schools in Wake County are extremely backed up, to the point where you could be a junior before you are able to take it. Many people are outraged with how long it’s going to take.
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With all of the teacher workdays and holidays in November, many of us will finally have time to rest. One great way to destress during these breaks is to relax with a good book (or two!). However, it can be hard to choose a book that fits the aesthetic of fall. Luckily, our Apex High librarians have the perfect book
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