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Student Production of Cougar TV

At Apex High School we have great student media classes like Newspaper and Cougar TV. Both are run by the great Mrs. McGee and are based around students creating news sources that are open to the public. Many students have gone through both classes, one of them including sophomore Ella Ritter. Ella was interviewed about what goes into the student

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Employed Cougars

Many jobs start to hire in the 14-16 age range, which of course is in our high school age range. So high school is a very keen time for adolescents to enter the workforce. Luckily enough, I go to a high school and can get a scoop on how my classmates contribute to the economy. To take a look at

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Coming Back From Spreak

Every school year consists of many breaks, whether it be workdays or holidays. Spring Bbreak comes around early April/, late March and gives students a week break from their school work. Coming back to school after a week off can always have its struggles. With our first few days back to school, I asked around to figure out what students

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Apex High School’s New Cell Phone and Attendance Policies

The new school year brings new school policies to Wake County. Schools are implementing new, stricter policies when it comes to cell phone usage and absences to curb distractions and excess skipping. Consequences this year compared to those before are different, and the parameters on which student conduct should be conducted has changed.  Starting this year, seniors may not be

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Swim State Meet Recap

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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Why Should Students Take Dual Enrollment Courses?

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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