Microsoft Hololens to revolutionize computing industry

Cameron Goz
Staff Writer

For the first time ever, Microsoft Hololens brings HD holograms into today’s world. These holograms integrate with the physical world around you. This next generation technology is enabled by Windows 10, and will have many holographic apps that can run on cell phones as well as PCs and Xbox One. With an inbuilt spatial sound, users will be able to locate holograms anywhere in the room.

There have been rumblings of the expected price of the device, and the $500 range seems to be where experts pinpoint the dollar amount. As expected, people have also been curious of the release date of this product. It’s been said the Hololens will be released around the same time as the full release of Windows 10, which is later this year. Even without concrete evidence of the Hololens’ release date and price, the device has attracted worldwide attention. Microsoft recently did a demonstration of the Hololens, going in depth into the Holostudio feature. You can find that video here, https://www.youtube.com/twatch?v=b6sL_5Wgvrg

Apex High Nourish members plan to raise awareness, provide opportunities for less fortunate

Kenison Garratt
Staff Writer

Nourish, an Apex High School club started by junior Dhvani Bhatia, plans to host a scavenger hunt at Bond Park to raise money for Nourish International. “Currently, there is nothing like Nourish at Apex. I thought that it was important for me to raise awareness about the organization and to be able to create an impact in my community and school,” says Bhatia. Nourish International is a student driven organization that started in 2003, while it includes mostly college students, it has recently begun to allow high school students to work with them on their mission to fight poverty. The goal of Nourish is to raise funds and awareness in an effort to provide opportunities for the less fortunate. “So how it works is that college students create small businesses on their campuses to raise money for a particular community (e.g. water sanitation in Peru) and after raising the money on their campus, they take that money and actually go to the country to fix the problem during the summer,” explains Bhatia, president of Nourish.

The great sport debate

Jo Gatlin
Staff Writer
 

What does Apex High School think about cheerleading?

Thirty students at Apex High School were asked if they think cheerleading is a sport. Out of the 30, 20 said that cheerleading is a sport, while 10 believe that it is not a sport. Junior Levi Warren said, “Male college football cheerleaders are stronger than most people; they have the physical ability to perform a skill, like a backflip.” Senior Josephine Devita says, “Cheerleading is a sport because you have to be in top physical shape and it’s very difficult, and looks harder than it is.” On the other hand, sophomore Kyle Benton said, “It’s more of just cheering for a sports team instead of it being a sport in general.” Freshman Emma Totten believes that cheerleading is not a sport because, “It’s not in the Olympics.”

What was your favorite Super Bowl commercial?

Zane Muzzillo
Staff Writer

The Super Bowl has come and gone, but left us with another year of commercials. We polled 47 Apex High students to find their top Super Bowl commercial picks of 2015. 

Apex Friendship plans for opening

Jessica Stiehm
Staff Writer

Apex Friendship High School is scheduled to open August of the 2015, accepting rising freshmen and sophomores. The Apex Friendship 100 plus acre campus is located on Humie Olive Road in Western Apex. Students from Holly Springs, Panther Creek, and Apex high schools have been selected for reassignment to fill the new school.

Super Bowl recap

Cameron Goz

Staff Writer

 In a Super Bowl where the line was even for the first time in recent history, the game certainly matched the hype. A game, in which the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots delivered blow after blow upon each other, saw the Patriots emerging victorious in a 28-24 thriller. While the game was neck and neck all night long, the game will be remembered for its controversial ending. With 25 seconds left on the clock and inside the one yard line, Russell Wilson received the snap and threw a bullet to wide receiver Ricardo Lockette, but was picked off by cornerback Malcolm Butler. People across the nation stared in disbelief at the play call, merely 50 seconds after Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse made a miraculous juggling catch falling to the ground in double coverage. The thought of not running the ball when you have arguably the best running back in the NFL, Marshawn Lynch, has baffled many. But in the end Pats fans rejoiced, Seattle fans wept, and New England was crowned Super Bowl XLIX champions.  

Apex Track and Field competes at UNC

Matt Sholtis 
Sports Editor

The Apex Track and Field team traveled to Chapel Hill this past Saturday to compete in the Eastern High School Challenge which took place at the Eddie Smith Field House. The meet had many high profiled athletes not only from North Carolina, but also many from out of state.

The day started out bright and early at 9:30a.m. with the men’s and women’s 4x800 meter relay. The Apex girls 4x800 have already qualified for the State meet but were looking to improve their time. The relay consisted of seniors Hannah Barefoot and Sarah Wotus, junior Cara Gaudioso, and sophomore Kylie Hofmeister. They ran a season-best 10:16 which puts them at NC #9 and only six seconds behind the school record. The girls finished second behind Leesville Road who blew away the field running 9:39.  The men’s side was a little different as the boys, seniors Wyatt Miller, Jacob Townsend, and Anthony Gavazzi, and junior Lawson Benfield, were looking to break the qualifying time for the State meet of 8:35. It was a quick relay and Apex came up short running 8:37 and finishing 7th. They will have one more chance next week to get into the State Meet at the David Oliver Invitational.