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Contributed photo Apex High School senior Wesley Beske recently won first place in The Art Institute’s Best Teen Chef Competition held in Durham.
Apex High student wins cooking contest
Nine aspiring chefs with a craving for culinary put their kitchen skills to the test as they competed for tuition scholarships March 2 at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Raleigh – Durham, a campus of South University. At the end of the day, Apex High School senior Wesley Beske stood triumphant. Beske took a gold medal and first place in The Art Institute’s Best Teen Chef Competition for high school seniors. Ash...
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Contributed photo Mirka Christesen taught at Lufkin Road Middle School for 10 years.
Retired teacher shares classroom stories
Throughout the years, Mirka Christesen would share humorous stories about students with family and friends and would always hear the same comment – “you should write a book.” Well, Christesen has finally heeded that advice. The retired teacher recently penned “If School Desks Could Speak,” a collection of funny and sometimes touching anecdotes from her 35 years as a teacher. Christesen taught high school and middle school students in Ge...
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Contributed photo Thousands of students jumped rope Friday morning in an attempt to set a new world record.
Students jump at chance to break record
Thousands of Wake County Public School students jumped rope Friday morning in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record. It could take up to two months before students learn if they exceeded the mark of 70,881, which is the current record for the largest number of people jumping rope at multiple locations. But Salem Elementary School teacher Sheri Fowler said the project had much more significance than just setting a new world record. ...
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Local Democrats getting organized
All registered Apex-area Democrats are invited to attend a pot-luck dinner and cluster meeting on Wednesday, March 6 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Apex Community Center Summit Room to organize the following Apex district precincts: 03-00, 20-01, 20-03, 20-06A, 20-06B, 20-08, 20-09, 20-11, & 20-12. Holly Springs and other area Democrats who do not live in these precincts but would like to learn more about precinct organization are also welcome ...
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Crime Reports
Police reports: May 13-19
An arrest was made in an alleged assault reported May 13 off Gumdrop Path. An arrest was made in a May 13 incident reported off Reunion Park Dr. allegedly involving assault on a female. Larcen...
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Police reports: May 6-12
Breaking and entering and larceny from a motor vehicle were reported May 6 off Chenworth Dr. The case is under further investigation. Larceny was reported May 7 off E. Moore St. Juvenile petitio...
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Police reports for April 22-28
An arrest was made in an April 22 incident reported off Bullhead Rd. allegedly involving assault on a female. Larceny was reported April 22 off Moore St. The case is under further investigation....
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Police reports for April 1-7
Arrests An arrest was made in an April 6 incident reported off Shackleton Rd. allegedly involving simple assault. An arrest was made in an April 7 incident reported off Upchurch St. allegedl...
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Apex police reports
Arrests Christopher Trent Pridgen, 22, of Raleigh was arrested Feb. 12 on shoplifting concealment of goods and simple possession of marijuana charges. Donald Earl Medlin, 25, of Zebulon was ...
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