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May
15
2012
By Brooke Tyndall | Parrott Post News Editor | McDonald’s, Burger King, Hardee’s, Bojangles’, and Arby’s – as fast food restaurants continue to pop up in every town in the United States, it is no wonder that one of the major concerns in America today is the increasing childhood – and adulthood – obesity rates. …
May
15
2012
By Jana Warren | Parrott Post Correspondent | Prom season is here and is in full swing! On April 19, APA juniors and seniors gathered in the Monk-Austin Student Activity Center for a late night filled with friends, food, and, of course, “boogie.” Since prom night is considered one of the highlights of most everyone’s …
May
14
2012
By Nancy O’Brien | Features Editor | The menu said fresh seafood, but I’m not really sure that was true. My job this past summer wasn’t at a seaside restaurant with dim lighting and a deck overlooking the sound. It wasn’t at a beachfront shack that sold dogs and cold ones at bargain prices while Jack Johnson played on …
May
11
2012
By Tripp Combs | Parrott Post Correspondent | Ever been west of the Mississippi? To San Francisco? Hawaii? Let’s go even farther. Have you ever been over the Pacific Ocean? To Japan? How about mainland China? Well, here’s your chance to take a …
May
11
2012
By Lee Jenkins | Parrott Post Correspondent | After finishing second in the 2012 EPIC with a 12-3 record, the varsity tennis team qualified for the NCISAA 2A state tournament. But to get to the state tourney, Coach Brad Sauls’s squad has had to endure a long, often difficult series of matches and practices. But all of …
May
11
2012
By Cameron Langston | Parrott Post Correspondent | Both the APA baseball and soccer teams received bids to their respective playoff tournaments Wednesday, and both will begin play today, Friday, May 11. The North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association’s 2A baseball seeding committee placed the APA varsity baseball team as the No. 5 seed in …
May
10
2012
By Parth Patel and Austin Willman | Parrott Post Correspondents | With one minute remaining in the 2012 season and in his six-year APA lacrosse career, ol’ No. 7 Tripp Fidler won a ball in the midfield at Cape Fear Academy, turned, sprinted into the attacking zone, warded off a final defender, and scored the …
May
08
2012
(This article published by the Kinston Free-Press in the Education section on Wednesday, May 9.) By Jack Metcalfe | Parrott Post Sports Editor | I’m starting to reconsider my love for football. I’ve never played the game, but I’ve been a big fan for years, spending my weekends taking in as much football as possible …
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