Take a Look at Western Wake’s Newest High Schools
Workers put the finishing touches on the new Apex High School, which stands four stories tall and will consolidate classroom space into a single, 377,000-square-foot building. The renovated campus also includes a two-level parking deck, which adds 154 spaces for student vehicles.
Workers put the finishing touches on the new Apex High School, which stands four stories tall and will consolidate classroom space into a single, 377,000-square-foot building. The renovated campus also includes a two-level parking deck, which adds 154 spaces for student vehicles.
According to architecture firm Clark Nexsen, “the new school will create a flexible, interactive learning environment that supports and strengthens the existing programs, while providing additional opportunities for collaboration.”
According to architecture firm Clark Nexsen, “the new school will create a flexible, interactive learning environment that supports and strengthens the existing programs, while providing additional opportunities for collaboration.”
Green Level’s 850-seat auditorium, top, is a modern performance space. The day-lit gymnasium, above, supports a variety of student athletes and will seat 2,200 spectators.
Green Level’s 850-seat auditorium, top, is a modern performance space. The day-lit gymnasium, above, supports a variety of student athletes and will seat 2,200 spectators.
Karen Summers, Green Level principal, and Bill Poston, a spokesman with the Wake County School System, walk down a hallway at the school.
Karen Summers, Green Level principal, and Bill Poston, a spokesman with the Wake County School System, walk down a hallway at the school.
Glass walls, natural light and cozy collaboration spaces in the second-floor media center invite students.
Glass walls, natural light and cozy collaboration spaces in the second-floor media center invite students.
The extensive use of glass throughout the school is evident in the high-ceilinged cafeteria.
The extensive use of glass throughout the school is evident in the high-ceilinged cafeteria.
Green Level’s dramatic exterior includes open patios and shaded seating areas.
Green Level’s dramatic exterior includes open patios and shaded seating areas.

Green Level High School will officially open later this month, welcoming freshmen and sophomores, even though students have been going to class there since the facility was finished in 2017. The 315,000-square-foot, four-story school at 7600 Roberts Road in Cary served as flex space, housing Apex High students for two years while their school was renovated.

Karen Summers, Green Level principal, and Bill Poston, a spokesman with the Wake County School System, took Cary Magazine on a tour of one of the area’s newest schools. According to architecture firm Fanning Howey’s website, “the new Green Level High School provides students with a holistic 21st-century learning environment.”

Apex High students will return to Laura Duncan Road, where a new building awaits them. The Wake County school district demolished and rebuilt of the original structure, which was constructed in 1975.